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question stems

question stems is the plural of question stem.

Meaning of question stem

Noun

question stem (plural question stems)

  1. In a survey or examination, the focus or salient part of a particular question that the respondent or examinee is asked to answer, excluding any additional prompts or information provided as context; often, the opening part of a multiple choice question.
    • If there are multiple correct answers to a question stem, don’t try to predict all of them.2014, Shelley L. Giordano, Examination Review for Radiography, →ISBN, page 9

Questions about question stems

What is question stems the plural of?
Question stems is the plural of question stem.

Words near question stems in the dictionary

  1. question period
  2. question periods
  3. question sheet
  4. question sheets
  5. question stem
  6. question stems
  7. question tag
  8. question tags
  9. question the question
  10. question time
  11. question times

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