Drop-down (Select Missing Word) Questions
A drop-down question presents a sentence or passage with a menu of choices at each blank. It is a constrained gap-fill: instead of typing, you pick the right option from a list.
How to approach it
Try each option in the sentence and keep the one that fits the grammar and meaning. Because the choices are visible, elimination works well here.
Example
He ___ (is / are / am) happy with the result. — is.
Common variants
- Single dropdown
- One dropdown per blank in a passage
- Inline reading-test dropdowns
Where you'll see it
- Moodle
- iSpring
- Wayground
- PTE Academic
How AI Solve Quiz helps with drop-down questions
AI Solve Quiz tests each menu option against the sentence and explains which one fits and why the rest do not.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a drop-down question objective? ▼
Yes. There is a fixed correct option in each menu, so it is auto-graded like other objective formats.
Related question types
Multiple Choice A multiple choice question presents a stem (the question) and a fixed list of options, exactly one of which is correct. The wrong options are called distractors and are written to look plausible. Multiple Response A multiple response question has two or more correct options and asks you to select every one of them. Because partial credit is common, each checkbox is effectively its own true/false decision. True/False A true/false question gives one statement and asks you to judge whether it is correct. Yes/no and agree/disagree items are the same binary format. Fill in the Blank A fill-in-the-blank question removes a key word, term or value from a sentence and asks you to type it in. Grading usually matches your text against an accepted-answer list.