essay question

essay question
noun
: an examination question that requires an answer to be framed in a sentence, paragraph, or short composition and usually calls for individual analysis, assembling of facts, and interpretation by the student — see essay examination

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a question on a test or examination on a given topic requiring a written analysis or explanation, usually of a specified length.
[1945-50]

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essay question,
a question in a written test that must be answered in the form of a composition: »

Some educators deplored the passing of the old essay question (“Discuss the consequences of the Dred Scott decision”) in favor of the objective type (“The chief justice in the Dred Scott Case was: 1. John C. Calhoun, 2. Roger B. Taney, 3. William Lloyd Garrison, 4. Salmon P. Chase, 5. Stephen A. Douglas”) (Time).


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