What kind of question do you prefer to answer: multiple-choice, or short answer?

by Joshua Posted 2007/03/03 02:03:33

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	I prefer multiple choice.
	I prefer short answer.
	It depends.
	This whole question gave me painful flashbacks to the SAT's, high school, GRE's, or something else that has now caused me to hate you and sign up for more therapy.
	Undecided (Please leave a comment)
	None of the above (Please leave a comment)

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	I prefer multiple choice.	23 votes	62%
	I prefer short answer.	4 votes	11%
	It depends.	9 votes	24%
	This whole question gave me painful flashbacks to the SAT's, high school, GRE's, or something else that has now caused me to hate you and sign up for more therapy.	1 vote	3%
	Undecided	0 votes	0%
	None of the above	0 votes	0%

Much as I enjoy the polls on sodahead, I find I am often frustrated by the limiting nature of multiple choice answers (ignoring the fact that you can always elaborate in a comment). So, I wonder if others share this perspective? Do you enjoy having things limited so that you need only pick a category in multiple choice, or prefer the ability to explain and justify your answer, and have a more nuanced or conditional answer in some cases?

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madprofessor 2013/05/14 15:50:04

I prefer multiple choice.

more likely to get the answer right

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craptonian 2012/08/28 11:16:19

I prefer multiple choice.

much simpler and easier to grade and more productive

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Sanity? Long Gone. 2011/06/17 09:18:18

I prefer multiple choice.

multiple choice cuz if i dont know the answer... my motto is when all else fails... circle c so my paper looks like its got a stutter... c c c c c c c c

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jazznique 2011/04/29 21:41:42

I prefer multiple choice.

i like them better

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Celeste, Bro 2011/03/12 16:52:01

I prefer multiple choice.

i think they're more easier.

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~pretty little gleek~ 2011/03/06 03:56:21

It depends.

UHHH I JUST GOT DONE WITH A HUGE TEST

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trish 2011/01/24 17:28:14

I prefer multiple choice.

well,it is easier,nd when ur runnin out of time,its faster 2 choose an answer... so yeah..

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masterdebater 2011/01/20 17:00:22

This whole question gave me painful flashbacks to the SAT's, high school, GRE...

well,
i guess its a lot easier to answer yourself on this site,

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Tami 2010/12/17 03:33:12

I prefer short answer.

i hate having multiple choice. But sometimes they help out on a question that i dont know the answer to. But if I had to choose one, I choose short answer

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fettsviech 2010/06/01 18:04:05

It depends.

if I can answer them.

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greg9356 2010/04/11 15:41:45

It depends.

I like the questions in all their forms, however when offering multiple choice, you often fail to offer "Other" as an option. What gives?

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lindsaykruczynski 2007/12/16 00:43:47

I prefer multiple choice.

multi choice is more fun! plus i love the pics!!

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lisamcr 2007/11/30 12:26:05
marsred 2007/11/20 20:37:17

I prefer short answer.

+1
I try to keep it short, sweet, and to the point whenever possible.

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DELETED 2007/10/10 05:35:30
marsred to DELETED 2007/11/20 20:38:20

I know what you mean. There are many times when I feel I should have taken the other choice.

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Peter 2007/06/19 00:38:51

I prefer multiple choice.

I prefer multiple choice, but also I would like to be able have a place for comments.

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Pat 2007/05/07 01:25:35

It depends.

On what the subject is.

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jackrorabbit 2007/05/02 17:31:15

It depends.

If I feel that the question with the answers has left things unsaid
then I leave extra comments to clairify my point of view, but there are
some questions that I like to see where I sit in relation to the rest
of the sodaheads. It is usually the yes/no questions.

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kimmpossiable 2007/04/25 05:09:29

I prefer multiple choice.

:}

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Britty 2007/03/15 20:14:27

I prefer multiple choice.

at least i have a 1 in 4 chance of getting it right.

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John 2007/03/05 07:51:49

I prefer multiple choice.

I prefer having polls that get to the point with questions, so users can quickly determine their responses without being distracted or losing attention.

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Mamma Roo 2007/03/04 18:11:52

I prefer short answer.

I tend to ramble. :o)

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Fef 2007/03/03 02:23:51

I prefer multiple choice.

+1
Good question! My biased answer: I prefer multiple choice ;)

I founded SodaHead with some friends and we designed it with multiple choice for several reasons. I do see the opportunity for us to expand into more open-ended questions and to do lots of fun stuff as time permits. We have a small team of developers and wanted to make the site live as quickly as possible. Please send me your suggestions and comments so we can make SodaHead the best site possible!

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jackror... to Fef 2007/05/02 17:51:40

I dont suppose you are looking to hire a stay at home person as a moderator?

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