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What Are Distractors In Multiple-Choice Questions?

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Distractors are the incorrect but plausible answer choices in a multiple-choice question. Strong distractors are written around likely student misconceptions or errors, allowing the teacher to see not only whether a student chose the correct answer, but what kind of misunderstanding may have led them to choose an incorrect one.

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