bubble sheet

noun

A machine-readable answer sheet for multiple-choice questions, where an empty circle is provided for each possible choice (answer), and the corresponding circle is filled in when the test-taker arrives at an answer.

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Meanings

nounbubble sheet (plural bubble sheets)

plural bubble sheets

  1. educationA machine-readable answer sheet for multiple-choice questions, where an empty circle is provided for each possible choice (answer), and the corresponding circle is filled in when the test-taker arrives at an answer.
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    2008, Audrey Denise Bowser, Transforming Teacher Education to Support Multicultural Technology Pedagogy, PhD Dissertation, Iowa State University, page 66, Additionally, a scantron bubble sheet and a statement of informed consent were given to students for review and a signature was required before the survey was administered.

    Synonyms: OMR sheet, scantron form

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA machine-readable answer sheet for multiple-choice questions, where an empty circle is provided for each possible choice (answer), and the corresponding circle is filled in when the test-taker arrives at an answer.

Similar
OMR sheetscantron form

Translations

Japanese マークシート
  • マークシートanswer sheet
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APA

bubble sheet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20sheet

MLA

“bubble sheet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20sheet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubble sheet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubble%20sheet.

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