論ろん文ぶん式しき試し験けん

noun

essay-type test; essay-based examination

An exam format where answers are written in essay form, as opposed to multiple-choice or short-answer formats. Common in academic and professional qualification contexts.

• 大だい学がく院いん入にゅう試しでは論ろん文ぶん式しき試し験けんが課かされることが多おおい。

  Graduate school entrance exams often include an essay-type test.

• この資し格かく試し験けんは論ろん文ぶん式しき試し験けんと筆ひっ記き試し験けんの両りょう方ほうがある。

  This qualification exam has both an essay-based examination and a written test.