マークシート
also: マーク・シート
Meanings
1
computer-scored answer sheet; optical answer sheet; bubble sheet
A sheet where answers are filled in by marking bubbles or boxes, read by a machine. Common in Japanese schools and standardized tests. Wasei-eigo from 'mark sheet'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from mark sheet
Please mark the answer sheet with a pencil during the exam.
My score dropped because of a scanning error on the bubble sheet.
Usage patterns
- マークシートを塗りつぶすto fill in the bubbles on a mark sheet
It took a while to fill in the bubbles on the mark sheet during the exam.
- マークシート方式mark-sheet format (of a test)
This exam is conducted in mark-sheet format.
- マークシートに〈答え〉を記入するto write one's answer on the mark sheet
Please write your answers on the mark sheet.
- マークシートを配るto hand out mark sheets
The examiner handed out mark sheets to the test-takers.