<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

Select your favorite fruit:
<br>
<select size="4">
  <option id="apple" selected>Apple</option>
  <option id="orange">Orange</option>
  <option id="pineapple">Pineapple</option>
  <option id="banana">Banana</option>
</select>

<p>Click the button to return whether the banana option is selected.</p>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("banana").selected;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>