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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. Multiple choice items provide highly reliable test scores because:
A. they do not place a high degree of
dependence on the students reading
ability
B. they place a high degree of depen-
dence on a teacher's writing ability
C. they are a subjective measurement of
student achievement
D. they allow a wide sampling of
content and a reduced guessing factor
- 2. Multiple Choice
2. You should:
A. always decide on an answer before
reading the alternatives
B. always review your marked exams
C. never change an answer
D. always do the multiple choice items
on an exam first
- 3. Multiple Choice
3. The above multiple choice item is structurally undesirable because:
A. a direct question is more desirable
than a incomplete statement
B. there is no explicit problem or
information in the stem
C. the alternatives are not all plausible
D. all of the above
E. A & B only
- 4. Multiple Choice
4. The above multiple choice item is undesirable because:
A. it relies on an answer required in a
previous item
B. the stem does not supply enough
information
C. eight alternatives are too many and
too confusing to the student
D. more alternatives just encourage
guessing
- 5. Multiple Choice
5. The right answers in multiple choice questions tend to be:
A. longer and more descriptive
B. the same length as the wrong answers
C. at least a paragraph long
D. short
- 6. Multiple Choice
6. When guessing on a multiple choice question with numbers in the answer:
A. always pick the most extreme
B. pick the lowest number
C. pick answers in the middle range
D. always pick C
- 7. Multiple Choice
7. What should you not do when taking a multiple choice test:
A. pay attention to patterns
B. listen to last minute instructions
C. read each question carefully
D. read all choices
- 8. Multiple Choice
8. It is unlikely that a student who is un- skilled in untangling negative statements will:
A. quickly understand multiple choice
items not written in this way
B. not quickly understand multiple choice
items written in this way
C. quickly understand multiple choice
items written in this way
D. not quickly understand multiple choice
items not written in this way
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