Question 1

"All whales are mammals because they are large." Asking students to mark the previous statement true or false would be considered poor testing practice because
A)it cannot be classified as true or false.
B)misinformation could lead to the correct answer.
C)the statement is too vague.
D)the word "all" provides a clue to the answer.

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Which of the following item types is difficult to assess students' higher order thinking skills?
A)True-false
B)Short answer
C)Essay

Accepted Answer

True-false items do not capture students' higher order thinking skills as they only require students to identify whether a statement is true or false, without requiring any justification or explanation. Short answer and essay items require students to provide more in-depth and critical responses, making it easier to assess their higher order thinking skills.

Question 3

Matching items are most useful for measuring learning outcomes at which of the following levels?
A)application
B)interpretation
C)knowledge
D)synthesis

Accepted Answer

Matching items are most useful for measuring learning outcomes at the knowledge level, as they test the ability to recall information and make connections between related concepts.

Question 4

In correcting a short-answer test to measure students' knowledge of specific principles, a teacher deducted one point from the total score for each misspelled word.How would this procedure affect test results?
A)Lowers reliability.
B)Lowers validity.
C)Raises the validity.
D)Raises both the reliability and the validity

Accepted Answer

Deducting points for misspelled words does not necessarily affect the reliability of the test (consistency of scores) but it does lower the validity (accuracy of the test in measuring what it is intended to measure) because misspelling may not necessarily reflect a lack of knowledge of the principles being tested.

Question 5

In large-scale mathematics testing programs, many of the advantages of supply-type items can be maintained by using which of the following item types?
A)grid-in
B)matching
C)essay
D)true-false

Accepted Answer

Grid-in items allow for open-ended responses while still being able to be scored automatically, similar to supply-type items. Matching and true-false items do not allow for open-ended responses and essay items would be difficult to score automatically in a large-scale testing program.

Question 6

Which of the following item types is classified as a supply-type item?
A)Matching
B)Short answer
C)True-false

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following item types is...

Question 7

Which of the following is the most well-written true-false item?
A)A barometer may be useful in predicting weather.
B)All barometers give precise measures of air pressure.
C)A rising barometer forecasts fair weather.
D)The barometer is the most useful weather instrument.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following is the most...

Question 8

A difficulty in constructing matching items is finding material that is
A)homogeneous.
B)interesting.
C)related to the teaching objectives.
D)unquestionably true.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A difficulty in constructing matching items is...

Question 9

Short-answer test items are clearly superior to matching or true-false items in measuring
A)the ability to distinguish between fact and opinion.
B)the ability to interpret data.
C)computational skill.
D)knowledge of terms.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Short-answer test items are clearly superior to...

Question 10

Which of the following is a limitation of short-answer items?
A)they are not provided with teacher's edition textbooks
B)they are time consuming to score
C)they reduce the chance of guessing the correct answer
D)they don't provide an opportunity to distinguish between fact and opinion

Accepted Answer

Short-answer items can be time-consuming to score, especially when the number of responses to grade is high. This limits their usability in large classrooms or when frequent assessments are required. However, options A, C, and D do not reflect limitations of short-answer items.

Question 11

Which of the following is the most well-written short answer item?
A)Cleveland may be found on ______.
B)A person first landed on the moon in ___________.
C)The author of Silas Marner is _________ _________.
D)The United Nations building is in ________ _______.

Accepted Answer

Option C provides a clear and concise answer, with correct spelling and appropriate use of capitalization. The other options have missing information or incorrect grammar/spelling.

Question 12

One difficulty in constructing matching items is that it is difficult to find material that requires students to
A)analyze.
B)explain.
C)interpret.
D)relate.

Accepted Answer

Constructing matching items that require students to analyze can be difficult because it requires that students go beyond simply recalling facts or information and instead apply critical thinking skills to break down complex ideas or concepts. Matching items that require analysis may involve matching a text excerpt with a central theme or identifying cause-and-effect relationships in a set of data.

Question 13

Which of the following true-false items statements has a specific determiner?
A)Alaska has both oil and mineral deposits.
B)Alaska is cold in the winter.
C)Alaska is increasing in population.
D)Alaska is never hot in the summer.

Accepted Answer

The use of "never" in option D acts as a specific determiner, indicating an absolute condition regarding Alaska's summer temperatures.

Question 14

Guessing on a matching item can be reduced by doing which of the following?
A)making the responses longer than the premises
B)making the responses more homogeneous
C)using an equal number of premises and responses
D)using responses more than once

Accepted Answer

Using an equal number of premises and responses reduces the probability of guessing the correct answers in a matching item, as it eliminates the option of process of elimination with leftover responses.

Question 15

Excessive use of matching items will most likely result in overemphasis on which of the following?
A)complex learning
B)reasoning ability
C)rote learning
D)synthesis outcomes

Accepted Answer

The answer of Excessive use of matching items will most...

Question 16

The main shortcoming in using short-answer items is the difficulty for educators to do which of the following?
A)construct them
B)make them challenging
C)score them
D)interpret the results

Accepted Answer

The main shortcoming of using short-answer items is the difficulty for educators to score them accurately, as they require subjective judgment and may not have clear-cut right or wrong answers. Educators may also struggle with interpreting the results if the answers provided by students are ambiguous or incomplete. While constructing and making short-answer items challenging are important considerations, they are not the main shortcoming associated with this type of assessment item.

Question 17

A true-false test can be made more reliable if a teacher does which of the following?
A)closely relate the items to the learning outcomes to be measured
B)increase the number of items
C)increase the difficulty of the items
D)instruct students to answer every item

Accepted Answer

The answer of A true-false test can be made more...

Question 18

Absolute terms like all or none that provide clues in true-false statements are known as
A)exaggeration clues.
B)grammatical inconsistencies.
C)specific determiners.
D)verbal associations.

Accepted Answer

Absolute terms like "all" or "none" are used as specific determiners in true-false statements. They provide a clear indication of the scope of the statement and can help identify whether the statement is true or false. Option A is incorrect because exaggeration clues refer to statements that overstate or understate the truth to mislead or manipulate. Option B is incorrect because grammatical inconsistencies refer to errors in grammar that may indicate that a statement is false. Option D is incorrect because verbal associations are words that are commonly associated with a specific topic or concept, and they may not necessarily help identify the validity of a true-false statement.

Question 19

Which of the following is the most well-written short-answer item?
A)A test that is ________ is not necessarily _____ or ________.
B)A test that is ________ is not ___________ valid or ________.
C)A test that is reliable is not ___________ _____ or ________.
D)A test that is reliable is not necessarily _____ or useful.

Accepted Answer

Choice D clearly and succinctly states that a test that is reliable is not necessarily valid or useful, which accurately reflects the relationship between reliability and other aspects of test quality.

Question 20

The matching item is a modified form of the
A)multiple-choice item.
B)short-answer item.
C)true-false item.
D)fill-in item.

Accepted Answer

The matching item is a modified form of the fill-in item. In a fill-in item, the student is asked to provide a word or phrase to complete a sentence or statement. In a matching item, the student is asked to match items from one column to items in another column, which is a modified form of a fill-in item.

Quiz 7: Constructing Objective Test Items: Simple Forms

"All whales are mammals because they are large." Asking students to mark the previous statement true or false would be considered poor testing practice because

Which of the following item types is difficult to assess students' higher order thinking skills?

Matching items are most useful for measuring learning outcomes at which of the following levels?

In correcting a short-answer test to measure students' knowledge of specific principles, a teacher deducted one point from the total score for each misspelled word.How would this procedure affect test results?

In large-scale mathematics testing programs, many of the advantages of supply-type items can be maintained by using which of the following item types?

Which of the following item types is classified as a supply-type item?

Which of the following is the most well-written true-false item?

A difficulty in constructing matching items is finding material that is

Short-answer test items are clearly superior to matching or true-false items in measuring

Which of the following is a limitation of short-answer items?

Which of the following is the most well-written short answer item?

One difficulty in constructing matching items is that it is difficult to find material that requires students to

Which of the following true-false items statements has a specific determiner?

Guessing on a matching item can be reduced by doing which of the following?

Excessive use of matching items will most likely result in overemphasis on which of the following?

The main shortcoming in using short-answer items is the difficulty for educators to do which of the following?

A true-false test can be made more reliable if a teacher does which of the following?

Absolute terms like all or none that provide clues in true-false statements are known as

Which of the following is the most well-written short-answer item?

The matching item is a modified form of the