Multiple-Choice Questions Are More Often Seen on Standardized Achievement Tests

Multiple-choice questions are more often seen on standardized achievement tests than are alternative-response and matching items because:

A) students are more familiar with their format, so testwiseness is less likely to affect students' performance.
B) they are more useful in assessing higher-level skills.
C) they eliminate the guessing factor that plagues other recognition items.
D) they are easier to write.