The greatest difficulty in writing multiple-choice items is

The greatest difficulty in writing multiple-choice items is
 
  a. limiting the number of options to five.
  b. constructing more than two good incorrect options.
  c. avoiding giving the answer away.
  d. avoiding response sets in the answer pattern.

Ques. 2

The main difference in selected-response items and constructed-response items is:
  Selected-response items are
 
  a. answered by choosing from available alternatives
  b. answered by choosing from the student's knowledge
  c. items that are selected from topics to discuss in class
  d. items that are selected questions from a test bank

Ques. 3

Which of the following is NOT a selected-response item?
 
  a. Multiple-Choice item
  b. Matching item
  c. True-False item
  d. Short answer item

Ques. 4

Which procedure would be practically useful to prevent or reduce cheating in a large class setting?
 
  a. Have student sign a statement that they have not cheated.
  b. Require all books and other materials to be out of sight.
  c. Create individual exams.
  d. Mark each exam for location and compare adjacent exams.

Ques. 5

Validity is a concept in which validity evidence is present on a continuum rather than stating validity is present or not.
 
  a. True
  b. False

Ques. 6

Giving students warning five minutes before the end of a test would be considered
 
  a. good administration procedure.
  b. poor administration procedure.
  c. irrelevant administration procedure.
  d. giving unfair advantage to some students.

Ques. 7

A test was administered to a 4th grade class. The test was developed to take approximately 50 minutes and contained 50 questions, 25 multiple-choice and 25 short answer. The highest grade in the class was below passing. What suggestion for putting together an assessment was ignored in this example?
 
  a. Elementary level students should not take this length of test
  b. Elementary level students should not be tested with multiple-choice and short answer questions
  c. The content was not covered in class an appropriate amount
  d. The directions for taking the test were not clear

Ques. 8

Which is NOT a practical suggestion for putting together an assessment?
 
  a. Provide clear directions for taking the test
  b. Make questions as clear and straightforward as possible
  c. Avoid arranging items in a systematic order to prevent cues to answers
  d. Avoid cues within the test that might help students figure out other questions

Ques. 9

The United States participates in international studies of reading, mathematics, science, and other topics periodically. Average performance on each test at an age or grade level are used to rank the countries that participate. This is best described with which term?
 
  a. Assessment
  b. Measurement
  c. Test
  d. Evaluation