Question 1

Which item type would provide the highest score based on guessing alone?
A) True-false
B) Matching
C) Short answer
D) Multiple choice with four alternatives

Accepted Answer

True-false items offer a 50% chance of getting the answer correct through guessing alone, which is higher than the other options provided.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

D

Question 3

Asking students to judge each statement as true or false, and then to change the false statements so they are true increases the item's level of
A) validity
B) reliability
C) plausibility
D) difficulty

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

The introductory materials used in an interpretative exercise must be
A) familiar to examinees
B) related to outcomes
C) as long as possible
D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

The introductory materials in an interpretative exercise must be related to outcomes to ensure that the exercise is focused and relevant to the objectives of the assessment. Familiarity to examinees and length are not necessary conditions for the effectiveness of introductory materials.

Quiz 7: Writing Selection Items II

Which item type would provide the highest score based on guessing alone?

Which of the following is the best stated true-false item?

Asking students to judge each statement as true or false, and then to change the false statements so they are true increases the item's level of

The introductory materials used in an interpretative exercise must be