Discrete Point Test

A discrete point test refers to an ....

• standardized tests.

• achievement-like test.

• test of one element at a time.

• placement test.

To which it responds the discrete point test?

• Language can be broken down into its component parts and those parts tested in turn.

• When the learner’s response involves actually performing the communicative skill or lg recognition/production task that is being assessed.

• Whether test takers performed better or worse than a hypothetical average student on an exam.

• All the above.

What’s the discrete point test for?

• Practice sounds as discrete elements, then in words and connected speech.

• Tries to test a lot of linguistic points, but each question proves only one linguistic point.

• Allow teachers and students to focus on the element itself

• None of the above are correct.

Which of the following is an example of a discrete point test?

• Multiple Choice, Completion Item, Phoneme Recognition, Spelling, Yes/No ; True/False.

• Aptitude Test, Reynols' intelligence scale, WAIS test.

• Raven Test, Battery of reasoning tests, Neuropsychological evaluation.

• All of the above are correct.

Which of the following is an example of Other types of discrete-point items?

• Structural parallelism.

• Test of attitudes and interests.

• Test of acquired knowledge.

• Comparison of adverbs.

Which of the following options are part of the advantages of Discrete point test?

• It can cover a wide range of materials to be put into testing.

• Allows a student to use several skills at the same time.

• In terms of punctuation, the test is also reliable because of its objectivity.

• Allows students to quantify their responses

• Measures the learner’s ability to learn a language.

Which of the following options are part of the disadvantages of Discrete point test?

• The test do not include social context where verbal communication normally take place.

• The construction of test elements consumes time and energy.

• Success in doing the test is not readily inferable to the ability of the test taker to communicate in real life circumstances.

• All the above.

Which of the following options is part of the skill(s) the discrete point test responds to:

• Listening

• Speaking

• Reading

• Writing

• Morphology