Pretest - MEAL

During project implementation, your team collects data monthly but struggles to make timely decisions. What is the most likely issue?

• Poor data quality

• Lack of baseline data

• Weak data analysis and utilization

• Unclear evaluation objectives

A donor requests to see how feedback from beneficiaries was used to improve program delivery. What MEAL component is most relevant?

• Monitoring

• Learning

• Accountability

• Evaluation

Your team realizes halfway through the project that the indicators are difficult to measure. What should be done?

• Drop the indicators

• Adjust the data collection tools

• Redesign the logical framework

• Ignore the indicators for now

What is the main purpose of a mid-term evaluation?

• Celebrate the project's success

• Identify beneficiaries’ opinions

• Measure impact

• Improve ongoing implementation

Which action best demonstrates 'learning' in MEAL?

• Publishing evaluation results

• Using monitoring data to adjust activities

• Conducting a baseline study

• Documenting the budget process

A beneficiary expresses dissatisfaction but there's no process to capture or respond to feedback. Which MEAL area is weak?

• Monitoring

• Learning

• Evaluation

• Accountability

What is the best way to ensure evaluation findings are used?

• Share them with donors only

• Integrate them into program planning

• Archive them for future reference

• Limit findings to technical staff

Why is it important to have a Theory of Change?

• It replaces the need for indicators

• It guides the hiring of staff

• It shows how change is expected to happen

• It ensures financial accountability

You receive survey data showing positive results, but field staff question its accuracy. What should you do first?

• Ignore field staff concerns

• Cancel the survey

• Validate data with another method

• Report the data as-is

A monitoring report is filled with numbers but lacks explanation. What is missing?

• Baseline data

• Data visualization

• Analysis and interpretation

• Data collection tools