Worksheetstest items
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which type of test question would be best for relating inventors with their inventions?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
Which type of test item would be best for measuring the ability to distinguish between vertebrates and invertebrates?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
Which type of test item would be most appropriate for assessing recall of chemical formulas?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
Which type of test item would be best for identifying the correct date for an historical event?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
What would be the best type of item to tell whether students can rename fractions in their lowest terms?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
What kind of test item would you use to see if students can select the best reason for an action?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
Which type of test item is classified as a supply-type item?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
Which type of item is most influenced by guessing?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
Which type of item is most effective where classification is involved?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
Which type of item is most difficult to score reliably?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
In which type of item are the directions most difficult to write?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
In which type of item is it most likely for the correct answer to be obtained on the basis of misinformation?
short answer
true/false/alternate response
matching
multiple choice
What are the flaws in this matching set?
Directions are inadequate.
Contents of columns should be reversed.
Clues are provided in the answers.
List of responses should have more options.
Matching exercise lacks homogeneity.
What are the flaws in this matching set?
Items are not homogeneous.
Contents of columns should be reversed.
List of responses should have more options.
Directions are inadequate.
Clues are provided.
Check those statements that test specialists would agree with regarding essay questions compared to objectively-scored items.
Essay questions are more efficient than objectively-scored items for measuring knowledge of facts.
Essay questions are more subject to bluffing than objective items.
Essay questions are better when measuring ability to organize.
Essay questions provide more reliable scoring than objectively-scored items.
Essay questions develop good writing habits and skills.
Check the conditions below in which essay items would be more appropriate than objectively scored ones , such as true/false, multiple choice or matching.
Time available to prepare the test is short.
Students have poor writing skills.
You want to evaluate learning at the creating level.
There is a need to measure ability to organize.
A broad sampling of learning outcomes is desired.
Indicate those statements that describe good practices in scoring essay questions.
Use a model answer for scoring restricted-response questions.
Evaluate all answers on a pupil’s paper before doing the next paper.
Review a pupil’s scores on earlier tests before reading the answers.
Score content and writing skills separately.
What are the flaws, if any, of this essay question? Write a summary on Neil Armstrong's life. Include the steps he took throughout his life to become the first man on the moon. (7 pts--intended for grade 4, labeled "evaluation")
Not appropriate for an essay question
Bloom level mislabeled
Unclear question
Basis for scoring unclear
This question is fine!
What are the flaws, if any, of this essay question? Write a short essay on the reasoning why the pioneers moved westward using supporting evidence. (20 pts--intended for grade 6, labeled "evaluation")
Not appropriate for an essay question
Bloom level mislabeled
Unclear question
Basis for scoring unclear
This question is fine!
What are the flaws, if any, of this essay question? Describe situations that illustrate the effects that weather can have on everyday life. Be sure to check for capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure. (10 pts--grade 2, labeled 1/2 analysis, 1/2 synthesis)
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Bloom level mislabeled
Unclear question
Not appropriate for grade level
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What are the flaws, if any, of this essay question? Analyze thoroughly the main character in "To Build a Fire." Include facts that demonstrate your comprehension of the story. (15 pts--grade 6, analysis)
Not appropriate for an essay question
Bloom level mislabeled
Unclear question
Basis for scoring is unclear
This question is fine!
What are the flaws, if any, of this essay question? Decide if you are in favor of animal research or opposed to it. State your position and give at least 3 reasons you feel that way. You will be graded on stating a position, giving 3 reasons, and grammar. (25 pts--grade 6, evaluation)
Not appropriate for an essay question
Bloom level mislabeled
Unclear question
Basis for scoring is unclear
This question is fine!
What are the flaws, if any, of this essay question? Draw a picture of a season and label all of the characteristics that you use in the picture. Use as many characteristics as you can. (20 pts--grade 2, synthesis)
Not appropriate for an essay question
Bloom level mislabeled
Unclear question
Basis for scoring is unclear
This question is fine!
What are the flaws, if any, of this essay question? Compare and contrast how environmental aspects (pollution, for example) have affected all whale species populations today compared to how whaling aspects affected whale populations 100 years ago. (30 pts, grade 5, analysis)
Not appropriate for an essay question
Bloom level mislabeled
Unclear question
Basis for scoring is unclear
This question is fine!
