WorksheetsTesting for Language Teachers - Ch3 Kinds of Tests and Testing
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the purpose of proficiency tests?
To help place students in appropriate classes
To measure people's ability in a language
To diagnose linguistic strengths and weaknesses
To measure achievement
What is the main advantage of direct testing?
It has a more positive backwash effect
It allows for accurate estimates of abilities
It is easier to construct
It provides more generalizable results
What is the main problem with indirect testing?
It is difficult to obtain representative samples
It offers weak and uncertain inferences
It has a negative backwash effect
It is limited to a small sample of tasks
What is the purpose of diagnostic tests?
To measure proficiency
To identify learners' strengths and weaknesses
To place students in appropriate classes
To measure achievement
What is the main feature of norm-referenced testing?
It is used to avoid the expense of longer tests
It measures the progress that students are making
It relates one candidate's performance to that of other candidates
It provides specific language skill level descriptions
What is the main feature of criterion-referenced testing?
It is used to avoid the expense of longer tests
It relates one candidate's performance to that of other candidates
It provides specific language skill level descriptions
It measures the progress that students are making
What is the main advantage of integrative testing?
It requires the candidate to combine many language elements
It has a more positive backwash effect
It allows for accurate estimates of abilities
It is easier to construct
What is the main advantage of discrete point testing?
It is easier to construct
It allows for accurate estimates of abilities
It has a more positive backwash effect
It requires the candidate to combine many language elements
What is the main purpose of placement tests?
To measure proficiency
To measure achievement
To identify learners' strengths and weaknesses
To place students in appropriate classes
What is the primary purpose of formative assessments?
To assign grades to students
To identify areas for improvement
To measure overall achievement
To reduce the workload for teachers
