Deck 7: Writing Selection Items II

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

Answer 1

A

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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