D.5 True or False (Multiple-Choice) Test Items

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EXAM TEST ITEM REVIEW CHECKLIST

D.5 True or False (Multiple-Choice) Test Items

Does the test item address only one idea or concept in a declarative statement?

Is the test item either completely true or completely false?

Is the test item too long or overly complex with qualifying statements?

Is the test item free of absolute and indefinite terms such as always and sometimes

and does it contain no double negatives?

Are false statements plausible and not false because of trivial detail?

D.6 Matching Test Items

Are tricky or irrelevant test items avoided?

Is there a clearly correct answer or answers to the test item?

Are clues to the answer avoided (e.g., grammatical clues, response patterns)?

Do the directions clearly tell the trainees the basis on which to make the match and

how to indicate their answers?

Do the directions tell whether responses can be used more than once?

Is each response a plausible answer for each premise?

Are there more responses than premises if each response can only be used once?

Are the responses arranged on one page in a logical order?

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