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 \nA Short Guide to Writing Effective Test Questions  \n\n|  | Is This a Trick Question?\u003Cbr>A Short Guide to Writing Effective Test Questions\u003Cbr>Designed & Developed by:\u003Cbr>Ben Clay\u003Cbr>Kansas Curriculum Center\u003Cbr>Formatting & Text Processing by:\u003Cbr>Esperanza Root |\n| --- | --- |\n| This publication was developed by the Kansas Curriculum Center with funds provided by the Kansas State Department of Education.\u003Cbr>First printing: October, 2001 |  |\n|  |  |\n\n\n|  | Table of Contents |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |\n|  | Preface   i-ii\u003Cbr>Pre-Test   1-2\u003Cbr>Generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5\u003Cbr>General Tips About Testing ............................................... 3-4\u003Cbr>When to Use Essay or Objective Tests ............................... 4-5\u003Cbr>Matching Learning Objectives with Test Items ...................... 5\u003Cbr>Planning the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12\u003Cbr>Cognitive Complexity ........................................................ 6-7\u003Cbr>Content Quality .................................................................... 8\u003Cbr>Meaningfulness .................................................................... 8\u003Cbr>Language Appropriateness .................................................... 9\u003Cbr>Transfer and Generalizability ................................................ 9\u003Cbr>Fairness   10\u003Cbr>Reliability ........................................................................... 10\u003Cbr>How to Defeat Student Guessing ........................................ 11\u003Cbr>General Test Taking Tips .................................................... 12\u003Cbr>Multiple Choice Test Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-19\u003Cbr>Section Summary ................................................................ 13\u003Cbr>Test Your Knowledge .......................................................... 14\u003Cbr>Suggestions for Writing Multiple Choice Test Items........ 15-16\u003Cbr>Multiple Choice Test Taking Tips................................... 17-18\u003Cbr>Aim for Higher Levels of Learning ....................................... 19\u003Cbr>True-False Test Items   20-26\u003Cbr>Section Summary ................................................................ 20\u003Cbr>Test Your Knowledge .......................................................... 21\u003Cbr>Suggestions for Writing True-False Test Items ................. 22-23\u003Cbr>Extreme Modifiers and Qualifiers   23\u003Cbr>True-False Test Taking Tips ................................................. 24\u003Cbr>Variations in Writing True-False Test Items..................... 24-25\u003Cbr>Aim for Higher Levels of Learning ....................................... 26\u003Cbr>Matching Test Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-33\u003Cbr>Section Summary ................................................................ 27\u003Cbr>Test Your Knowledge ..................................................... 28-29\u003Cbr>Suggestions for Writing Matching Test Items .................. 30-31\u003Cbr>Matching Test Taking Tips .................................................. 32\u003Cbr>Variations for Creating Matching Tests ................................ 33 |  |\n\n|  | Completion or Fill-in-the-Blank Test Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-37\u003Cbr>Section Summary ................................................................ 34\u003Cbr>Test Your Knowledge .......................................................... 35\u003Cbr>Suggestions for Writing Completion Test Items .............. 36-37\u003Cbr>Completion Test Taking Tips .............................................. 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