Web Page: True/False Tests
Web Page: Matching Tests
Web Page: Multiple-Choice Tests
Web Page: Fill-in-the-Blank Tests
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Answering Objective
Questions
Objective questions require specific, correct responses that can be listed in an answer key. These types of questions are easy to grade, testing your surface-level thinking skills—remembering and understanding.
True or False
This type of test provides statements that are either true or false.
- Read the statement carefully. If any part is false, the whole statement is false.
- Watch for key words like all, every, always, no, and never. Negatives, especially, can change the whole meaning of a sentence.
Your Turn What word or words could you add to question 1 to make it false? What word or words could you remove from questions 2 and 3 to make them true? Write two of your own true/false questions and have a partner answer them.
Matching
Matching requires you to connect items in one list to items in another.
- Read the list of terms first.
- Scan the list of explanations or definitions next.
- Match each term to its correct explanation or definition.
Your Turn Create a matching exercise of your own for a topic you are currently studying. List five or six related terms and then create a list of definitions. Jumble the lists so that the terms and definitions do not match directly across from each other. Give the exercise to a classmate to complete.
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Multiple Choice
Multiple-choice questions present a number of possible answers.
- Read each question carefully. Determine if you must choose the one right answer, all right answers, or the one answer that does not apply.
- Read each answer carefully. Before choosing, look for options such as “All of the above,” “None of the above,” or “Both A and B.”
Your Turn Write two of your own multiple-choice questions about a topic that you are studying. Trade your work with a classmate and answer each other’s questions.
Fill in the Blank
Fill-in-the-blank questions require you to enter a specific word in each blank.
- Use the context of the blank to find the correct answer.
- Provide a word for each blank.
- Watch for articles. An a indicates that the answer is singular and starts with a consonant. An indicates that the answer is singular and starts with a vowel.
Your Turn You can create fill-in-the-blank questions while reviewing a textbook. Before reading a page, cover boldfaced words in the text using your fingertips or a slip of paper. Read up to the part that is covered and determine what word should come next. Use this technique to quiz yourself in preparation for your next test.