Testing terminology: a general quiz

Multiple-choice exercise

Choose the best answer for each question.
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  1. If a test is reliable, this means that:
    1.   the results will be a valid measure of a test-taker's ability in the skill we are testing.
    2.   the results will be comparable regardless of where and when the test is taken
    3.   the test will be objective.
    4.   the test will have a high facility ratio.
  2. Unique answer items have:
    1.   no equivalents elsewhere in the test.
    2.   only three correct answers in a set of four possible ones.
    3.   only true or false answers to select from.
    4.   only one possible right answer.
  3. Paraphrase test items require the learner to:
    1.   re-express what they hear or read in their own words.
    2.   correct what they read or hear.
    3.   summarise what they read or hear.
    4.   re-express what they hear or read in a different form.
  4. Face validity is a measure of:
    1.   how well we can describe what we are testing.
    2.   how well a test is designed.
    3.   how well a test actually targets the desired skills.
    4.   a subjective judgement of a test's fairness.
  5. What is the mean score of 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26?
    1.   25
    2.   21
    3.   23
    4.   22
  6. Benchmarking is:
    1.   the use of a few test scripts to standardise marking.
    2.   ranking students' performance against a set of criteria.
    3.   the use of one student to compare the performance of others.
    4.   establishing a set of usable marking criteria.
  7. True score refers to:
    1.   the score measured as the difference from the mean score of all the test takers.
    2.   the learner's score minus an amount for guessing correctly.
    3.   a theoretical measurement of a learner's score excluding any problems of reliability.
    4.   the learner's total score without any subjective marking judgments.
  8. Validity is a measure of:
    1.   how the test will parallel results of other tests.
    2.   how well a test measures what it is intended to measure.
    3.   how well we can describe the abilities we are testing.
    4.   how fair a test is.
  9. Integrative testing is another description of:
    1.   direct testing.
    2.   discrete-point testing.
    3.   analytic testing.
    4.   holistic testing.
  10. Analytic scoring involves:
    1.   scoring for an overall impression.
    2.   breaking down the scores to produce a histogram.
    3.   scoring a mark for each component of a task.
    4.   adding up the marks to get an overall picture.
  11. Achievement tests are:
    1.   tests designed to influence the teaching programme.
    2.   tests to measure what learners know and don't know.
    3.   tests directly related to a language course designed.
    4.   tests of general ability to learn language.
  12. Criterion referencing is:
    1.   choosing the most useful criteria when standardising test markers.
    2.   measuring performance against a range of predetermined criteria.
    3.   measuring performance based on overall communicative success.
    4.   measuring performance against a benchmarked student.
  13. Direct testing differs from discrete-point testing because:
    1.   the former gets the learner to undertake the skill being tested, while the latter attempts to test the underlying skills.
    2.   the former attempts to test the underlying skills while the latter gets the learner to undertake the skill being tested.
  14. Holistic scoring means:
    1.   adding all the scores together.
    2.   assessing by direct testing.
    3.   marking items independently.
    4.   judging on the basis of an overall impression.
  15. A multiple-choice test contains:
    1.   a rubric and some distractors.
    2.   a stem and a number of distractors.
    3.   distractors and a common core question.
    4.   a choice of true or false.
  16. What is the guess ratio for a multiple-choice test with 5 possible answers to each question?
    1.   20%
    2.   33%
    3.   30%
    4.   25%
  17. If 40 out of 100 students get an answer right, that item has a value of 0.4. This is a measure of:
    1.   usefulness.
    2.   easiness.
    3.   standard deviation.
    4.   facility value.
  18. Aptitude testing is:
    1.   assessing general cognitive ability.
    2.   assessing communicative success.
    3.   assessing intelligence.
    4.   assessing how well learners will be able to acquire the targets.
  19. Backwash is:
    1.   the affect of testing on teacher competence.
    2.   the affect of teaching on test design.
    3.   the affect of testing on learner performance.
    4.   the effect on the learning / teaching process of a test.
  20. The Cambridge First Certificate examination is a:
    1.   performative test.
    2.   diagnostic test.
    3.   proficiency test.
    4.   achievement test.