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General Guidelines in Constructing Multiple Choice Test
General Guidelines in Constructing Multiple Choice Test
students.
analysis or evaluation.
item.
Do not use “None of the above “ options when asking for the best
answer.
answer and makes the item too easy for the examinee with partial
knowledge.
Guidelines in Constructing
The descriptions must be written at the left side and marked with
Column A and the options must be written at the right side and
directions that each option may be used more than once to decrease
ambiguities.
Use numbers for descriptions and capital letters for the options to
True-False Test
possible.
When using opinion statements, cite the source that will make the
statements.
Words such as “All”, “Only”, “Never”, and “Always” give hints about
the answer and are usually false. Use them only when the question
is to measure understanding.