VU Midterm Past Papers
69 solved midterm past paper MCQs for ENG520 (Testing and Assessment) at Virtual University, each with the correct answer marked. Use them to learn the VU question style and test your recall. An independent study tool — not affiliated with VU.
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Q1. Why is the below item a poor item? Pakistan borders on: a) India b) Tajikistan c) Saudi Arabia d) China
Q2. Which of the following items takes long time to construct in order to avoid arbitrary and ambiguous questions?
Q3. Which of the following validities is the most important factor in constructing an achievement test?
Q4. Which of the following characteristics determines if a test is measuring what it is intended to measure?
Q5. Which of the following is a two-way chart which describes the topics to be covered by a test?
Q6. Which of the following is one of the most widely applicable test items for measuring knowledge and achievement?
Q7. Which of the following assessments is done by the teachers and students together?
Q8. Which of the following tests measures a developed skill or knowledge?
Q9. Which of the following items reduces the risk of guessing the correct answer?
Q10. In which of the following tests, no prior knowledge is assumed, as the tests seek to determine innate ability at a particular competency?
Q11. Which of the following testes is designed to assess the developmental condition of an individual?
Q12. Which of the following is the type of tests tells us about student’s level of proficiency in or mastery of some skill or set of skills?
Q13. Which of the following assessment is done through homework, quizzes, class tests and group discussions?
Q14. Which of the following is considered the key learning area for the students in the national curriculum of Pakistan?
Q15. Which of the following is the type of tests which tells us where a student stands as compared to other students?
Q16. Which of the following is concerned with the ability to judge the value of the material for a given purpose?
Q17. Which of the following assessments determines what individual can do when performing at their best?
Q18. In which of the following basis in criterion referenced assessment (CRT), an examine is classified as a master or non-master?
Q19. Which of the following assessments measures the students’ performance according to relative position in some known group?
Q20. ___ can be used to measure much more complex nature of knowledge.
Q21. The ____ records depict actual behaviors in natural situations.
Q22. __ are easy and rapid to score.
Q23. There are fundamentally two ___ purposes for creating portfolios of students work.
Q24. The ___ records are factual descriptions of meaning incidents and events that a teacher observes.
Q25. The ___ is one of the most widely applicable test items for measuring knowledge and achievement.
Q26. Anecdotal records are beneficial for students with ___ communication skills.
Q27. Multiple choice items consist of ___ parts.
Q28. In which of the following procedures students rate their peers on the same rating device used by their teacher?
Q29. Within type items, there are true-false, short answer, multiple choice items, and matching exercise.
Q30. Clear stem of the MCQs increases the probability of the item as well as ____ the required reading time.
Q31. The questions are grouped by keeping in view the responses of respondents on the questions is known as
Q32. ____ are ____ evidences of validity.
Q33. While creating MCQs, all alternatives should be ___ consistent with the stem of item.
Q34. A correlation coefficient is a _____ representation of the relationship between the two variables.
Q35. ____ method is a measure of internal consistency.
Q36. In determining reliability, it is desirable to obtain two sets of measures under ____ conditions and then to compare the results.
Q37. ____ is a matter of a ____.
Q38. ____ method is a measure of stability.
Q39. While creating MCQs, one should try to avoid the ____ statements.
Q40. Split half reliabilities tend to be ____ than equivalent form of reliabilities.
Q41. While constructing multiple choice items, an item should contain only ____ correct or clearly best answer.
Q42. In ___ types of question, marking will be more reliable.
Q43. The ___ method is a measure of internal consistency.
Q44. Consistency over a period of time is known as
Q45. A test is ___ when it makes for the elimination of the scorer's personal opinion bias judgment.
Q46. The list of suggested solutions which may include words, numbers, symbols or phrases are called ___.
Q47. ___ involves an overall evaluative ___.
Q48. The taxonomy of Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) was initially developed by ___ in 1982.
Q49. In Bloom's taxonomy, there are ____ main domains of learning.
Q50. List, enlist, name and define are the keywords that are used in _______ level of Depth of Knowledge (DOK).
Q51. In which of the following basis in criterion referenced assessment (CRT), an examinee is classified as a master or non-master?
Q52. Which of the following decisions determines where in a program someone is the best suited to begin with?
Q53. Term papers and final term examination fall in the category of ____ assessment.
Q54. Which of the following is defined as the ability to grasp the meaning of the material?
Q55. Which of the following is the process by which the attributes of objects are quantified?
Q56. Which of the following assessments is done through homework, quizzes, class tests and group discussions?
Q57. In Criterion Referenced Test (CRT), the examinee's performance is compared to a/an ____ standard of competence.
Q58. Which of the following objectives describes the intended outcome of your instruction rather than a description or summary of your content?
Q59. Levels of Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) carries ____ different levels of competency of learners.
Q60. Criterion Referenced Test (CRT) tends to be ____.
Q61. Assessment can be classified in ____ ways.
Q62. Which of the following assessments comes at the end of the instructional session (course or unit)?
Q63. ____ decisions are the nuts and bolts types of decisions made in a classroom by teachers.
Q64. Which of the following is the process of making a value judgment against intended learning outcomes to decide the quality and extent of learning?
Q65. Table of specification is a technical name for the ____ print of test.
Q66. A test which does not require reading, writing or speaking ability and composed of numerals or drawings is known as ____.
Q67. There are fundamentally ____ purposes for creating portfolios of students work.
Q68. While developing table of specification, a good weightage is given to the ___ area.
Q69. In developing a test blueprint, first step is to select some objectives.