WRITING OBJECTIVE TYPE TEST

ITEMS
By: Karly
LABELLING TYPE TEST ITEMS
A test requires the students to identify the names of parts / item in
an illustration. The illustration could be in the diagram, picture or a
drawing.

• Suggestions in writing labelling type of test items are as follows:

▫ The illustration should be very clear.

▫ Use lines or arrows pointing to the parts to be labelled.
▫ Labels should be written in vertical column as much as possible.
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▫ The illustration should be very clear.

▫ Use lines or arrows pointing to the parts to be labelled.
▫ Labels should be written in vertical column as much as possible.
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MATCHING TYPE TEST ITEMS
The most common matching type test is made up of two parallel
columns, the first column (A) is the premise that presents the problem,
and the second column (B) provides the answer. There are many modified
matching types as well.
Matching type test is useful in measuring factual information as well
as relationships between two things, ideas or concepts. It reduces
guessing to the minimum as compared to alternative response test. Some
of the relationships that can be matched are found in the matrix below:
Perfect Matching Type - The number of premises in Column A is less than the number of
responses in Column B. The response can only be used once.

Example:
In Column A are popular descriptions of Presidents, during their term of office - Match then with
the names of Philippine Presidents in Column B.

Column A (Premise) Column B (Responses)

___1. Ramon Magsaysay A. Man of the Masses
___2. Carlos P. Garcia B. People Power President
___3. Corazon Aquino C. Filipino First Policy
D. Champions of First Land Reform Law

Imperfect Matching Type - The number of premises in Column A is not equal to the number of
the responses in Column B, or the other way around. The response or the premise can be used
more than once.

Example:
In column A are names of well-known curriculum evaluators. Match them with the evaluation
models they have been identified with in Column B. You can use the letter once or more than once.

Column A (Premise) Column B (Responses)

___1. Consumer Oriented Model A. Michael Scriven
___2. Responsive Model B. Daniel Stufflebeam
___3 CIIP Model C. Robert Stake
___4. Goal Free Model D. Ralph Tyler
___5. Phi Delta Kappa Model
Suggestions in writing matching type of test items are as follows:
▫ There should be homogeneity in the materials used in a single matching exercise.

▫ There should be a short blank before each premise for the symbol (letter, number, etc.) of the response to
which the premise refers.

▫ There should be clear concise directions stating the basis for the association.

▫ The response should be listed in logical order (e.g. alphabetical)

▫ Items to be matched should be brief and the shorter responses should be on the right column.

▫ Approximately 4 to 7 items in each column seems best (Gronlund, 1985) while others suggest approximately
10 items.

▫ Always include more responses than the premises or questions.

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