Chapter 6

COMPLETION AND SHORT – ANSWER ITEMS

T.THEVISVARI A/P RAMNAIDU

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SARASVATHY A/P MUTHIAH
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COMPLETION &
SHORT ANSWER
ITEM
COMPLETION AND SHORT –
ANSWER ITEMS
 Most common test format used at all grade levels
in school.
 Require answer as brief as a single word or as long
as a sentence.
 There are several forms of short-answer question.
a) Completion item – incomplete sentence with a
blank at the end
b) Short answer item – question and short answer
c) Fill in the blanks – expected provide answer in
the space provided
 WRITING EFFECTIVE
COMPLETION &
SHORT ANSWER ITEM
 Attributes desired in short
answer-item
1. The item should measure the skill or knowledge
that it was designed to measure
2. The item can be answered by a few words, a
phrase or a sentence.
3. The reading level for the item is appropriate for
the students.
4. The correct answer to this item will be single or a
very limited set of responses.
5. The blank in the item represents a keyword or
phrase
 Attributes desired in short
answer-item
6. The number of blanks in the question is sufficiently
limited to avoid confusion.
7. The items are worded somewhat differently than the
material was worded in the text or in class.
8.The item requiring a numerical response, the unit of
measurement should be specified.
9.The blank should be placed at, or near, the end of
question.
10. Each blank should have the same length.
11. The items should be designed to make scoring efficient.
COMPLETION TEST ITEM
O YEAR : 5

O TOPIC : LIFE PROCESS IN HUMAN

O CONTENT STANDARD : 3.1 BREATHING PROCESS IN

HUMAN

O LEARNING STANDARD : State that human use nose, trachea and

lungs to breathe through observations

using various media.

O LEVEL IN BLOOM TAXANOMY : Level 1 - Knowlegde

1. If possible, put the blank at the end of a statement rather than at the
beginning

QUESTION 1
UNDESIRABLE
______ is humans breathing organ
Lungs

DESIRABLE

Human's breathing organ is _______

lungs
1. If possible, put the blank at the end of a statement rather than at the
beginning

QUESTION 2
UNDESIRABLE
______ is also known as the trachea.
Windpipe

DESIRABLE

Trachea is also known as the _______

Windpipe
O YEAR : 4
O TOPIC : LIFE PROCESS IN HUMAN
O CONTENT STANDARD : 3.1 BREATHING
O PROCESS IN HUMAN
O LEARNING STANDARD : 3.1.2 State the passage of
O air during inhalation and
O exhalation
O LEVEL IN BLOOM TAXANOMY : LEVEL 1
KNOWLEDGE
 2. Do not omit many words from statement that the intended
meaning is lost

QUESTION 3
UNDESIRABLE
During ___________, the air contain ____________. During
exhalation the air contains ____________.
inhalation, oxygen, carbon dioxide

DESIRABLE

During inhalation, the air that taken in contain ____________.

During exhalation the air that given out contains ____________.

Oxygen, carbon dioxide

O YEAR : 4

O TOPIC : LIFE PROCESS IN HUMAN

O CONTENT STANDARD : 3.2 EXCREATION AND

O DEFECATION
O LEARNING STANDARD : 3.1.2 Identify excretory
organs and its products

O LEVEL IN BLOOM TAXANOMY : LEVEL 1

KNOWLEDGE
3. Omit only significant words from the statement

QUESTION 4
O UNDESIRABLE
The waste ______ release from the lung is carbon
dioxide
product

DESIRABLE
The waste product release from the lung is ________
carbon dioxide
4. Be sure there is only one correct response
QUESTION 5
UNDESIRABLE
The waste product release from human body
__________
water wapour and carbon dioxide, urine, sweat

DESIRABLE
The waste product release from lungs are ________
and _______________
water wapour and carbon dioxide
SHORT ANSWER TEST ITEM
O YEAR : 4
O TOPIC : LIFE PROCESS IN HUMAN
O CONTENT STANDARD : 3.1 BREATHING
O PROCESS IN HUMAN
O LEARNING STANDARD : 3.1.2 State the passage of
air during inhalation and
exhalation
O LEVEL IN BLOOM TAXANOMY : LEVEL 1
KNOWLEDGE
QUESTION 6
ITEM 5
O Diagram below shows the path of air during
inhalation.

Nose R Lungs

What is R?
Trachea
 CRITERIA
OFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ONORM REFERENCE TEST
OHIGH RELIABILITY
OHIGH VALIDITY