Checklist indicating criteria for assessing objective test item

Which type of objective test item do you want to assess?

• True-False item
• Matching item
• Multiple choice item
• Completion item

If you want to assess:

• True-False item go to Section A

• Matching item go to Section B
• Multiple choice item go to Section C
• Completion item go to Section D

Place a cross(X) in the Yes/No column where applicable.

Section A: Checklist for True-False item

Questions Yes No

• Is the statement true?

• Is the statement false?

• Is the statement relatively short?

• Is the statement without double negatives?

• Is the statement without verbal clues?

• Is the statement without absolutes?

• Is the statement easily understood?

• Is the statement without indefinite degrees?

If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the True-False item you assessed is of good quality.
Section B: Checklist for Matching item

Questions Yes No

• Is the description short?

• Is the option short?

• Is the list of options homogenous in context?

• Is the list of distractors plausible for each description?

• Is the description numbered?

• Is the option identified with a letter?

• Is there more than one option for each description?

• Is the description a longer phrase than the option?

If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the Matching item you assessed is of good quality.

Section C: Checklist for Multiple Choice item

Questions Yes No

• Is the stem clearly formulated?

• Is there only one correct answer?

• Are the distractors plausible?

• Have grammatical clues been avoided?

• Are there 3 to 5 options?

• Has the option “all of the above” been avoided?

• Has the option “none of the above” been avoided?

If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the Multiple choice item you assessed is of good
quality.
Section D: Completion item

Questions Yes No

• Does the item have a single word answer?

• Is the language used precise?

• Is the language used accurate?

• Is the blank near the end/at the end of the statement?

• If the statement requires a numerical answer, are the units indicated?

If you answered Yes to all the questions above, then the Completion item you assessed is of good
quality.