Polytechnic University of the Philippines

SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION FOR CONSTRUCTING TRUE OR FALSE TEST

FIRST SEMESTER – FINAL TERM SY.2018-2019

NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: ___________

COURSE, YEAR AND SECTION: _________________ SCORE: __________

General Instruction:
 Strictly no erasures.
 Use blue or black pen only.

I. TRUE OR FALSE. Read each of the following statements carefully and respond
by writing either TRUE or FALSE in the space provided. Please do NOT simply
mark “T” or “F”.

1. Alternative response test is consists of a series of items where it admits only one
correct response in each item. __________
2. Two constant alternative type o true or false type is NOT commonly used in classroom
testing. __________
3. True or false type is suited to assess the knowledge and application level in cognitive
domain. __________
4. True or false item is an example of “force-choice test”. __________
5. Directly get statements from the textbook. __________
6. Qualitative terms “few” “many” “great” “frequent” and “large” are vague an indefinite
and must be avoided. __________
7. Statements must be strongly considered that they represent either true or false.
__________

II. FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or words
about True or False Test.

Flowery Behavioral objectives

Comprehension Determiners
Synthesis Alternative-response test

8. The true or false items is also called as __________

9. The items are carefully constructed within the level of the examinees; hence,
__________ statements are avoided.
10. True or false test measures the knowledge and __________ level in cognitive domain.
11. True or false type is appropriate in assessing the __________such as “identify”,
“select” and “recognize”.
12. Using specific __________ like “all”, “always”, “none”, “never”, “not”, “nothing”,
and “no” are more likely to be false and should be avoided.
 Polytechnic University of the Philippines
SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION FOR CONSTRUCTING TRUE OR FALSE TEST
FIRST SEMESTER – FINAL TERM SY.2018-2019

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the letter of the correct answer in each item.

13. True or false test needs only __________.

a. one correct response c. three or more plausible options
b. Two or three constant response d. one justified answer

14. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a. Right-wrong c. correct-incorrect
b. Yes-no d. alternative-response

15. Why is it a need to avoid getting similar statements from the textbook?
a. To minimize rote memory in studying
b. To have a 50% chances of getting the right answer
c. To avoid copyright issues
d. To lessen the acquisition of higher level thinking skills

16. Why is there a need to avoid using the words “always”, “never”, “often” in the
statement?
a. Because the answer tend to be true
b. Because the answer tend to be false
c. Because the answer tend to be either always true or always false
d. Because the answer is very obvious.

17. Which of the following statements are constructed in good quality true or false item?
a. Tuberculosis is not a communicable disease.
b. Tuberculosis is not a noncommunicable disease.
c. Tuberculosis is a communicable disease.
d. Tuberculosis is seldom a communicable disease.

18. Why it would be better if the test items are arranged in groups of five to facilitate
scoring?
a. Because it will be easier to score objectively.
b. Because it will be easier to identify who made the mistake.
c. Because it will be easier for the students to guess the correct response.
d. Because there will be patterns of the correct responses.

IV. ENUMERATION.
19-20. Give at least two suggestions for the construction of true or false test.

Prepared by:

Glenda De Castro
 Polytechnic University of the Philippines
SUMMATIVE EXAMINATION FOR CONSTRUCTING TRUE OR FALSE TEST
FIRST SEMESTER – FINAL TERM SY.2018-2019

KEY TO CORRECTION:

I. TRUE OR FALSE.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
6. TRUE
7. TRUE

II. FILL-IN-THE-BLANKS.
8. Alternative response test
9. Flowery
10. Comprehension
11. Behavioral objectives
12. Determiners

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE

13. A
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. C
18. A

IV. ENUMERATION.
19. The test items must be arranged in groups of five to facilitate scoring.
20. Ambiguous and double negative statements must be avoided.