30 TEST ITEMS COLLECTED

Level: Secondary
I. End term test semester 1- THCS Linh Huynh
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12494983.html
A. Strong items
General assessment:
o Clear instructions
o Good distractors
o The item just test one concept
o Provide enough information
o Efficient test scoring
Pronunciation test
1. Choose the word A, B, C or D which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others. (0.5pt)
A. generate B. celebrate C. decorate D. describe
Grammar test
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (1,5 pts)
2. The girl was crying when a fairy...............
A. appeared B. appeared
C. was appearing D. is appearing
3. I detest................so early in the morning.
A. get up B. gets up
C. to get up D. getting up
Writing test
Complete each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1
pt)
4. What is the price of a dish of five – coloured sticky rice?
 How much............................................................................................?
5. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn't happy
 Although……………………………………………………………..?
6. Would you please change this T-shirt for me?
 Do you mind……………………………………………………?

B. Weak items
Grammar test
7. Dominico helped ………..the room.
A. me to decorate
B. decorate
C. decorating
D. me decorating
 Problems: - Both A and B are correct
 Solutions: - B: with decorate
8. Verb form /Word form (1 point)

1. While Mr Brown (work)………..…….….. in the garden, his wife was

cooking
2. He (be) ………………..….very successful in his business since he
came here .
3. My close friend gave me a ......................... present on my birthday. I like
it so much. (wonder)
4. 4. The Tay people live mostly in the ….....………… regions in the north
of Viet Nam (mountain)

 Problems: - The instruction is too short and not clear

 Solutions: - “Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in brackets.”
9. There is a student………… I told you about yesterday.
A. which B. where C. whose D. why
 Problems: there is no key
 Solutions: change one option to “who/ that”

Vocabulary test
 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (1,5 pts)
10. An activity that we do for pleasure when we are not working.
A. relax B. leisure C. hobby D. interest
 Problems: - The item is not clear, it’s too general. Maybe this
question will have more than correct answer.
 Option A is not the same type with others.
 Solutions: - Change the item, make it clearer. And highlight the
word indicate the difference between hobby and interest, leisure.

“An activity is done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.”

11. Thach Sanh was so……….that he could push back the troops with his
magical guitar and rice pot.
A. kind B. fast C. hard- D. clever
working
 Problems: - weak distractors
 Option A and B are also the correct answer.
 Solutions: - Change the distractors (weak, slow, generous)
12. He was injured in an………on the way to work yesterday.
A. traffic B. accident C. crash D. storm
jam

 Problems: - the stem should not provide the answer. (An)

 Solutions: He was injured in a/an………on the way to work
yesterday.

II. End term test semester 1- THPT Da Phuc- Ha Noi

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A. Strong items
Pronunciation test
13. Choose the word who underlined part is pronounced differently from that
of the others.
A. psychologist B. duty
C. laundry D. grocery
14. Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
A. contribution B. disadvantaged
C. announcement D. individual
Grammar test
Find the mistake in each of the following sentences.

15. Look at (A) these big black clouds (B)! It is (C) going to raining (D).

Vocabulary test

Circle the correct answer.

16. Doing volunteer work, we are more_____ of global problems facing our
world.
A. aware B. devote
C. communicate D. dedicate

B. Weak items

Reading comprehension test

The following passage has some blanks. Find ONE suitable

word to fill in each blank. Circle A, B, C or D to identif y your
answer.

Exercise is one of the best ways of keeping fit. It improves your (24)_______
and mind and enables you to perform better in the work place and at home.
Proper breathing is essential if you want to get the most from exercise and
you should also take into account your heart rate. It can be (25) __________
to do too much at one time. That is why all good fitness instructors
 emphasize the importance of “listening to your body”. When you first start,
you should use good judgments. It is easy to make mistakes of using the
equipment incorrectly or doing too much at one time. (26) __________
slowly and build up gradually. To increase your fitness (27) __________ you
should exercise for 20 minutes a day, 4 to 6 times a week. Then you will see
a difference both in your body and your mind in only a few weeks.

24. A. skull B. brain C. body D. breath

25. A. harm B. harmless C. harmfully D. harmful

26. A. Start B. Starting C. To start D. Started

27. A. wrong B. bad C. steadily D. difficult

17. Question 24. Problem: option A is not the same level with others
Solution: change the another option( heart)
18. Question 27. Problem: Distractors are not in the same form.
Solution: B: badly D: difficultly

19. The.......... of warm clothes from the donors last winter was really
meaningful to those poor children.
A. volunteer B. donation
C. advantage D. charity
 Problem: option A is not good, it not the same type with three
other
 Solution: change to “ volunteering”
20. Bread is usually _______wheat.
A. made of B. made with
C. made from D. made by

 Problem: made shouldn’t be repeated in distractors

 Solution: move “made” to the stem.
 21. She has an exceptional ability. It means she is a........
A. devotee B. enthusiast
C. talent D. idol

 Problem: distractors are not the same level and more than one answer
Option B “enthusiast” is in C1 level while option D is too
easy
“devotee- enthusiast” has the same meaning.
 Solution: D: stupid
22. Before………., they used horse- drawn wooden carts.
A. farmers have had tractors
B. tractors owned by farmers
C. farmers had tractors
D. farmers own by tractors
 Problem: distractors should be clearly incorrect but plausible
Option D is not good distractor since it is logically wrong and
can be easily dismissed
 Solution: D: farmers owing tractors
III. End term test semester 1- So GD-DT Bac Ninh
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2019-2020-co-dap-an-so-gd-dt-bac-ninh-2316941.html#_=_
Strong item
23. The concert was exciting at the beginning, ___it became boring at the
end.
A. or B. but C. so D. and

Weak stem

24. _____ breaks out the food we eat and turns it into energy.
A. Respiratory system B. Digestive system
C. Nervous system D. Circulatory system
 Problem: “system” is not necessary
  Solution: move “system” to the stem.
Listening test

Listen to the news about the benefits of eating plant protein and choose
the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill in the gap in each of the following
questions (1.0 pts)
25. Researchers ______ almost 71,000 middle-aged Japanese adults for an
average of almost 20 years.
A. follow B. followed C. investigated D. researched
 Problem: student easily dismiss option A.
 Solution: “studied, proved”

26. This novel______ in 1991 in war periods by Leo Tolstoy.

A. wrote B. writes C. was written D. is written
 Problem: The options are not in the same grammatical phenomenon.
 Solution: B: were written
27. You can believe in him. He never………lies.
A. speak B. tells C. says D. gives
 Problem: grammatical cues, option A is too obviously wrong, students
easily crossed out.
 Solution: “speaks”

IV. 45 minutes test- grade 8

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28. Which ethnic groups has the largest population in Viet Nam?
A. Kinh
B. Muong
C. Tay
D. Hmong
 Problem: this question does not test any knowledge in understanding
English skill. Just test student’s social knowledge.
 Solution:
29. I love the people in my village. They are so………………… and
hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient

 Problem: poor distractors, vast and slow may not relate to the question.
 Solution: B: dangerous C: reserved
30. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.

A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up

 Problem: “up” is not necessary

 Solution: remove “up” to the item