Unit 4.

4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5: Test items
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Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) / ПИТАННЯ З МНОЖИННИМ ВИБОРОМ

Test objectives: Grammar

Instruction: Choose the correct answer

If I went to Jakarta, ____________buy some jewellery.

a) I’ll b) I c ) I will d) I’d

Answer: d

The advantages: Such a test is relatively faster to develop, easier to mark, and produce

higher reliability of the scorer.

The disadvantages : The probability of students guessing the correct answer is quite high, and such
a test will not be able to provide objective information about the students' knowledge of the
language or a specific topic.

Unit 4.4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5: Test items
______________________________________________________________________

Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.

GAP-FILL (Single sentence) / ЗАПОВНЕННЯ ПРОПУСКІВ

Instruction: fill in the gaps with a suitable word

I’d _____________ go to the cafe than the pub.

Answer: rather

The advantages: Less likely to guess the correct answer and thus becomes able to objectively
evaluate lexical and grammatical knowledge on a particular topic. Easily check replies.

The disadvantages: creating a test may take a long time. It is not known whether sentences are
related to each other and thus items are possibly isolated.

Unit 4.4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5: Test items
______________________________________________________________________

Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.
CLOZE / Завдання із заповненням пропусків

Test objectives: Testing students' lexical knowledge

Instruction: fill in the gaps with the correct word

They sat on a bench attached to a picnic table. Below them they 2___________ the river gurgling
between overgrown 3___________.The sky was diamond blue, with 4________ white clouds
dancing in the freshening 5____________.They could hear the call of 6____________ and the
buzzing of countless insects. 7________ were completely alone.

Description: A cloze test is a gap-fill exercise using a longer text and with a consistent number of
words between gaps (e.g. every ninth word). The word ‘cloze’ is often incorrectly used to describe
any gap-filling task.

The advantages: Sentences are interconnected, creating one life story. There is a natural language
in the task. The test provides an opportunity to test knowledge of vocabulary to the topic studied.

The disadvantages: Passing and checking the test can take a long time. The test tests only the
lexical aspect that affects its objectivity

Unit 4.4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5: Test items

______________________________________________________________________

Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.

Gap-Fill / ЗАПОВНЕННЯ ПРОПУСКІВ

Test objectives: Vocabulary, grammar

Instruction: Fill in the gaps with the right words in the correct time form

thought switched unlocked arrived He (1)_____ home late that night. As he (2)_________ the front
door, he (3)_______________he heard a noise in the sitting room. He tiptoed carefully into the room
and (4)_____________ on the light.

Answers: 1 arrived 2 unlocked 3 thought 4 switched

The advantages: Sentences are interconnected, creating one life story. There is a natural language
in the task. The test provides an opportunity to test knowledge of vocabulary and grammar to the
topic studied. This test is not difficult to check.

The disadvantages: Creating this test can take a long time. The test does not test all aspects, which
also does not give a complete picture of knowledge.

Unit 4.4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5: Test items
______________________________________________________________________
Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.

TRANSFORMATION OF A GIVEN WORD / Перетворення ключового слова

Test objectives: Morphology

Instruction: Put the word in the correct form

He could produce no______evidence to support his argument. (photograph)

Answer: photographic

The advantages: The test can be quickly and easily tested and test students' knowledge of the
transition of words from one part of the language to another

The disadvantages: The test does not test all aspects, which also does not give a complete picture
of knowledge. Sentences can be isolated from each other.

Unit 4.4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5): Test items
______________________________________________________________________

Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION. Using given words / Перетворення речення. Використання

ключових слів

Test objectives: Syntax

Instruction: Transform sentences using a given word

He liked the theatre but hated the play. Although...

Answer: Although he liked the theatre, he hated the play.

The advantages: This test provides information about students' ability to rearrange sentences
using suggested words.

The disadvantages: The test is not easy to create and difficult to test quickly. It is not known
whether other sentences create one storyline with the proposed sentence. This test will not
provide all the information about the actual state of knowledge of students.

Unit 4.4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5: Test items
______________________________________________________________________

Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.

FINDING AND CORRECTING MISTAKES/ Пошук і виправлення помилок

Test objectives: Syntax

Instruction: Find and correct mistakes

When I will visit you, I’ll see your new baby.

Answer: When I will visit you, I’ll see your new baby

The advantages: the test can be checked quickly verified using answers. The test gives a picture of
the grammatical knowledge of students.

The disadvantages: The test takes a long time to create. It does not give a complete picture of the
student's knowledge, although the probability that the student will guess the correct answer is
very low. It is not known whether this sentence is not isolated.

Unit 4.4: Testing and Assessment Session 5: The Notion of Testing and Test Handout 5: Test items
______________________________________________________________________

Study the structure of the test item. Provide it with an appropriate instruction. Suggest the
corresponding Ukrainian equivalent for the name of the test item. Consider and write down the
advantages and disadvantages of the given test item.

MATCHING. Putting jigsaw pieces together / Завдання на встановлення відповідності

Test objectives: Syntax

Instruction: Match parts of a sentences

1. He planted a) the stones and weeds.

2. She picked b) some beautiful red apples.

3. She dug up c) the seeds in three separate rows.

Probable answers: 1 c 2 b 3 a

The advantages: Such a test is relatively faster to develop, easier to mark, and produce

higher reliability of the scorer.

The disadvantages: The probability of students guessing the correct answer is quite high, and such
a test will not be able to provide objective information about the students' knowledge of the
language or a specific topic.