Name: Nonan Aldeon A.

Course & Year: BSED-SS-2A Date: 11-07-22

Learning Activity
 WRITING SELECTED RESPONSE TEST ITEMS 

Read the sample items below. Analyze and comment on each question, applying what you have  learned about
test construction, then revise each item based on the guidelines set for each test item  type.
ITEM ANALYSIS/ SUGGESTED REVION
COMMENT
Example:  Which of the following  is an
The statement is element? 
1. All but one of the following is confusing  because of the a. Carbon 
not  an element. Which one is not? phrase “All  but one”.   b. Plastic 
c. Salt 
a. Carbon b. Salt  The options are not   d. Sugar
c. Sugar d. Plastic arranged alphabetically

2. Apayao is not the only Province that
does not border with a neighboring
Province. True or False
The use of the word “not” Apayao is not the only province that
twice in a sentence makes border with a neighboring Province.
the sentence difficult to True or False
comprehend.
The word province is
written with a capital P

3. Shakespeare was the world’s greatest
playwright. True or False
Shakespeare can be William Shakespeare was the
anyone in this statement world’s greatest playwright.
because there have been True of False
many people throughout
history with the surname
of "Shakespeare."

4. The most important city in The main idea of the It is the most important city in the
the Southern Philippines is:  question is confusing, Southern part of the Philippines.
A. General Santos B. Davao  anyone will be confused if A. General Santos
C. Zamboanga D. Pagadian this is the test question in B. Davao
their test papers. C. Zamboanga
D. Pagadian
The options should be
arranged alphabetically
and in vertical order for
better reading.

5. Switzerland   It should not be direct It is one of the characteristics of

is located in Asia.  question, I mean we can’t Switzerland
produces large quantities of food.  give a certain topic a. is located in Asia. 
has no direct access to the ocean. without knowing the main b. produces large quantities
is a flat and arid plain. objective why we should of food. 
asking it. c. has no direct access to the
 ocean.
d. is a flat and arid plain.

6. Billy’s mother wanted to bake
an apple pie for his aunt and uncle,
who were coming from a visit. Billy
had not seen them for many
months. When Billy’s mother saw that
she had no apples in the house, she sent
Billy to the store. Her recipe called for
8 apples to make a pie. If apples at
the store cost P30 for two, how much
money will Billy need to buy
eight apples?   d. P180
a. P120 b. P240 
c. P360 d. P180
In a one question it’s not
necessary that it was long,
it is better if it was short,
brief and meaningful.
The options should be
arranged alphabetically
and in vertical order for
better reading
When Billy’s mother saw that she
had no apples in the house, she sent
Billy to the store. Her recipe called
for 8 apples to make a pie. If apples
at the store cost P30 for two, how
much money will Billy need to buy
eight apples?  
a. P120
b. P240 
c. P360

7. The postulation of capillary We should limit using Understanding how flexible

effectuation promotes elucidation of some deep terms, I know substances ascend in tight veins is
how pliant substances ascend that it has a good point but facilitated by the capillary action
in incommodious veins.   we should think about it hypothesis.
True or False. that it should be brief and True or False
understandable on the
position/point of the
student. It may be easy
for us but lets think our
students if they can.

And the word “PLANT”

is misspelled.

8. A figure that has eight sides is called The preposition "an" in Figure that has eight sides are called
an ____?  the question implies that ____? 
a. Pentagon b. Quadrilateral   the answer begins with a a. Pentagon
c. Octagon d. Square vowel. b. Quadrilateral  
c. Octagon
The options are not   d. Square
arranged alphabetically.

9. The free-floating structures within We can use some brief Which of the following is involved
the cell that synthesize proteins are and short question for in synthesis of proteins?
called _____.   better understanding. a. Chromosomes 
a. Chromosomes  b. Lysosomes 
b. Lysosomes  c. Mitochondria 
c. Mitochondria  d. Free ribosomes
d. Free ribosomes
10. As compared to the autos in the The grammar of options A Compare the autos in 1960’s and in
1960s, autos in the 1980s   and C is not 1980’s
___________.  comprehensible. a. more horsepower  
a. more horsepower   b. contain more safety features
b. contain more safety features c. to use more fuel  
c. to use more fuel   d. was less often constructed
d. was less often constructed in other in  other countries
countries

11. One should never phrase a test  item The word "never" A test question should be worded
in the negative. True or False emphasizes one position, negatively. True or False
whether it is true or false.

12. Match column B with column A:  Match column B with column A: 
A B  It is simpler to respond A B 
Type of flower A. Cobra  when the matching type is Type of A. Cobra 
Poisonous snake B. Fission  used because there are an flower
How amoeba C. Green  even number of stems and Poisonous B. Fission 
Reproduce D. Hydrogen options. There are no stem snake  
Color of chlorophyll E. Rose  numbers. The directive How amoeba C. Green   
Chemical element provides reproduce
unclear direction Color of D. Hydrogen
chlorophyll
It was confusing to answer Chemical E. Rose
this kind of question it’s element
kind a messy.

13. The trend toward
competency testing of high school
graduates began in the late 1970s and
represents a big step forward for slow
learners. True or False.
We don’t need to use
some offensive words, it
may not offensive for us
but maybe for the
someone who will read it.
The trend toward
competency testing of high school
graduates began in the late 1970s
and represents a big step forward
for average learners. True or False