CLASSIFIED EXAMINATION FOR CRITICAL TEST ANALYSIS

ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING

1. Mr. Francisco administered an achievement test in Social Studies among Grade 9 students. In assigning
the grade equivalent to the scores obtained by the students, he considered the performance of one
student in comparison with the rest. What approach to grading did he use?

A. Mastery Objectives C. Criterion-Referenced

B. Norm-Referenced D. Absolute Standard

2. What is the major weakness of the essay test?

A. It requires the students to write long answer.

B. It limits the content to be tested.
C. It takes a longer time to do it.
D. It is difficult to grade.

3. What type of test will be most affected by respondent’s language ability?

A. Performance C. Personality
B. Non-verbal test D. Verbal test

4. At the beginning of the school year, the 6-year old pupils were tested to find out who among them can
already read. The results were used to determine their sections. What kind of test was given to them?

A. Placement test C. Diagnostic test

B. Summative test D. Formative test

5. When planning for portfolio assessment, which should you do first?

A. Select evidences that could be captured in one’s portfolio

B. Reflect on one’s collection and identify strengths and weaknesses.
C. Set the targets for portfolio assessment.
D. Exhibit one’s work and be proud of one’s collections.

6. Which is INCORRECT about rubrics?

A. Rubrics reduced subjectivity when rating performance-based methods of assessing learning.

B. Rubrics are key to correction in performance-based assessment.
C. Rubrics are rating scales that give description for each performance level.
D. Rubrics are used solely by the teachers to make assessment objective

7. Miss Villanueva rated her students in terms of appropriate and effective use of some laboratory equipment
and measurement tools and if they are able to follow the specified procedures. What mode of assessment
should Miss Villanueva use?

A. Traditional Assessment C. Performance-Based Assessment

B. Portfolio Assessment D. Journal Assessment

8. Mrs. Odeste is planning a test that aims to measure the ability of the students to create and organize their
ideas. What type of test should she construct?

A. Short Answer Test C. Multiple Choice

B. Essay Test D. Matching Type
9. Mrs. Manalo uses alternative methods of assessment. Which will NOT like use?

A. Oral Presentation
B. Developing Portfolios
C. Multiple Choice Tests
D. Reflective Journal Writing

10. Why it is that standardized test can never completely replace informal test?

A. It provides inadequate basis for interpretation.

B. It lacks validity for classroom purposes.
C. It calls for special training in administering and scoring.
D. It lacks reliability for classroom purposes.

11. Towards the end of the quarter, Ms. Anilao gives an examination to her students in Science to find out to
what extent the objectives of the lesson have been attained. What type of evaluation procedure is she
using?

A. Summative test C. Formative test

B. Placement test D. Diagnostic test

12. Mr. Javier wants to find out how well her students can speak extemporaneously. Which valid assessment
procedure should he use?

A. Test asking students to write speeches

B. Performance test displaying speeches delivered
C. Quiz on how to deliver extemporaneous speech
D. Performance test in extemporaneous speaking

13. Teacher X wants to test students’ knowledge of the different places in the Philippines, their capital and
their products and so he gave his/her student an essay test. If you are the teacher will you do the same?

A. Yes, essay test could measure more than what other tests could measure.
B. No, the giving of an objective test is more appropriate than the use of essay.
C. Yes, essay test is the best in measuring any type of knowledge.
D. No, such method of assessment is inappropriate because essay is difficult.

14. Which is an acceptable practice when evaluating students?

A. Evaluation results should be used to grade students.

B. Evaluation should be based on the information obtained from tests on cognitive behaviors.
C. Evaluation should be done at the end of instruction.
D. Evaluation method should be selected based on the desired trait to measure.

15. It is used to describe any incorrect choice or option in a multiple-choice test item.

A. Oversight C. Distracter
B. Alternative D. Standard error
 16. Which of the following objectives is best measured using performance-based assessment?

A. Practices precautionary measure to avoid getting hurt from the sun’s heat and light.
B. Identifies some activities of human beings to meet their need.
C. Differentiates potential from kinetic energy.
D. Describes how forest prevents soil erosion.

17. Which could be seen in a rubric?

I. Objective in a high level of cognitive behavior.
II. Multiple criteria in assessing learning.
III. Quantitative descriptions of the quality of work.
IV. Qualitative description of the quality of work.

A. I, II, III, IV C. I and IV only

B. II and III only D. II, III, IV

18. You have computed the mean and you want to get more information about the distribution of scores.
Which measure of variability is most appropriate?

A. Range C. Standard deviation

B. Semi-interquartile range D. Mode

19. The more information teachers obtain about how students perform the more capacity they have to
rethink their pedagogy, and the more opportunities they create for student success. Which statement
BEST explains the text above?

A. Teachers should file information

B. Teachers should teach to test.
C. Teachers should keep records of family background.
D. Teachers should keep track of learning outcomes.

20. The main purpose in administering a pretest and a posttest to students is to:

A. Measure gains in learning

B. Accustom the students in frequent testing
C. Keep adequate records
D. Measure the value of the material used.

21. The collegial process of developing and evaluating performance assessments help teachers to understand the
_________ needed to produce high quality performance.

A. Information C. Scaffolding
B. Materials D. Tests

22. The Report Card is given every grading period to the students and the parents are informed of the learner’s
performance. This is a/an ____of the teacher stipulated in the Education Act of 1982.

A. Responsibility C. Role
B. Accountability D. Obligation
23. Teachers should avoid ____ in assigning student performance-based ratings.

A. Partiality and calculation C. Unnecessary evaluation

B. Arbitrariness and bias D. Unnecessary deductions

24. If I have to use the most authentic method of assessment, which of these procedure should I consider?

A. Objective assessment C. Performance-Based Assessment

B. Traditional Test D. Written Test

25. Ms. De Torres, a guidance counselor, would like to help graduating students decide on what courses they will
take in college. What type of test would serve this purpose?

A. Aptitude test C. Intelligence test

B. Achievement test D. Personality test

26. Mrs. Perez allowed the students to develop their own portfolio in their own style as long as they show all the
non-negotiable evidences of learning. What principle in portfolio assessment explains this practice?

A. Equity Principle C. Content Principle

B. Product Principle D. Learning Principle

27. Teacher Evelyn constructed a test in Social Studies. She analyzed the objectives, the textbooks, the outline, and
good teaching methods. What type of validity is observed?

A. Congruent C. Curricular
B. Construct D. Concurrent

28. Which should Mr. Laylo consider when writing multiple-choice items?

A. The alternatives are arranged in any order.

B. The stem and alternatives are on the same page.
C. The stem has irrelevant material.
D. The stem presents an unknown problem.

29. When a distribution of achievement test scores is positively skewed, one might infer that the test was.

A. Poorly administered C. Too easy

B. Unreliable D. Too difficult

30. The preliminary draft of a 100-item test should have how many items?

A. 10 – 20 Items C. 200 items

B. 125 – 150 items D. 50 items

31. Which term describes the peakedness or flatness of the curve in a distribution as compared with the
normal curve?

A. Homogeneity C. Kurtosis
B. Heterogeneity D. Skewness
32. What should a teacher do to avoid overweighing the test with respect to certain objectives while neglecting
others?

A. Make a table of specifications indicating the weight of each according to importance.

B. Make as many items as possible then pick them at random
C. Make the same number of items on each topic covered in the textbook.
D. Make the same number of items for the contents covered in each day’s lesson.

33. Which of the following is NOT true about evaluation?

A. Evaluation should consider the purpose and objectives of the program being evaluated.
B. Evaluation should be continuous.
C. Evaluation should use a variety of carefully selected strategies and techniques.
D. Evaluation should involve only administrators and teachers involved in the program.

34. At the end of the semester, Mr. Wagan wants to find out how much his students have learned in his
Trigonometry class. What type of test should he prepare?

A. Aptitude test C. Diagnostic test

B. Achievement test D. Readiness test

35. Which of the following statements represents formative evaluation?

A. A teacher gave a ten-item test to determine the extent of learning of students.

B. A teacher conducted a periodical test to determine the extent of learning of students.
C. A teacher administered an achievement test to certify the level of performance of students.
D. A teacher gave at the beginning of the school year to determine the entry behavior of learners.

36. Which is considered sophisticated because clients are diagnosed in a more controlled setting?

A. Anecdotal Records C. Observation Guides

B. Clinical Observations D. Casual Information Observation

37. The Holy Trinity School is planning to give an admission test to the incoming nursery learners to
determine their mental ability level. Considering their inability to read words, what type of test should be
given to them?

A. Non-Verbal test C. Educational test

B. Psychological test D. Verbal test

38. Plausibility of distracters refers to the ____________

A. Attractiveness of option in multiple choice items

B. Ability of items to discriminate between poor and bright students.
C. The level of difficulty of each item in the test.
D. Number of pupils who choose each item in the test

39. A teacher is developing a test that measure students’ belief on the importance of education in improving
one’s life. What target is she assessing?

A. Values towards schooling C. Attitude towards schooling

B. Self- Efficacy D. Academic self-concept
40. A 50-item test was given to the students of Mrs. Garcia. After checking the test, most of the students got a
perfect score. Using the criterion-referenced grading system, all the students will get a grade ranging from 90% –
100%. Which is true when this grading system is being used?

A. Whether the test is hard or easy, all students will get a passing mark.
B. If the test is too hard; few students will get low grades.
C. If the test too easy, many students will get high-grade.
D. Whether the test is hard or easy, all students will get a failing mark.

41. Which of the following questions indicates a nor-referenced interpretation?

A. What type of remedial work would be helpful to slow- learners?

B. How does the performance of pupils in one school compare with that of the other schools?
C. Which pupils have obtained mastery of computation skills?
D. How does the performance of one pupil in reading compare with his performance in Math?

42. Which of the following is an item in a Likert scale?

A. What are the characteristics of your teacher that you like most?
B. Science id boring __________ interesting.
C. Which of the subjects is your most liked?
D. Science is interesting. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

43. Kimberly scored 40 out of a 50-item criterion-referenced test. How should her teacher interpret her score
considering the type of the test given and the fact that the mean score of her class is 38?

A. Kimberly learned 40% of the lessons covered in the test.

B. Kimberly is an average student.
C. Kimberly learned 80% of the lessons covered in the test.
D. Kimberly is 2 points above the average score.

44. The fourth year students were given an achievement test in English. Majority if the students got low scores.
How would you describe the distribution?

A. Positively Skewed C. Negatively Skewed

B. Mesokurtic D. Platykurtic

45. Which should be practiced in testing to promote better students learning?

A. Check the test papers long after the test has been given.
B. Pile the test papers in the stock room.
C. Check and return corrected test papers to the students as soon as possible for them to appraise their
performance.
D. Use the test to get even with the students.

46. Which measures coincide with the median?

A. Q2 and P75 C. Q2 and P50

B. Q1 and P25 D. Q3 and P75
47. Mrs. Herrera wants to test the reliability of her achievement test in Science. Which of the following activities will
help achieve her purpose?

A. Examine the items if they are consistent with the test objectives.
B. Administer the test twice to the same group of students.
C. Give the test to her students and then compare the result with another test taken by the same students.
D. Show the test to experts to check whether the items have accurate answers.

48. Mr. Castro constructed a true-false test items to determine if his pupils can tell what mammals are. Which of the
items below is NOT good to consider?

A. A platypus is a mammal that lays eggs.

B. A bat is not a mammal.
C. Mammals are covered with hair.
D. There are mammals that live in a water.

49. In constructing achievement tests, the first step is to

A. Determine the highest rating to be given to the students.

B. Assess the teaching capability of teachers.
C. Determine the characteristics of the highest takers.
D. Determine the content and skills covered by the test.

50. What is the greatest advantage of the objective test over the essay test?

A. It has extensive sampling C. It is easy to make

B. It is easy to score D. It is easy to