The Varieties of Multiple

Choice Type of Test

1. Stem-and-Option Variety
This variety is most commonly used in
classroom testing, board examinations,
civil service examinations and many
others. The stem serves as the problem
and is followed by four or more options
which the examinees select the correct
answer or option.
2. Setting and Option Variety. The optional
responses to this type of test are dependent
upon a setting or foundation of some sort.
The setting can consist of a graphical
representation, equation, picture, sentence,
paragraph, or some forms of representation.
Rearrange the order of stages and choose
from the given options.

1. single words 5. longer phrases

2. Cooing 6. babbling
3. crying 7. short sentences
4. Two-word phrases
A.3-2-1-4-7-5-6 C. 3-2-7-1-4-5-6
B.3-1-2-4-5-7-6 D. 3-4-5-7-2-1-6
3. Group-Term Variety. This variety consists
of a group of words or terms in which one
does not belong to the group.
Sample Test Item of Group-Term Variety
Direction: each item below consists of five
words numbered 1 to 5. Choose the word
which does not belong to the group. Write the
number only as your answer at the right
column.
1. Philippines Answer: 3
2. Japan
3. America
4. Korea
5. Thailand
1. Internal-consistency
2. concurrent
3. test-retest
4. split half
5. parallel-forms

Answer: 2
4. Structured-response Variety

This variety makes use of structured

response which are commonly used in
classroom testing for natural science
subjects. For instance, directly, indirectly, and
in no way, to test the student on how good
they are to judge statements which are
closely related to each other.
Sample Test Item of a Structured-Response
variety.
Directions: Each item consists of two right
sentences. They are separated from each other by
two bars (//) mark. Encircle letter d if the first
sentence directly causes the second sentence.
Encircle letter I if the first sentence indirectly
causes the second sentence and encircle n if the
first sentence does not in any way cause the
second sentence.
 1. Lauremelch picks apples from their
orchard everyday.// she sells them to the
market. 1. d i n
2. Jane suffers toothache. // She eats
chocolates 2. d i n
5. Contained options Variety
This variety is designed to identify errors in a
word, phrase, sentence or paragraph.

Ex. Bread and butter are staple food for

1 2 3
Americans. No error.
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