Teaching Prepared by Caroline W. Ndirangu

Formats of Objective Questions.
A)  Short answer Items: A short answer item is made up of a question or in-
complete statement that the pupil has to answer with a word or a phrase.
For example: The first President of the Republic of Senegal was called_____
________
The limitation of short answer items is that they tend to cover only details and 
also reflect the student’s familiarity with this kind of test, instead of the student 
understanding and application. In short answer items, word the item in such a 
manner that only one answer is correct.
Write 6 short answer questions from each of your teaching subjects identify what 
domains they fall into.
Matching: A matching test is made up of a list of statements and a list of res-
ponse statements list. The purpose of doing this is to cut down the chances of 
guessing.
•  Arrange the lists in some meaningful order, such as chronological or 
alphabetical order.

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•  You have to provide in your instructions for the test the basis on which 
the Matching is to be done.
Write 2 examples of matching questions with 10 items each. Formulate them 
from your teaching subjects