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The matching response is self-evident but it is better to explain in the direction. In matching test, there are more names in column B are needs to
match each event in column A. Then, the direction indicates that an item may be used only once, more than once, or not at all. Here is the example
of matching test according to Grounlund 2000:236: Table 1. Match each of words in A with its definition in B
A B
1 2
3 4
The first US astronaut to ride in an space capsule The first US astronaut to orbit in the earth
The first US astronaut to walk in a space The first US astronaut to step on the moon
A B
C D
E F
G H
Edwin Aldrin Neil Amstrong
Frank Bowman Scot Carpenter
John Glen Wally Schira
Alan Shepard Edward White
b. Multiple Choice
Multiple choice consists of a problem and a list of suggested solution Grounlund, 2000:237. The problem may be stated in form of direct
question or an incomplete statement and it is called stem. The lists of suggested solution are called alternative. It is recommended by using four
alternative for grammar items, but five for reading and vocabulary. The correct alternative in each item is called answer and the remain alternative
is called distractors. In multiple choice, if there is one absolutely correct answer and all other
alternatives are clearly wrong; this is known as the correct-answer type of multiple choice items. While the best-answer type of multiple choice is
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useful for measuring and learning outcomes that require understanding, application, or interpretation of factual information. These types of test are
difficult to be constructed and give the students a possibility to guess, on the hand, it is easy to score, objective and reliable. Here are some
suggestions before constructing Multiple Choice items according to Shohamy 1985:39.
A good suggestion to construct multiple choice items are started from open
ended questions. Then make sure that the distractors are similar in terms of level of language, style of the language and the length. It is suggested to
avoid items which can be answered without reading the text, just from general knowledge. General knowledge is background information that
very helpful in reading as well as in testing reading. Make sure that there is as little possible as possible inter-dependency of items. That is, the
students can answer one question based on the others. And the last is distractors should be logical continuation of the stem when the stem
requires completion of the sentence. Here is the example of multiple choice tests according to Shohamy 1985:39:
What does the word “cautious” in line 4 mean? a
Careful b
Famous c
Lucky
c. TrueFalse Test
TrueFalse test requires the test-taker to select the right answer out of two possible ones Shohamy, 1985:41. And Heaton 1991:113 adds that the
