True-False Item Test

1. Is it recommended to take statements directly from the text to make good true-false questions?

• A. yes

• B. no

2. Two ideas can be included in a true-false statement if the purpose is to show cause and effect.

• A. yes

• B. no

3. When a true-false statement is an opinion, it should be attributed to someone in the statement.

• A. yes

• B. no

4. Underlining or circling answers is preferable to having the student write them.

• A. yes

• B. no

5. Complex statements are used to measure higher order thinking

• A. good

• B. poor

6. If negatives, such as “not,” are used, they should be highlighted in some way

• A. good

• B. poor

7. True and false statements should be approximately the same length

• A. good

• B. poor

8. There should be a recognizable pattern in the answers, such as TFTFTFTF.

• A. good

• B. poor

9. The following are examples of words that should be avoided: “all,” “none,” “never,” “sometimes,” “generally,” and “often.”

• A. good

• B. poor