Assessing listening skills

1. Which of the following is essential when designing a listening test?

• Ensuring vocabulary is above students' level

• Including only non-native speakers in recordings

• Designing items based on test specifications

Why might it be problematic to have two items close together in a listening test?

• Candidates might remember all answers easily.

• It may increase the cognitive load leading to missed answers.

• It simplifies test scoring.

When designing a listening test, how should candidates be prepared before listening?

• By starting the test without any preparation.

• By allowing time to review the items

• By explaining new vocabulary in the listening tests.

What is the main purpose of including keywords in both the listening passage and items?

• To confuse the candidates

• To increase the difficulty of the test

• To ensure candidates can identify key information

You should write items precisely, clearly, and as simply as possible.

• True

• False

You should write items using negatives and double negatives.

• True

• False

Ensure consistent grammar from the stem to all response options

• True

• False

Keep a similar length for all response options

• True

• False

You can place the response options in any order.

• True

• False

You can write the items as long as possible.

• True

• False