Discussion 3
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Unit3ResourceQuiznocontent.pptAvailable from many sites on the web
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/elearning/mcq.pdf
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A content-free test
Designing multiple-choice questions
This ‘content free test’ was published by Roger Lewis in the ’80s. He can’t remember where the questions came from.
I’ve added some discussion of the ‘right’ answers in the slide sequence which follows…
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A content-free test!
- Please work on your own.
- Try out your exam technique to pick the most likely option for each of the eight questions.
- Then try to work out why you made your selection.
- If you feel you can make sense of the questions, please seek help!
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Please jot down numbers 1-8
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1: The usual function of grunge prowkers is to remove:
A grunges.
B snarts.
C trigs.
D grods.
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2: Antigrottification occurs:
A on spring mornings.
B on summer evenings provided there is no rain before dusk.
C on autumn afternoons.
D on winter nights.
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3: Lurkies suffer from trangitis because:
A their prads are always underdeveloped.
B all their brizes are horizontal.
C their curnpieces are usually imperfect.
D none of their dringoes can ever adapt.
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4: Non-responsive frattling is usually found in an:
A gringle.
B janket.
C kloppie.
D uckerpod.
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5: Which are exceptions to the law of lompicality?
A The miltrip and the nattercup.
B The bifid pantrip.
C The common queeter.
D The flanged ozzer.
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6: Which must be present for parbling to take place?
A Phlot and runge.
B Runge.
C Stuke and runge.
D Runge and trake.
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7: One common disorder of an overspragged uckerpod is:
A copious vezzling.
B intermittent weggerment.
C non-responsive frattling.
D uneven yerkation.
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8: Which of these is the correct answer?
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B
C
D
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Correct answers:
- A
- B
- C
- D
- A
- B
- C
- D
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1: The usual function of grunge prowkers is to remove:
A grunges.
B snarts.
C trigs.
D grods.
Don’t include a word from the stem in one of the options, or it will make people think it is the correct option.
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2: Antigrottification occurs:
A on spring mornings.
B on summer evenings provided there is no rain before dusk.
C on autumn afternoons.
D on winter nights.
This option looks more probable, because it is longer, and because it is the only one which is qualified.
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3: Lurkies suffer from trangitis because:
A their prads are always underdeveloped.
B all their brizes are horizontal.
C their curnpieces are usually imperfect.
D none of their dringoes can ever adapt.
Don’t mix indefinites with definites – indefinites are more likely to be correct. (Indefinites: usually, sometimes, often, seldom…;
Definites: all, never, none, and so on)
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4: Non-responsive frattling is usually found in an:
A gringle.
B janket.
C kloppie.
D uckerpod.
Don’t allow the indefinite article (‘an’) to give away the right answer.
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5: Which are exceptions to the law of lompicality?
A The miltrip and the nattercup.
B The bifid pantrip.
C The common queeter.
D The flanged ozzer.
Don’t ask for something plural, then make just one option plural.
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6: Which must be present for parbling to take place?
A Phlot and runge.
B Runge.
C Stuke and runge.
D Runge and trake.
It it’s not this option, it can’t be any of them (one way of thinking about it!!)
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7: One common disorder of an overspragged uckerpod is:
A copious vezzling.
B intermittent weggerment.
C non-responsive frattling.
D uneven yerkation.
Be careful about overlapping questions! Candidates should look at both questions, and get maximum thinking.
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8: Which of these is the correct answer?
A
B
C
D
There was a pattern. ‘D’ is due to come up again.
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