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CLASS NO # 11024

TOPIC : CONSTRUCTION
OF MCQs TYPE TEST
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
It consists of two parts:
Stem & Alternatives
The statement is called stem
and the choices or expected answers are
called alternatives.
In alternatives, the best and correct
alternative is called answer while the
remaining or the false options are called
Distracters.
Example of MCQ
Who was the first president of USA? (Stem)
(a)Richard Nixon (b)John F. Kennedy
(c) George Washington (d) Abraham Lincoln.

The (C) is answer, while

the remaining three (a,b,d)
are the distracters
Suggestions for Writing
1. There should be only one correct answer
in the alternatives.
e.g which is the largest province in
respect of area?
(a) Sindh (b) Punjab (c) Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
(d) Baluchistan
2. All distracters should be logical and
related.
e.g., The name of the capital of Pakistan is
______
(a) Karachi, (b) Islamabad, (c) Lahore,
(d) Mardan
3. Give the correct answers randomly
4. Length of all responses should be
approximately equal
5. Avoid irrelevant grammatical clause
6. VOCABULARY ACCORDING TO
THE LEVEL OF STUDENTS.
7. STEM SHOULD INTRODUCE
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE
EXAMINEE
ADVANTAGES
1. THEY CAN MEASURE HIGHER
LEVEL
KNOWLEDGE i.e. UNDERSTANDING,
JUDGEMENT, ABILITY TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS
2. A LARGE AMOUNT OF COURSE
CONTENT CAN BE TESTED BECAUSE
THE EXAMINEES DO NOT REQUIRE
MUCH TIME FOR WRITING THE
ANSWER
3. EASY TO SCORE
4. THEY CAN CHECK JUDGMENT ABILITY OF
THE STUDENT.
LIMITATIONS
1. EXAMINEES WHO DO NOT THE CORRECT
ANSWER CAN SUCCEED IN GUESSING
2. SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO FIND FOUR OR FIVE
CHOICES IN CONSTRUCTION
3. TIME CONSUMING AT TEAHCER END
4. STUDENTS ANSWERS FROM A SPECIFIED LIST
OF ANSWERS SO THEY CANNOT EXPRESS
THEMSELVES.
Thank you