Guidelines for Question Setters

1. What is the rationale for making 'completing a story' tasks more guided with clues for classes 6-8?

• A) To limit the students' creativity
• B) To ensure every student writes the exact same story
• C) To test the ability to follow complex instructions
• D) To provide support for the extension of ideas

2. If a question setter finds that their rearranging test item can be logically sequenced in multiple ways, what should they do?

• A) Provide all possible correct answers in the marking scheme.
• B) Instruct students to choose only one sequence.
• C) Redesign the test to ensure there is only one correct sequence.
• D) Award marks for any sequence that makes some sense.

3. What are students required to write in their answer script for an MCQ item?

• A) The entire sentence with the correct option
• B) The question number and the letter (a/b/c/d) of the correct answer
• C) Only the correct word or phrase
• D) The question and the correct answer

4. For a gap-filling activity, what is the recommended way to format the blanks?

• A) Make the blanks of varying lengths based on the answer
• B) Place the blanks at the beginning of the sentence
• C) Make all the blanks of an equal length
• D) Use more than two blanks per sentence

5. For classes 6 to 8, if an original text for summarization contains 150 words, what is the target word count for the summary?

• A) 100 words
• B) 75 words
• C) 50 words
• D) 25 words

6. What is the primary purpose of True/False questions as stated in the text?

• A) To test a student's writing skills
• B) To measure the ability to identify whether statements of fact are correct
• C) To assess vocabulary and context guessing
• D) To check the ability to organize sentences

7. According to the guidelines, what is the maximum number of answer options that should be provided for a Multiple Choice Question (MCQ)?

• A) Two
• B) Three
• C) Four
• D) Five