Objective tests are tests where the scoring does not vary between examiners or over time. The answers are either correct or incorrect, with no partial credit. There are different types of objective test questions including recall, recognition, and context dependent. Objective tests have several merits such as allowing for extensive sampling of topics, objective scoring, saving time, and eliminating irrelevant factors from affecting scores. However, they also have limitations such as not being able to evaluate all objectives and the possibility of guessing answers correctly. The validity and reliability of objective tests can be improved by avoiding difficult words and clues to answers in questions.

1. OBJECTIVE TEST

2. OBJECTIVE TEST
 When the scoring of a test will not vary from
examiner to examiner or time to time, is
called objective test.
 Answer is only one and specific, so marks will
be either full or zero.
 Answer is either correct or wrong.
 Answer is in a word, in a number or in a part
of sentence.

3. TYPES
 Recall type – in a word, part of a sentence or
completion.
 Recognition type – alternatives , matching ,
multiple choice.
 Context dependant type – pictorial form

4. MERITS
1.EXTENSIVE SAMPLING
 Items can be spread over the topics to be
covered by a more representative sampling
can be obtained. No. of questions are more.
2.OBJECTIVITY IN SCORING
 Since the answers are definite, so only one
correct answer is possible, so the score will be
full or zero.

5. MERITS
3.ECONOMY OFTIME
 Nature of the answers is definite or brief, so
wider area of content can be covered in a
given period.Totally time saving procedure.
It also saveslot of time of the teachers.
4.ELIMINATION OF IRRELEVANT FACTORS
 It eliminates the factors such as speed of
writing, fluency of expression, good
handwriting etc.

6. MERITS
5.INCENTIVE
 It creates an incentive for pupils to build up a
broad base of knowledge ,skills and abilities.
6.It measures higher mental processes of
understanding application, analysis,
prediction and interpretation.
7.High reliability due to objectiveness in the
question.
8.It Can be organized online.

7. LIMITATIONS OF OBJECTIVE TYPE
TEST
 Objectives like ability to organize matter, ability,
ability to represent matter logically etc. can be
evaluated.
 Guessing is possible, chances of success may be
reduced by the inclusion of large number of
items.(questions)
 The construction of objective type test items is
difficult. It requires special abilities. , it is time
consuming.
 Printing cost is greater than essay type test.
 Both the essay type and objective examinations can
be used to evaluate pupil’s achievement, while using

8. HOW CAN VALIDITY AND
RELIABILITY BE IMPROVED?
 Difficult words should be avoided.
 An item should not provide clues to the
answer.
 Answer should follow a random pattern.
 Avoid ambiguous statements.
 Quantitative rather than qualitative words
should be used.