The document discusses different types of tasks that can be included in an English language test, including closed-ended questions, open-ended questions, identifying information, multiple choice questions, cloze tests, scrambled text, interpreting visual information, labeling diagrams or pictures, matching, and table completion. It provides examples and brief descriptions of each type of task. The conclusion states that teachers can choose which tasks to include based on their objectives and their students' abilities.

1. Types of Tasks in an English
Language Test
Presented by:
Siwar Bdioui
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The Higher Institute of Applied
Studies in Humanities of Tunis

2. Content
• Types of tasks in an English test:
Closed-Ended Questions
Open-Ended Questions
Identifying information
Multiple-choice Questions
Cloze
Scrambled text
Interpreting visual information
Labeling diagram or a picture
Matching
Table completion: Information transfer
• Conclusion
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3. Closed-Ended Questions:
Are those which can be answered in only one word or
very short phrase
Open-Ended Questions
This type of questions cannot be answered in one word
but they are questions that have more than one right
answer, or ones that can be answered in many ways.
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5. Identifying information (True/False/Not given):
Students are given a number of statements and are
asked to state whether these statements are True ,
False or Not given.
Students should understand the differences between
‘False’ and ‘Not given’ or ‘Not stated’
E.g.:
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6. Multiple-choice Questions
Are questions that have several answers from which
one is to be chosen
E.g.:
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7. Cloze
This task consists of having a text with brief occasional
gaps that must be filled in with the appropriate words.
E.g.:
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9. Scrambled text
Students are given a scrambled (disordered)
sentences, paragraph or text to restore to its
original order.
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10. Interpreting visual information
This task tests, among other things, the student’s
ability to interpret a picture or a visual to demonstrate
a capacity for thinking skills
E.g.:
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11. Labeling diagram or a picture
in this type of question, learners have to complete
labels on a visual which may be:
- a diagram
- a set of pictures
- a plan
- a map
E.g.:
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12. Matching
Here the learners are presented with a number of
sentences or phrases which they have to match
with a list of sentences or phrases from the same
context .
E.g.:
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13. Table completion
In this type of question, testees are given a summary of
a part of the text, and have to complete it using words
or information taken from the text.
E.g.:
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14. Conclusion
There are many types of tasks that can be included in
an English language test. The teacher choose according
to his objectives and his learners’ abilities.
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