3. Sources of Words to
Test
The test maker’s job is easiest if all
the students have been using the
same syllabus or course of study.
4. Multiple Choice tasks:
- Words that have a
similar meaning toare
- Words that the
correct word but which
contextually
are inappropriate in
related but which
context
do not fit in the
context.
5. Example:
Choose the letter of the item
which is the nearest in meaning
to the word in italics:
He was reluctant to answer.
a) unprepared
b) unwilling
c) refusing
d) slow
6. choose
from among the alternatives
the word or the definition that
is the closest in meaning to
7. Choose the letter of the item
which is the definition of the
word in bold.
1. Idiosyncrasy is
a. the ideology of a political party or organization
b. a peculiar habit or characteristic of an individual or
group
c. synchronous movement between two mechanical
parts
d. a characteristic of selfish people
8.
9. Exampl
e:
Choose the letter of the item.
Look at the picture and tell what facial
expression it is.
a. smiling
b. laughing
c. giggling
d. crying
11. Example:
Choose the word closest in meaning to the
word surrounded by apostrophes ('word').
1. Be careful not to ' rush ' your studies,
even when in a hurry.
a.Improve
b. Hurry
c. deepen
12. Context items:
Another type of multiple choice
item is one that has a sentence
with a blank in it, and the
testees choose which of the
alternatives fit in the sentence.
13. Example:
1. The _______ moon was shiny that
night.
a. Whining
b. Waxing
c. Willing
d. wafering
14. Set Items
Another types of item is one where
testees are presented with a set of
word. In the case of a recognition
types of item, the testees decide
which word in the set does not fit
with the other; in the case of
production types items, the testees
indicated what topic lies all of the
words together.
20. Word Formation Items:
Another type of items not the
testees’ knowledge of the meaning
of word but their knowledge of
word from. In this case, testees are
given a sentence or paragraph,
and they are instructed to fill in
blanks with the correct forms of the
words that they are given.
21. Example:
Write the correct form of the word in
capital letters in the blank.
HONEST Darren says he
didn’t cheat, but I ___________ don’t
know what to think.
22. Guessing Meaning from
Context
Another vocabulary-related skill to
test is the ability to guess the
meaning of an unknown item from
context. In testing this skill,
students are usually presented with
a word that they would ne unlikely
to know and are asked to figure out
what it means
23. 1. A synonym in another clause:
Example:
Your explanation doesn’t
need to be so convoluted.
24. 2. An antonym or contrasted
word in another clause
Example:
May was indignant about the
problem, and had to calm her
down.
25. 3. A cause or effect of the word in
question
Example:
pollution from the factory is
contaminating the local farmers’
field.
26. 4. An illustration of the word in
question
Example:
Jeff is so parsimonious that
he won’t spend a penny is he
doesn’t have to.
27. Example:
I used a pitter to remove the
seeds from the cherries.
