This document discusses different types of test items that can be used to assess students, including matching, multiple choice, and essay questions. For matching questions, students match items in column A to column B. Multiple choice questions consist of a stem and a blank for the answer. Essay questions allow students to organize their thoughts on a subject and are used to assess higher-order thinking skills. When using essay questions, teachers should provide keywords, grading criteria, and a time limit to focus students' responses. It also recommends that teachers grade all answers to one question before moving to the next and do so without knowing the identity of the student.

1.  The matching type items may be
considered as modified multiple choice type
items where the choices progressively reduce
as one successfully matches the items on the
left with the items on the left with the items on
the right.

2. A
__ 1. Magellan
__ 2. Rizal
__ 3. Aguinaldo
B
a. First President of the Republic
b. National Hero
c. Discovered the Philippines
d. Brain of Katipunan
• Example: Match the items in column A with
the items in column B.
A variant of the matching type items is the data
sufficiency and comparison type of test illustrated
below.

3. • Example: Write G if the item on the left is greater
than the item on the right; L if the item on the left is
less than the item on the right; E if the item on the left
equals the item on the right and D if the relationship
cannot be determined.
B
___ a. -3
___ b. 615
___ c. 3 meters
A
1. Square root of 9
2. Square of 25
3. 36 inches

4.  Like the multiple choice test, the items in this kind
of test consist of a stem and a blank where the
students would write the correct answer.
• Example: The study of life and living organisms is
called ________.
• Example: Write an appropriate synonym for each
of the following. Each blank corresponds to a letter.
Metamorphose: _ _ _ _ _ _
Flourish: _ _ _ _
CHANGE
GROW

5.  Essays, classified as non-objective tests,
allow for the assessment of higher order
thinking skills. Such tests require students to
organize their thoughts on a subject matter in
coherent sentences in order to inform an
audience.

6. 1. Comparisons between two or more things
2. The development and defense of an opinion
3. Questions of cause and effect
4. Explanations of meanings
5. Summarizing of information in a designated area
6. Analysis
7. Knowledge of relationships
8. Illustrations of rules, principles, procedures, and
applications
9. Applications of rules, laws, and principles to new
situations
10. Criticisms of the adequacy, relevance, or
correctness of a concept, idea, or information
11. Formulation of new questions and problems
12. Reorganization of facts
13. Discriminations between objects, concepts, or
events
14. Inferential thinking

7. Phase the direction in such a way that
students are guided on the key concepts to
be included.
Write an essay on the topic, “Plant
Photosynthesis” using the following keywords
and phrases: chlorophyll, sunlight, water,
carbon dioxide, oxygen, by-product, stomata.

8. Inform the students on the criteria to be
used for grading their essays. This rule allows the
students to focus on relevant and substantive
materials rather than on peripheral and unnecessary
facts and bits of information.
Write an essay on the topic “Plant
Photosynthesis” using the keywords indicated.
You will be graded according to the following
criteria. (a) coherence, (b) accuracy of statements
(c) use of keywords, (d) clarity and (e) extra points
for innovative presentation of ideas.

9. Put a time on the essay test.
Decide on your essay grading system prior
to getting the essays of your students.
Evaluate all of the students answers to one
questions before proceeding to the next question.
Evaluate answers to essay questions
without knowing the identity of the writer.
Whenever possible, have two or more
persons grade each answer.