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Testing vocabulary
- 2. Types of Vocabularyknowledge
- 3. Sources of Wordsto 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 theletter 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 thealternatives the word or the definition that is the closest in meaning to
- 7. Choose the letterof 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
- 9. Exampl e: Choose the letterof the item. Look at the picture and tell what facial expression it is. a. smiling b. laughing c. giggling d. crying
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- 11. Example: Choose the wordclosest 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 typeof 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 typesof 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.
- 15. Example: Underline the wordthat does not fit. Dollar yen pound money
- 16. Matching Items: Another typeof item is one in which the testee is presented with a short passage or several unconnected sentences with blanks.
- 17. Example: Draw lines connectingthe pairs of opposit A B brave awake female expensive cheap succeed asleep cowardly fail male
- 19. Example: Complete the sentence. furtiv The ________ steps confirmed he was e hiding from someone.
- 20. Word Formation Items: Anothertype 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
- 21. Example: Write the correctform 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 Anothervocabulary-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 synonymin another clause: Example: Your explanation doesn’t need to be so convoluted.
- 24. 2. An antonymor contrasted word in another clause Example: May was indignant about the problem, and had to calm her down.
- 25. 3. A causeor effect of the word in question Example: pollution from the factory is contaminating the local farmers’ field.
- 26. 4. An illustrationof 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.