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Unit 26: Achievement Test: Concept, Types and Construction

scholars term them as Old System of Tests. As they have been prevalent continuously and continues Notes
even today, so some scholars call them as Traditional Tests. The chief shortcoming of these tests is
that the measurement in them depends on the viewpoint of the measurers. From this viewpoint,
some scholars call them as Subjective Tests.
Essay type questions are of several types—Descriptive, Explanatory, Discussion, Comparison,
Illustrative and Criticism, etc. Here are given the examples of such essay-type questions :
1. Short Answer Questions
Short answer questions generally require exact answers and, although taking many forms,
they share the following distinctive features.
(i) They usually take less than five minutes to read and answer, many take lessc than a
minute.
(ii) They include some guidance on the extent of the answer, many take less than a minute.
space or specific instruction such as “In not more than 20 words...”
(iii) The answer is supplied by the pupil, not pre-selected as in objective questions.
They can be grouped into two broad categories :
(a) extended answer
(b) insert and completion
(a) Extended Answer Type
The extended answer version includes questions which require pupils to write a brief
description, draw a map, make a list, perform a calculation, translate a sentence, write
down a definition or formula and so on. They are probably the commonest form of
questions used in schools and are frequently used by examining Boards. They are
deceptively easy to set and usually difficult to mark with any degree of speed and
consistency.
Examples
1. Give the titles of two novels of Prem Chand and for each the names of three of the
principal characters.
(a) Title : _______________________
Characters : (i) _______ (ii) _______ (iii) _______
(b) Title : _______________________
Characters : (i) _______ (ii) _______ (iii) _______
2. Describe briefly two factors which contributed to the outbreak of the First World
War. Do not write more than thirty words about each factor.
3. Name the two types of chemical compound which combine to form salts, and then
name one inorganic and one organic salt.
4. Make diagrams to show the structure of
(i) an atom
(ii) a human cell
(iii) Methyl alcohol
5. Write two separate sentences, one containing the word ‘eminent’ and the other
containing ‘imminent’.
6. Construct
(a) An equilateral triangle with the sides measuring 4 cm.
(b) A square with 5 cm side.
(c) Find out the difference between the areas of the triangle and the square you
have constructed.

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