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Educational Measurement and Evaluation

Notes (b) Completion Type
The commonest form of completion questions is one where the pupil is required to add
one or two words to complete an incomplete statement correctly. Where the missing
words are in the body of the statement to be completed it is usually called an insert type.
Examples
1. In the human eye light enters the (I)....., which is surrounded by the part called the
(2)....., As the amount of light increases this part (3).....but (4).....again when the
amount of light decreases. On reaching the (5).....at the back of the eye the light
stimulates two types of nerve cell called (6) r......and (7) c......
(1) ................ (2) ................ (3) ................ (4)................
(5) ................ (6) ................ (7) ................
2. Complete the missing words in this paragraph.
That night there was so little hotel a ...tion that they had to take an expensive......of
rooms.
After paying the bill they were almost p......less.
(A useful technique for testing vocabulary and spelling).
3. Complete the following formulae :
Ammonia : N ......
Sulphuric acid : H ......
Sodium carbonate : ...... CO
(Incompleteness of formulae can be adjusted in accordance with what is to be tested.)
4. Complete the expansion by filling in the blanks :
2
2
(a + b) = a + b + 2ab
2

A completion type is where the words are required at the end of the statement. The use
of insert or completion questions is not, however, limited to written statements and can
be used to prepare extremely good questions based on incomplete maps, drawings,
diagrams, formulae, calculations, and the like.

2. Objective Type Questions
What is an objective question ? Simply, an objective question is one which is free from any
subjective bias–either from the tester or the marker. Confusingly, in educational jargon, the
adjective ‘objective’ usually means ‘not subjective’ while the noun ‘objective’ usually means
an aim, a goal, target or intention. This sub-section is not about course objectives-aims, intended
learning outcomes, etc–but about testing which is free from subjective elements. There can
only be one right or objective answer to an objective question. Objective questions can take
various forms, but invariably they require brief answers with little or no writing. A simple
tick or a quick oral answer may be enough.
(i) Simple Recall
The most common used objective type question by teacher as part of their day-to-day
teaching is simple recall. The teacher asks a short question, expecting a quick one-word
answer or a simple statement completed. Let us have a look at some examples.
(a) Direct question : After which battle was the Mughal empire established in India ?
Expected answer : First Battle of Panipat.
(b) Incomplete statement : A writer called Jane............wrote Pride and Prejudice.
Expected answer : Austen

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