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Educational Measurement and Evaluation

Notes 29.1 Meaning of Short Answer Type Test

Form of Short Answer Type Tests : The tests in which such questions are asked, which can be
answered briefly are called short answer type tests. Short answer type questions are generally of
two types–short answer type and very short answer type. We are illustrating the both types here.
Short Answer Type Questions : The questions which can be answered in comparatively less time
and in less words than the essay type questions are called short answer type questions. The time
taken to answer one essay type question can suffice to answer 4-6 short-answer type questions.
Following are the examples :
1. What is the difference between measurement and evaluation ?
2. What are the steps of measurement ?
3. What do you understand by essay-type questions ?
4. Enlighten any two characteristics of transcendental poetry.
5. What are the figures of speech ?
Very Short Answer Type Questions : The questions which can be answered even more briefly and
in shorter time than the short answer type questions are called very short answer type questions.
The time taken to answer one essay type question or 4-6 short answer type questions can suffice to
answer 8-10 very short answer type questions. Here are given the examples of very short answer
type questions :
1. What do you mean by measurement ?
2. What do you mean by evaluation ?
3. Enumerate the steps of measurement.
4. Enumerate the steps of evaluation.

Short answer questions can also be used to test higher thinking skills, including analysis
or evaluation.

29.2 Format of Short Answer Type Test

Basically we have VSQ and SAQ. Questions of both types can be set using different formats, as
illustrated below.
(a) VSQ
(i) Direct question
What is the chemical formula of common salt ?
(ii) Selection form
Which of the two ‘come’ or ‘coming’ is the present participle ?
(iii) Completion form
(a + b) = _____ .
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(iv) Identification type
In the sentence given below underline the word which is an adjective :
I like black pen.
(v) Analogy type
Stamen : Carpel : : Pollen : ______ .
(vi) Classification variety (odd man out).

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