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Start: 05.03 am                   End: 05.09 am    (25 March 2016)
Title: Evaluate What You Teach
Page: 4
Topic: Exam English
Details: 
TYPES OF EXAM QUESTION AND USING THEM EFFECTIVELY
Tests commonly include questions that ask students to select the appropriate answers from a list of options provided by the teacher. Other common questions require the student to fill in or supply the answer to the question based on what was taught during the class.

• Select

1. True/false questions
2. Matching
3. Multiple choice questions

• Supply

1. Fill in the blank questions
2. Short answer questions
3. Long answer questions

COMMON EXAM QUESTION TERMS AND WHAT THEY MEAN

• Word
• Definition/define
• Exposition/expository
• Analyze/analysis
• Argument/argumentative
• Persuasive/persuade
• Cause/effect
• Compare and contrast
• Narrative
• Descriptive
• Division
• Classification

Purpose of the writer: Using a mix of the types of questions and making sure that your questions are well written, clearly explained and understood by your students will help reduce confusion and ensure that your tests actually evaluate the right content in appropriate ways. while students will probably never enjoy taking tests, it is important to ensure that they are as free of needless confusion and irritation as humanly possible.
Quotation/expression: Students complain that the exam was too 'tough' or that the questions were 'unclear' or 'unfair'. While there may be a small number of teachers out there who may intentionally try to trick their students by writing exams that are impossible to pass or even understand.
Opinion: I think this article is good to know how to make a good test or exam question and make it effective.

Source:http://eflmagazine.com/evaluate-what-you-teach-teach-what-you-evaluate/