Dominic Q. Ferrer

Published on December 22,2009
Short Answer Test Tips-Help and Samples Question

Use flashcards, writing the key terms, dates and concepts on the front and the definition, event, and explanations on the back.
Try to anticipate questions that will be asked on the test and prepare for them. Usually what your instructor emphasizes in class will be on the test.
Try not to leave an answer blank. Show your work/write down your thoughts, even if you don't get the exact answer, partial credit is usually awarded.
If you don't know the answer, come back to it after you finish the rest of the test and make an educated guess. Other parts of the test may give you clues to what the answer may be.
If you can think up of more than one answer for a question, ask the instructor what to do.
Read the question carefully and make sure that you answer everything that it asks for. Some short answer questions have multiple parts.
Short-Answer Questions
Short-answer questions are “constructed-response,” or open-ended questions that require students to create an answer. Short-answer items typically require responses of one word to a few sentences. “Fill in the blank” and “completion” questions are examples of short-answer question types.
Advantages:
Short-answer questions assess unassisted recall of information, rather than recognition. Compared to essay questions, they are relatively easy to write.
Disadvantages:
Short-answer items are only suitable for questions that can be answered with short responses. Additionally, because students are free to answer any way they choose, short-answer questions can lead to difficulties in scoring if the question is not worded carefully. It’s important when writing short-answer questions that the desired student response is clear.
Most Appropriate For:
Questions that require student recall over recognition. Examples include assessing the correct spelling of items, or in cases when it is desirable to ensure that the students have committed the information to memory (medical students, for example, will require recall of information more than recognition by the nature of their jobs).
Bloom’s Levels:
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Exercise on Short Answers

Complete the short answers with the correct form.
1. Are you from Germany? - Yes, . / No, .
2. Are Peter and Sue your friends? - Yes, . / No, .
3. Has your sister got a car? - Yes, . / No, .
4. Do you speak English? - Yes, . / No, .
5. Can he play football? - Yes, . / No, .
6. Had they lived in London before they moved to Manchester? - Yes, . / No, .
7. Is she going by bus? - Yes, . / No, .
8. Did you talk to him? - Yes, . / No, .
9. Have you been waiting for long? - Yes, . / No, .
10. Will she send us a mail?- Yes, . / No,
Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is (big) than yours.
2. This flower is (beautiful) than that one.
3. This is the (interesting) book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live (long) than smokers.
5. Which is the (dangerous) animal in the world?
6. A holiday by the sea is (good) than a holiday in the mountains.
7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) than a beer.
8. Who is the (rich) woman on earth?
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) than last summer.
10. He was the (clever) thief of all.

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