Language Testing and Evaluation – Types, Principles, Tools | 50 MCQs

Language Testing and Evaluation – Types, Principles, Tools (MCQ)

1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of a diagnostic test? (UGC NET 2019)

A) Rank learners

B) Identify strengths & weaknesses

C) Certify completion

D) Compare schools

Ans: B

2. A test conducted at the end of a term is called a: (PGTRB 2021)

A) Diagnostic

B) Proficiency

C) Summative

D) Placement

Ans: C

3. A test that checks if learners achieved textbook objectives is: (UGC NET 2020)

A) Achievement

B) Aptitude

C) Proficiency

D) Personality

Ans: A

4. A test used before instruction to group learners is: (TNTET 2018)

A) Progress

B) Placement

C) Diagnostic

D) Norm-referenced

Ans: B

5. Reliability refers to a test’s: (UGC NET 2018)

A) Content coverage

B) Consistency of results

C) Layout

D) Suitability

Ans: B

6. A test measuring what it intends to measure has: (SET 2019)

A) Usability

B) Validity

C) Objectivity

D) Economy

Ans: B

7. When two examiners give similar scores, it shows: (UGC NET 2021)

A) Construct validity

B) Inter-rater reliability

C) Face validity

D) Content reliability

Ans: B

8. “Washback” refers to: (PGTRB 2020)

A) Practicality

B) Effect of test on teaching

C) Length

D) Scoring

Ans: B

9. Testing listening, speaking, reading, writing together is: (UGC NET 2017)

A) Discrete-point

B) Integrative

C) Objective

D) Norm-referenced

Ans: B

10. MCQs are: (SET 2020)

A) Subjective

B) Objective test items

C) Portfolio tasks

D) Performance tasks

Ans: B

11. Essay writing is: (UGC NET 2020)

A) Matching

B) Cloze

C) Subjective

D) True/False

Ans: C

12. A test comparing learner performance with others is: (TNTET 2019)

A) Criterion-referenced

B) Norm-referenced

C) Proficiency

D) Portfolio

Ans: B

13. Criterion-referenced tests check: (UGC NET 2016)

A) Ranks

B) School comparison

C) Mastery of objectives

D) Job skills

Ans: C

14. CCE stresses: (CTET 2016)

A) Annual exams

B) Continuous scholastic + co-scholastic assessment

C) End tests

D) Oral only

Ans: B

15. Which is NOT a tool of evaluation? (PGTRB 2017)

A) Checklists

B) Rating scales

C) Anecdotal records

D) Physics lab manual

Ans: D

16. A cloze test measures: (UGC NET 2015)

A) Grammar only

B) Integrated reading & vocabulary

C) Listening

D) Pronunciation

Ans: B

17. Face validity means: (UGC NET 2018)

A) Appearance of measuring correctly

B) Statistical truth

C) Item difficulty

D) Timing

Ans: A

18. Construct validity checks whether the test: (SET 2021)

A) Predicts jobs

B) Represents the theoretical trait

C) Is easy

D) Looks neat

Ans: B

19. Oral interview assesses: (PGTRB 2019)

A) Performance

B) Portfolio

C) Objective

D) Cloze

Ans: A

20. A rubric is a: (UGC NET 2017)

A) Blueprint

B) Rating scale

C) Norm table

D) Inventory

Ans: B

21. Backwash effect is: (UGC NET 2016)

A) Teaching affects test

B) Test affects teaching

C) Scheduling

D) Syllabus effect

Ans: B

22. Formative evaluation is for: (CTET 2019)

A) Certification

B) Selection

C) Continuous feedback

D) Ranking

Ans: C

23. An example of alternative assessment: (UGC NET 2020)

A) Weekly test

B) Written exam

C) Portfolio

D) Surprise test

Ans: C

24. Administering the same test twice measures: (SET 2018)

A) Test–retest reliability

B) Split-half

C) Inter-rater

D) Parallel-forms

Ans: A

25. Too many items for limited time affects: (PGTRB 2018)

A) Validity

B) Reliability

C) Practicality

D) Authenticity

Ans: C

26. Achievement test is based on: (TNTET 2021)

A) Proficiency

B) Textbook + syllabus

C) Job needs

D) International norms

Ans: B

27. Aptitude test measures: (UGC NET 2015)

A) Proficiency

B) Underlying capacity

C) Errors

D) Progress

Ans: B

28. Progress tests are taken: (CTET 2018)

A) Before course

B) End

C) During course

D) College only

Ans: C

29. Objective questions are preferred because: (UGC NET 2019)

A) No prep

B) Guessable

C) Fast, reliable scoring

D) Tests creativity

Ans: C

30. NOT tested in listening tasks: (SET 2020)

A) Main ideas

B) Details

C) Attitude

D) Spelling

Ans: D

31. Communicative testing stresses: (UGC NET 2018)

A) Grammar

B) Real-life use

C) Memory

D) Translation

Ans: B

32. Reading for gist is tested by: (PGTRB 2020)

A) Dictation

B) Skimming

C) Transcription

D) Translation

Ans: B

33. Blueprint ensures: (UGC NET 2017)

A) Printing

B) Content-skill balance

C) Short exams

D) High fees

Ans: B

34. Item analysis focuses on: (SET 2019)

A) Errors

B) Difficulty & discrimination

C) Seating

D) Attendance

Ans: B

35. Holistic scoring means: (UGC NET 2016)

A) Component marking

B) Length only

C) Overall impression

D) Mechanical accuracy

Ans: C

36. Analytic scoring means: (PGTRB 2019)

A) One score

B) Separate scores

C) Yes/No

D) Machine scoring

Ans: B

37. Peer assessment develops: (CTET 2020)

A) Competition

B) Autonomy + reflection

C) Test scores

D) Teacher authority

Ans: B

38. Self-assessment uses: (UGC NET 2021)

A) Norm tables

B) Keys

C) Checklists

D) Charts

Ans: C

39. A very easy test has: (SET 2017)

A) High difficulty index

B) Low difficulty

C) Difficulty index ≈ 1

D) Negative D-index

Ans: C

40. Real-world tasks indicate: (UGC NET 2019)

A) Face validity

B) Authenticity

C) Speed

D) Randomness

Ans: B

41. Best test for pronunciation: (PGTRB 2021)

A) Cloze

B) Minimal pairs

C) Translation

D) Worksheet

Ans: B

42. Observation schedule is used for: (UGC NET 2015)

A) Science

B) Recording classroom behaviour

C) Attendance

D) Timetable

Ans: B

43. IELTS/TOEFL are: (UGC NET 2020)

A) Textbook tests

B) Proficiency tests

C) Diagnostic

D) Internal marks

Ans: B

44. Poor audio affects: (SET 2021)

A) Content validity

B) Reliability & fairness

C) Only face validity

D) Difficulty only

Ans: B

45. Grammar-translation testing produces: (UGC NET 2017)

A) Positive washback

B) Negative washback

C) Better pronunciation

D) Speaking motivation

Ans: B

46. Difficulty level & scoring scheme appear in: (PGTRB 2018)

A) Lesson plan

B) Blueprint

C) Diary

D) Cover

Ans: B

47. Young learners’ speaking is best tested by: (TNTET 2020)

A) Written

B) Repetition

C) Role plays

D) Silent reading

Ans: C

48. “Washback” means: (UGC NET 2022)

A) Scoring

B) Blueprint

C) Backwash

D) Backlog

Ans: C

49. Pair discussion to plan a trip tests: (SET 2020)

A) Accuracy

B) Integrated functions

C) Memory

D) Reading

Ans: B

50. Best principle in inclusive evaluation: (UGC NET 2021)

A) Difficulty

B) Uniform format

C) Flexibility & fairness

D) Oral only

Ans: C