Assessment in Learning

Prof. Yonardo A. Gabuyo

Cagayan State University
May 19, 2023
1. Teacher Eva administered a test
to assess her students’ knowledge
about her lesson in “Test
Construction”. The result is not
included in the computation of grade,
this process is known as ______.
A. Assessment of Learning
B. Assessment as Learning
C. Assessment in Learning
D. Assessment for Learning
2. Based on the K to 12 grading system of
Department of Education, which of the
following used to determine the grades of
pupils/students?
I. Assessment of Learning
II. Formative Assessment
III. Summative Assessment
IV. Assessment for Learning
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and III
D. II, III and IV
3. Teacher Mark allows his students’
own performance in their experiment
in Biology to reflect on their own
learning progress. This process is
also known as _______.
A. Assessment of Learning
B. Assessment as Learning
C. Assessment in Learning
D. Assessment for Learning
4.Teacher Jovie discovered that her
students are weak in sentence
construction. Which test should she
administer to determine what other
skill(s) her pupils are weak?
A. Placement Test
B. Formative Test
C. Diagnostic Test
D. Summative Test
5. The result of National Assessment
Test (NAT) are interpreted against a set
of mastery level. This means that NAT is
categorized as ___________ test.
I. criterion-referenced
II. norm-referenced
A. I only
B. II only
C. Either I or II
D. Can’t be determined
6. Which of the following is the main
purpose of criterion-referenced testing?
A. A student performance will be
compared to his classmates.
B. A student must attain the passing
mark of 75%.
C.A student gained the skills and
competence needed.
D. all of the above
7. Which of the following represents
norm-referenced statement?
A. Cristy was able to get 90 items correctly
out of 100 items in mathematics.
B. Fitch performed better in mathematics
test than 88% of his classmates.
C. Jane was able to solve 88% of the
problem correctly.
D. Glenn solved 9 problems out of 15
problems correctly.
8. Teacher Christopher will construct
a Quarterly Assessment for his Math 7
subject. Which of the following
should be consider first?
A. Prepare a table of specification.
B. Go back to his instructional
objectives.
C. Study the content of his discussed
lessons.
D. Identify the format of the test item.
9. Which of the following test
format does NOT belong to the
group?
A. Short answer
B. Multiple choice
C. True or false
D. Matching type
10. Which of the following is NOT true
about matching type of test?
I. The descriptions and options not
necessarily homogeneous.
II. The options at the first column and the
descriptions at the second column.
III. The number of options must be greater
than the number of descriptions.
IV. There must be at least three items.
A. I only B. I and II
C. II and III D. II, III and IV
11. _____is an example of vegetable.
The question above is an example of
a poorly constructed test item. What
makes the test item poor?
A. It is not a significant test item.
B. The blank at the beginning of the
sentence.
C. It is a very easy test item.
D. It is a short question.
12.Which of the following
instructional objectives is the
lowest level of Krathwohl’s
cognitive taxonomy?
A. Identify the kinds of measures of
dispersion.
B. Compute the value of standard deviation.
C. Explain the concept of dispersion.
D. Compare and contrast the different
measures of dispersions.
13. Teacher Ace constructed a matching
type test. In his column of descriptions are
combinations of presidents, senators,
cabinet members, current issues, and
sports. Which rule of constructing a
matching type of test was NOT followed?
A. The options must be greater than the
descriptions.
B. The descriptions must be
heterogeneous.
C. The descriptions must be homogeneous.
D. Arrange the options according to order.
14. When teacher Gerald used the table
of specification in constructing his
quarterly assessment, which of the
following characteristics of a good test
will be assured to his students?
A. Administrability
B. Objectivity
C. Content Validity
D. Reliability
15. Teacher Anne wants to test her
students’ ability to speak
extemporaneously, which of the following
is the most valid assessment tool?
A. Let his students construct a speech.
B. Written test on the guidelines in
delivering extemporaneous speech.
C. Let them make their portion on speeches
delivered.
D. Performance test in extemporaneous
speaking.
16. Which statement is true in a bell-
shaped curve?
A. There are more high scores than
low scores.
B. Most of the scores are high.
C. The scores are normally
distributed.
D. There are more low scores than
high scores.
Direction: Match column A with column B. Write only the letter of your answer at the
line on the left.
Column A Column B
___ 1. December 25 A. Considered the 8th wonder of the
___ 2. Ferdinand Marcos world
___ 3. Corazon Aquino B. The founder of Katipunan
___ 4. Baguio City C. Christmas Day
___ 5. Andres Bonifacio D. The first woman President of the
___ 6. Banaue Rice Terraces Philippines
___ 7. Benigno Aquino E. The summer capital of the
Philippines
F. The President of the Philippines
Who served the longest
G. Former senator of the Philippines

17. What is the main defect of the test item?

A. It does not measure what is intended to measure.
B. Consists of 7 items only.
C. It is not reliable.
D. The descriptions and options are not homogeneous.
18. Which of the following is NOT a
factor in errors in assessment?
A. The test-retest may increase a
student’s score.
B. The test questions may get outdated.
C. The student may take the test for
granted.
D. Administering the test twice may
measure different attribute.
Direction: Match column A with column B. Write only the letter of your answer at the
line on the left.

Column A Column B
___ 1. December 25 A. Considered the 8th wonder of the
___ 2. Ferdinand Marcos world
___ 3. Corazon Aquino B. The founder of Katipunan
___ 4. Baguio City C. Christmas Day
___ 5. Andres Bonifacio D. The first woman President of the
___ 6. Banaue Rice Terraces Philippines
___ 7. Benigno Aquino E. The summer capital of the
Philippines
F. The President of the Philippines
Who served the longest
G. Former senator of the Philippines
19 How would you improve the test item?
A. Column A should be in Column B and
Column B should be in Column A.
B. Increase the number of items in Column A.
C. Capitalize items in Column A.
D. Remove letter G in Column B.
20. Teacher Marie wanted to teach
her pupils folk dancing. Her check-
up test was a written test on the
steps of folk dance. What
characteristic of good test does it
lack?
A. Objectivity
B. Scorability
C. Validity
D. Reliability
21. The criterion of success in Teacher Harold’s
objective is that “the students must be able to get
85% of the items correctly.” Ana and 24 others got
36 items correctly out of 50. This means that
Teacher Harold ___________.
A. attained his objective because of his
appropriate teaching materials
B. failed to attain his lesson objective as
far as the 25 pupils are concerned
C. attained his lesson objective
D. did not attain his lesson objective
because the student’s failed to study the
material.
22. In a one hundred-item test what
does Gil’s score of 70 mean?
A. He surpassed 70 of his
classmates in terms of score.
B. He surpassed 30 of his
classmates in terms of score.
C. He got a score above mean.
D. He got 70 items correctly.
23. Assessment is said to be authentic
when a teacher ____________.

A. gives a child a reliable test.

B. includes other stakeholders in the
assessment procedures.
C. gives students real life tasks to
accomplish.
D. involve the students in the formulation
of the test.
24. Which of the following statements is
NOT true about rubrics?
I. Rubrics are not developmental.
II. Rubrics can be used for summative and formative
assessments.
III. Rubrics can provide both grade and detailed
feedback to improve future performance.
IV. Students should not be involved in the rubric
construction.
A. I only
B. II and III
C. I and IV
D. IV only
25. Which of the following statements is
important in developing scoring rubrics?
I. Description of each criterion will serve as
standard.
II. The descriptions of level of performance must
be clear.
III. Rating scales must be discussed.
IV. Mastery levels of achievement must be
emphasized.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. I, II, III
D. I. II, III, IV
26. What does a positive skewed
score distribution mean?
A. The mean, median, and mode
are equal.
B. Most of the scores are low.
C. The scores are normally
distributed.
D. Most of the scores are above
the mean.
27. Which of the following statements
best describes the performance of the
students when their scores are
negatively skewed?
A. Most students got very high scores.
B.The scores are equally distributed
from left and right of their mean.
C. A few students performed above the
mean.
D. Most students did not perform well.
28.Teacher Mark gave a 40-item where
the mean performance of the class is 32
with a standard deviation of 3. Anthony
got a score of 37, what description rating
should teacher Mark give to Anthony?
A. Poor
B. Average
C. Outstanding
D. Above average
29. The computed r = 0.93 for scores in
English and Math. What does this mean?
A. Math scores are slightly related to the
English scores.
B. The higher the scores in English, the
lower the scores in Math.
C. Scores in English are positively related
to the scores in Math.
D. English scores are not related to the
Math scores.
 Study these groups of tests that were administered to
a class where James belongs, then answer the question below.

Subject James’ score Mean score Standard

deviation (s)
Math 88 86 1.5
English 90 88 2.0
Music 92 95 0.75

30. What type of Learner is James?

A. Musical
B. Logical
C. Linguistic
D. Bodily kinesthetic
Study these groups of tests that were administered to
a class were James belongs, then answer the question below.
Subject James’ score Mean score Standard
deviation (s)
Math 88 86 1.5
English 90 88 2.0
Music 92 95 0.75

31. In which group are scores most spread?

A. Math and Music
B. Math
C. English
D. Music
Table shown below is a result of item conducted
by Ms. Mary Ann for her Second Quarter
Examination in Mathematics 10. The letter with
asterisk represents the correct answer.
Item No.1 A B* C
Upper 27% 3 8 3
Lower 27% 6 3 1
32. The table shows that the test item analyzed __.
A. has a positive discrimination index
B. has a negative discrimination index
C. is easy
D. is difficult
Table shown below is a result of item conducted by Ms. Mary
Ann for her Second Quarter Examination in Mathematics 10. The
letter with asterisk represents the correct answer.

Item No.1 A B* C
Upper 27% 3 8 3
Lower 27% 6 3 1

33. Based on the table, which is the most effective

distracter?
A. Option A
B. Option B
C. Option C
D. Option D
Table shown below is a result of item conducted
by Ms. Mary Ann for her Second Quarter
Examination in Mathematics 10. The letter with
asterisk represents the correct answer.
Item No. 1 A B* C
Upper 27% 3 8 3
Lower 27% 6 3 1
34. Based on the table, what would you do with the
test item?
A. Make the item bonus
B. Reject the item
C. Retain the item
D. Revise the item
35. Based on the K to 12 grading system of
DepEd, what is the percentage given to
written work to the grade of Grade 1 to 10
students in Mathematics and Science?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
36. Which of the following is the
description of the level of proficiency of
Hazel in English if her numerical is 85?
A. Satisfactory
B. Very Satisfactory
C. Fairly Satisfactory
D. Outstanding
37. Marie is 1.25 standard deviation above
the mean of her group in Science and 2.0
standard deviation above Mathematics.
What does this imply?
A. She excels in both subjects.
B. She is better in Science than in
Mathematics.
C. She does not excel in Science nor in
Mathematics.
D. She is better in Mathematics than in
Science.
38. XYZ University wants an entrance test
that can identify the future outcomes or
differences such as showing who will
graduate from college or who would
dropout. The test has ____.
A. Curricular validity
B. Content validity
C. Construct validity
D. Predictive validity
39. Which of the following can measure the
stability of the test results?
A. Test-retest method
B. Split-half method
C. Parallel method
D. Kuder-richardson formula
40. Which of the following can measure the
internal consistency of the test results?
I. Test-retest method
II. Split-half method
III. Parallel method
IV. Kuder-richardson formula
A. I and II
B. II and IV
C. I and III
D. I, II, III and IV
41. Which of the following types of
validity that reflects the relationship
between the content of the lesson and
instructional objectives of the
program of studies?
A. Criterion validity
B. Curricular validity
C. Content validity
D. Predictive validity
42. A portfolio assessment requires a
representation of a collection of student’s
work. What is the purpose of the said activity?
I. To showcase the current abilities and skills of the
learners.
II. To show growth and development of the learners.
III. To evaluate the cumulative achievement of the
learners.
A. II and III
B. I and II
C. I and III
D. I, II, and III
43. Which of the following statements
describes performance-based
assessment?
I. Evaluates complex learning outcomes.
II. Encourages the application of learning
to real life situation.
III. Measures broad range of learning
contents.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. I, II and III
44. About how many percent of the
cases fall between -2SD to +2SD units
from the mean?
A. 68.26%
B. 95.44%
C. 99.72%
D. 99.98%
45. Which of the following statement best
described the performance of the students
when their scores are negatively skewed?
A. A few students performed above the
mean.
B. The scores are equally distributed from
left and right of its mean.
C. Most students got very high scores.
D. Most students did not perform well.
46. A class is composed of academically
poor students. The distribution most
likely to be__________.
A. leptokurtic
B. normal distribution
C. skewed to the right
D. skewed to the left
47. Which of the statements below are
TRUE about scoring rubrics?
I. It has a criteria of level of achievement to serve
as standard.
II. It has a clear descriptions of performance in
each level.
III. It has a rating scheme.
IV. It limits to only 4 levels of achievement.

A. I and II B. II, III and IV

C. I, II, and III D. I, II, III, IV
48. Which of the following measures
is more affected by an extreme
score?
A. Mean and median
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Mean
49. The sum of all the scores in a
distribution always equal
to_________.
A.The mean times the interval size
B.The mean divided by the interval
size
C.The mean times n
D.The mean divided by n
50. What measure/s of central tendency
does the number 16 represent in the
following score distribution
14,15,17,16,19,20,16,14,16?
A. Mode only
B. Mode and median
C. Median only
D. Mean and mode
51. Which statement about the
standard deviation is CORRECT?
A. The lower the standard deviation the
more spread the scores are.
B. The higher the standard deviation the
less spread the scores are.
C. The higher the standard deviation the
more the spread the scores are.
D. It is a measure of central tendency.
52. Which group of scores is most
varied?
A. sd = 3.5
B. sd = 3.25
C. sd = 3.00
D. sd = 2.75
53. In a normal distribution curve a T-
score of 80 is _______.
A. One standard deviation above the mean.
B. Two standard deviation above the mean.
C. Three standard deviation above the mean.
D. Two standard deviation below the mean.
54. The computed value of r in
Mathematics and English is -0.89. This
means that ________.
A. Mathematics scores are related to English
scores.
B. There is a high positive relationship between
the Mathematics and English scores.
C. There is a high negative relationship between
the Mathematics and English scores.
D. High scores in Mathematics are associated with
low scores in English.
55. In Which statement about
performance-based assessment is
TRUE?
A. They emphasize merely the process.
B. They stress in doing, not on knowing.
C. Essay tests are not performance-
based assessments.
D. They accentuate on process as well
as product.
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