Define and give examples of objective test items; and describe five effective strategies for taking objective tests

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer will include that objective tests require you to recognize a correct answer among wrong ones or a true statement versus a false one. Examples of objective items include multiple choice, true-false, and matching items. Effective strategies for taking objective tests include any five of the following:
(1) Relate the question to what you know about the topic. Then read the alternatives and select the choice that matches what you expected. If none match, reexamine the choices and look for a partial match.
(2) Read all the choices for each question before you make a decision because you might miss seeing a better answer, such as "both a and c.".
(3) Read rapidly and skip items you are unsure about. You may find "free information" in later questions that will help you answer difficult items.
(4) Eliminate certain alternatives; it increases your odds.
(5) Unless there is a penalty for guessing, be sure to answer any skipped items. Even if you are not sure of the answer, you may be right. If you leave a question blank, it is automatically wrong. When you are forced to guess, don't choose the longest answer or the letter you've used the least. Both strategies lower scores more than random guessing does.
(6) If you change answers you are more likely to gain points than to lose them. When you have doubts, your second answer is more likely to be correct. This is especially true if you are uncertain of your first choice or it was a hunch, and if your second choice is more reflective.
(7) Always search for the best answer to each question. If you are uncertain, try rating each multiple-choice alternative on a 1–10 scale. The answer with the highest rating is the one you are looking for.
(8) Few circumstances are always or never present. Answers that include superlatives such as most, least, best, worst, largest, or smallest are often false.