One of the following rules for the construction of essay items is accurate. The other three rules are not. Which is the correct rule?
A. Force students to allocate their time judiciously by never indicating how much time should be expended on a particular item.
B. Give students an opportunity to match their achievement levels with the essay test by allowing them to choose, from optional items, those they will answer.
C. Construct all essay items so the student's task for each item is unambiguously described.
D. Judge the quality of a given set of essay items by seeing how accurately a tryout group of students can comprehend what responses are sought.
C
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