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3.3 Objective Tests
Vernon (1956) defined an objective test as a test or examination in which every question
is set in
such a way as to have only one right answer. Objective test cover a wider area than the essay type.
However, they require more time for planning and writing. The question
can be answered with
either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, ‘True’ or ‘False’ or making a choice from a group of alternatives.
3.3.1 True or False
Examples:
History is the study of man and his environment in relation to his past. (True or False)
Umaru Musa Yar’adua became the President of Nigeria in 2008. (True or False)
Barrack Obama is the first black man in the United States of America’s White House. (True or
False)
Here you are required to indicate the appropriate response.
3.3.2 Filling in Blanks or Completion of Item Type
Examples:
Supply the missing words in each of the following sentences:
(a)
Mansa Musa was a great ruler in __________________________
(b)
The first military coup in Nigeria occurred in the year __________
(c)
Nigeria gained her independence in the year__________________
Here you are to supply the right answer.
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