- Try to be very specific in the wording of questions, using objective or absolute words instead of subjective or relative words. Include as much information as possible in cases where the best answer depends on context. For example:
- Bad: "Which is the best automobile for hauling?"
- Better:"Which is the best automobile for hauling gravel"
- Better still: "Which is the best automobile for hauling at least six tons of gravel"
- Best: "Which is the best automobile for hauling at least six tons of gravel and unloading it as fast as possible?"
- Make the incorrect answer choices sound plausible. A good answer choice is one that appears obviously wrong to someone who knows the material, yet sounds plausible to someone who does not.
- Make sure there is nothing in the answer choice wording that would make it possible to confuse the correct answer with the incorrect answers.
- Don't try to trick the test taker. Few people like to be tripped up by trick questions when they do actually know the material. The purpose of a zTalent test is to assess real knowledge, so please try to keep the questions on the main knowledge path and not out in the weeds.
- Try to provide at least four or five answer choices to minimize the chances of a person just guessing the correct answer. This also means that you should avoid true/false questions where possible.
- There is a space by each answer choice where you may provide explanation text that is shown after the person answers the question. Please try to include information that might be helpful to the test taker here, such as:
- additional details about the correct answer
- links to sources or additional material
- reasons why the incorrect answers are truly incorrect
Remember that test takers will be more inclined to rate your question highly if they feel like they learned something from it.
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