One of tools of evaluation for measuring the students’ proficiency used by the teachers in general is the evaluation in the form of multiple choice tests. Each test consists of more than one choice or four choices in usual.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
One of tools of evaluation for measuring the students’ proficiency used by the teachers in general is the evaluation in the form of multiple choice tests. Each test consists of more than one choice or four choices in usual. Even though multiple choice tests are not strange for us and the teachers in particular, but we can not guarantee that those who have profession as teachers understand all aspects of multiple choice tests, such as how to make good tests and especially how to analyze them. This writing is a kind of example or practice of making multiple choice tests in terms of reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary, and an effort for analyzing them in order to achieve good results in relation with teaching learning activities.
B. Content
This writing consists of four chapters with their sub topics and ended by appendixes. Chapter I Introduction which includes background, content and place of try out. Chapter II Test Specification which includes the constructed test, answer keys and scoring rubric. While Chapter III is Analysis which includes the first test presentation, means score and standard deviation, reliability (split-half or test retest), validity, difficult level, discrimination power and full item analysis (destructor power). In Chapter IV Conclusion which includes the good items and the acceptable items. This is then followed by the appendixes.
C. Place of Try Out
These multiple choice tests are tried out at the Faculty of Dakwah and Communication UIN Alauddin Makassar of the first year students on academic year 2011/2012.
CHAPTER II
TEST SPECIFICATION
A. The Constructed Test
This part covers 50 multiple choice tests of English reading (10 items), listening (10 items), grammar (10 items) and vocabulary (20 items). The intended tests are as follows :
Reading
Official records state that the Pueblo Indians lived in New Mexico and Arizona . The word "Pueblo" comes from the Spanish word "pueblo," meaning town or village. The Spaniards found these Indians living in apartment houses, some of them on the side of a cliff in order that they could be reached only by ladders. Whenever they were attacked by Apaches, the Pueblos would pull up the ladders. They grew corn, which they watered with water flowing down in ditches. They wove cloth, made wonderful baskets, and created jars and pots out of clay proving how skilful they were at hand-craft.
Direction : Answer the following questions based on the text above by choosing the correct answer of the four options ! Give a cross mark (X) to letter (A) or (B) or (C) or (D) of the best answer you have chosen !
1. From the passage we understand that the Pueblo Indians were afraid of ....
a. cliff dwelling b. Apache Indians
c. apartment houses d. water flowing down in ditches
2. Why the Spaniards called these Indians "Pueblos" is because they ....
a. were close to the Apaches
b. lived together in a town or village
c. farmed and brought down water in ditches
d. pulled up their ladders when attacked
3. The Pueblo Indians lived on the side of a cliff ....
a. although they had apartment houses
b. to observe the stars in the sky for rain season
c. so that they could provide themselves with shelters
d. and, the didn't have a lake, a stream, or a pond
Researches suggest that there are creatures that do not know what light means at the bottom of the sea. They don't have either eyes or ears; they can only feel. There is no day or night for them. There are no winters, no summers, no sun, no moon, and no stars. It is as if a child spent its life in darkness in bed, with nothing to see or hear. How different our own life is! Sight shows us the ground beneath our feet and the heavens above us - the sun, moon, and stars, shooting stars, lightning, and the sunset. It shows us day and night. We are able to hear voices, the sound of the sea, and music. We feel, we taste, we smell. How fortunate we are!
Direction : Answer the following questions based on the text above by choosing the correct answer of the four options ! Give a cross mark (X) to letter (A) or (B) or (C) or (D) of the best answer you have chosen !
4. Judging from the passage, we can say that this story is mainly about ....
a. life of sea creatures at the bottom of the sea
b. how changes in the seasons are perceived by the deep-sea creatures
c. how wonderful our lives were and will be
d. the differences among creatures of the earth and those of the sea
5. We discover that the sea creatures in the story ....
a. have the same senses that we do
b. have no sense of hearing as well as sight
c. hear the sounds of the ocean
d. live in darkness because no light reaches to the bottom
6. In the passage a child in darkness is likened to ....
a. someone who lives where there are no seasons
b. an animal without the sense of touch
c. a sea creature with no seeing or hearing ability
d. a deaf child unaffected by the environment
It was a man who lived before the time of Christopher Columbus that was the world's first great traveler. His name was Marco Polo. With his father and his uncle, he traveled from Italy to China, crossing mountains and deserts to get there. In China a king called Kublai Khan was pleased to see the Polos and had them live near to him. They stayed for twenty-three years. Kublai Khan sent Marco to other countries to do business for him. When Marco finally returned to Italy, he wrote all about his adventures in a book, which was read by Columbus and many other people, who also became interested in traveling to strange countries.
Direction : Answer the following questions based on the text above by choosing the correct answer of the four options ! Give a cross mark (X) to letter (A) or (B) or (C) or (D) of the best answer you have chosen !
7. This story is mainly about ...
a. the world's first great traveler
b. traveling from Italy to China
c. why Polo went to the far east
d. Marco Polo and Kublai Khan
8. The reason that Marco Polo is called great is not that ....
a. he traveled very far to reach China for a new world
b. he wrote about his adventures in a book, which many people read
c. he was so well liked by the king of China
d. he achieved fame thanks to his good reasoning
Have you ever wondered whether fishes drink or not? All living things must drink, and they require a fresh supply of water often. A person can go without food for many days, but he or she cannot go for long without water. Fishes drink, and fishes that live in salt water must drink salt water. However, when we watch them in an aquarium and see them opening and closing their mouths, we must not assume that they are drinking. Fishes need water for its oxygen. The water that they seem to be gulping gives them oxygen, which is in the water. On the other hand, when a fish drinks, it swallows water, just in the way we do.
Direction : Answer the following questions based on the text above by choosing the correct answer of the four options ! Give a cross mark (X) to letter (A) or (B) or (C) or (D) of the best answer you have chosen !
9. It is stated in the passage that a fish opens and closes its mouth ....
a. in order to get oxygen b. so as to gulp
c. to drink to stay alive d. to swim in an aquarium.
10. We are informed by the passage that a person ....
a. can live for a long time without water
b. can live for a long time without food
c. has no need for food and water
d. does need water to get oxygen
Listening
Directions : You will hear a text or question or statement and four responses spoken in English. They will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time. Select the best response to the question or statement and give cross mark (X) to the letter (A), (B), or (C) or (D) on your answer sheet.
Example
You will hear: Where is the meeting room?
You will also hear: (A) To meet the new director.
(B) It’s the first room on the right.
(C) Yes, at two o’clock.
(D) As soon as possible
The best response to the question “Where is the meeting room?” is choice (B), “It’s the first room on the right,” so (B) is the correct answer. You should mark answer (B) on your answer sheet.
Text Part 1
Organic farming has become one of the fastest growing trends in agriculture recently. Over the past ten years, sales of organic products have increased a staggering 20 percent, with retail sales per year of more than 9 billion dollars. Farmers have realised that organic farming is an incredibly cost-effective method because it can potentially be used to control costs, as well as to appeal to higher-priced markets.
Apart from these monetary benefits, organic farming also naturally results in positive ecological outcomes for the environment. Organic farming relies on practices that do not harm the environment, and for this reason, chemicals and synthetic medicines are prohibited. All kinds of agricultural products can be produced organically, including grains, meat, eggs, and milk.
In order for agricultural products to be certified as organic, they must be grown and processed according to regulations established by the Department of Agriculture. Certification involves two stages: the submission of a system plan and an inspection of processing facilities. The certification process is a stringent one and must be undertaken every year.
In spite of these rigorous requirements, some people remain concerned about the safety of organic food. However, research has shown that organic produce contains lower levels of both chemicals and bacteria than food which is produced using conventional farming methods.
Last but not least, organic farms are better for wildlife that those run conventionally. Scientists have discovered that organic farms contain more species of plants, birds, and insects due to the fact that the absence of chemicals from pesticides and fertilizers makes these areas richer habitats for animals.
11. What have farmers realized about organic farming?
a. It is more costly than conventional farming.
b. It is more cost-effective than conventional farming.
c. It results in lower profits than conventional farming.
d. Conventional farming
12. In what way does organic farming benefit the environment?
a. It does not use chemicals.
b. It uses only synthetic materials.
c. It can be used to control produce.
d. It used productive materials
13. What comment did the speaker make about the certification process?
a. Most farmers can pass it easily.
b. It involves a great deal of processing.
c. It involves quite strict standards.
d. It involves most farmers
14. Which concern do some people have about organic food?
a. cost
b. safety
c. production methods
d. methodology
15. How does organic farming improve wildlife?
a. It results in a greater variety of species.
b. It reduces the amount of insects.
c. It increases livestock.
d. Reducing species
PART 2
Directions: You will hear a question or statement and three responses spoken in English. They will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time. Select the best response to the question or statement and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.
Example
You will hear: Where is the meeting room?
You will also hear: (A) To meet the new director.
(B) It’s the first room on the right.
(C) Yes, at two o’clock.
(D) No, at two o’clock
The best response to the question “Where is the meeting room?” is choice (B), “It’s the first room on the right,” so (B) is the correct answer. You should mark answer (B) on your answer sheet.
16. What are the speakers discussing?
a. Their homes
b. Their jobs
c. Their travel plans
d. Their favorite cities
17. What does the man want to do?
a. Get a new job
b. Visit another city
c. Find a larger apartment
d. Move to the country
18. What can be inferred about the woman?
a. Her house is very small.
b. She thinks the city is exciting.
c. Her job is very difficult.
d. She lives outside the city.
19. Why did the man telephone the woman?
a. To check on his order
b. To arrange a delivery time
c. To cancel his order
d. To change his order
20. What is the man waiting to receive?
a. A computer desk
b. A catalog
c. Some recording equipment
d. Some music
Grammar
21. You don’t hear … news about Mr. Allen these days.
a. many c. a lot
b. much. d. much of
22. The children’s bedroom … upstairs on the second floor.
a. is. c. there are
b. are d. it is
23. You and Carl seem to be getting along well. Yes, I … him better than before.
a. liking c. liked
b. like. d. have liked
24. When are you planning to send the memo to the staff ? I … it already.
a. send c. have sent
b. had sent. d. was to sent
25. Where are Ken and Margaret ? They were hungry, so they … to the grocery sore.
a. go c. went.
b. had gone d. were gone
26. Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior. Yes, we … there since we first moved to Michigan.
a. had gone. c. are going
b. have been going d. had been going
27. Why is Teddy so sad ? Because his bird … away.
a. flown c. fly
b. flew. d. had flown
28. Did you say that you … here only three days ago ?
a. came. c. had came
b. have come d. come
29. Spain … at one time a very powerful country.
a. was. c. is
b. has been d. was being
30. Is Tony making dinner ? He’s just … to make it.
a. begun. c. began
b. begin d. begined
Vocabulary
31. We live in this world not for good. The synonym of for good is …
a. for the time being c. forever.
b. for the last d. for all life
32. He often plays truant. The similarity of plays truant is …
a. skips classes. c. gets absent
b. gets lazy d. skips the room
33. Mr. Jono is at the hospital. He has a lot of patients. He is a …
a. farmer c. doctor.
b. soldier d. sailor
34. Your father’s sister is your …
a. uncle c. niece
b. cousin d. aunt.
35. School begins at 7.30. I came to school at 7.15 this morning. It means I came …
a. late c. early.
b. on time d. soon
36. The president chooses a group of ministers called a … to help him.
a. cabinet. c. government
b. parliament d. department
37. My uncle wrote a good … in ‘Tempo’ magazine last year.
a. article. c. ideas
b. chapter d. preface
38. A radio is a mean of communication. The word ‘mean’ here means …
a. print c. speech
b. skill d. tool.
39. The students are in the classroom. Mr. Hamid, their math teacher is teaching them …
a. Algebra. c. English
b. Mechanic d. Art
40. If I build up my strength, I …
a. understand c. increase it.
b. underestimate it d. can’t resist it
41. Rahman is an honest boy. He always tells the truth. All his friends trust him. The word ‘trust here means …
a. like c. believe.
b. hate d. refuse
42. Yesterday my father gave me Rp. 20.000,-. He asked me to buy a dozen of plates. The word ‘a dozen’ here means …
a. eleven c. twelve.
b. twenty d. forty
43. The storm hit the building in the beach. The word ‘storm’ means …
a. lightning c. strong wind.
b. thunder startled d. weather forecast
44. Wild animals will become extinct if the government does not make protection of them. The word ‘protection’ here means …
a. shelter. c. destruction
b. huntering d. regulation
45. Irham : Adi, How are you ?
Adi : Fine, thank you.
The underlined sentence means …
a. What’s the matter. c. Nice to see you
b. I am sorry d. That’s all right
46. After the two-week cease-fire, the battle broke again. The underlined words means …
a. the destroy c. the victory
b. the defeat d. the war.
47. The student is diligent. The synonym of diligent is …
a. present c. studious.
b. always come d. never absent
48. Aka is seven years old. He is the student of SD 7. The word ‘student’ is similar to …
a. client c. pupil.
b. learner d. beginner
49. Muhammad is Amir’s father. The similarity of father is …
a. grandfather c. dad.
b. son’s father d. father’s dad
50. Don’t forget me when you are successful. The similarity of the underlined sentence is …
a. never forget me. c. remember
b. remind d. warn me
B. Answer Keys
The answer keys are arranged in accordance with the items of English skills and components, and numbers of the problems as follows :
Reading Listening Grammar Vocabulary
1. B 11. B 21. B 31. C 41. C
2. B 12. A 22. A 32. A 42. C
3. C 13. C 23. B 33. C 43. C
4. D 14. B 24. B 34. D 44. A
5. B 15. A 25. C 35. C 45. A
6. C 16. D 26. A 36. A 46. D
7. A 17. A 27. B 37. A 47. C
8. D 18. C 28. A 38. D 48. C
9. A 19. B 29. A 39. A 49. C
10. D 20. D 30. A 40. C 50. A
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