COMPLETION STATEMENTS

Requires the student to answer a question or to finish an incomplete statement by filling in a blank with the correct word or phrase.

PURPOSE

• Easy to devise, take and score
• Good for review, preassessment
• Can minimize guessing as compared to multiple-choice or true-false items

CONSTRUCTING THE STATEMENT

• Omit only significant words from the statement
• Do not omit so many words from the statement the intended meaning is lost
• Avoid grammatical or other clues to the correct response.
• Be sure there is only one correct response
• Make the blanks of equal length.

CONSTRUCTING A STATEMENT CONT.

• Avoid lifting statements directly from the text, lecture or other sources
• Limit the required response to a single word or phrase

Jesus was _______ during his ___________.

In a Rational Expression, the undefined terms can be obtained from a complex fraction's ______.

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