语言测试的练习

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Books on Language Testing

Writing English Language Tests 英语测试 New Edition J.B.Heaton

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Testing for Language Teachers 外语教师测试手册 Arthur Hughes

15.9 人民币

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Language Test Construction and Evaluation

语言测试的设计与评估 27.9人民币

J.Charles Alderson Caroline Clapham

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Dictionary of Language Testing

语言测试词典 25.9人民币

Alan Davies Annie Brown Cathie Elder Katherryn Hill Tom Lumley Tim Mcnamara

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Suggestions for methods/strategies

Learn the course mainly through autonomy. Read for oneself and by oneself Sum up, generalize, compare… Ask questions Discuss, debate

Practice test construction and evaluation

Exercises

Multiple choice: Choose only ONE correct answer. 1. There are five _____ in the zoo.

a. bear b. beer c. tigers d. sheep e. chicken 2. Who has two pieces of ____ to start our work? a. cake b. glass c. paper d. news e. bread 3. In my hometown, there are many____.

a. place of interest b. place of interests c. places of interest d. places of interests

4. He has three_____ (孩子).

boys girls children kids babies sons daughters …

5. Please give me _____advice. I am at a loss. A. a B. an C. some D. much 6. There are many _____ in the fishpond. A. fish B. fishs C. fishes D. fishing

7. Mr. Wang has three _____: one daughter and two sons. A. child B. childs C. children D. childrens 8. There are _____ on the table.

A. milks B. bottle of milks C. milk D. bottles of milk 9. I ate some _____ and some______.

A. egg, meat B. egg, meats C. eggs, meats D. eggs, meat

April 18,2010

Tasks for Multiple-choice items for grammar and

1. Design 5 multiple-choice items

testing the 10 grader’s knowledge in the use of the passive voice in the finite and non-finite verbs.

structure test items:

Some samples of multiple-choice test items for grammar and structure designed by students learning “Language Testing”. 1. ____in Latin, the book is difficult to understand. A. Being written B. Having been written C. To write D. Writing

2. Tom ___ when they spoke ill of him. A happened to be passed B happened to be passing by C happened passing by D happened to passed

3. Little Jim should love _____to the theatre this

evening.

A. to be taken B. to take C. being taken D. taking

4. I’m going to the Supermarket. Do you have anything__?

A. to be buying B. to buy C. for buying D. bought

5. Friendship is like money: easier made than __. A. kept B. to be kept C. keeping D. being kept

6. The place is worth ___

A. visiting B. to visit C. to be visited D. be visited

7. All these thoughts ought to ___into consideration. A. take B. taking C. be taken D. be taking

8. The building is going to ___next month. A. complete B. completed C. be completed D. be completing

9. The glass was __by a ball.

A. breaking B. to break C. broken D. broke

10. The cakes are____

A. baked B. baking C. tasting D. cooked

11. Mr. Pan is said __a smuggler A. is B. be C. to be D. being

12.-Who broke the window? -It ____by Tom.

A. broke B. was broken C. breaks D. was broke

13. Our house___now.

A. is built B. being built C. is being built D. builds

14. Stop ___. You look so tired! A. work B. to work C. be working D. working

14. She has a ___face.

A. smiling B. Smiled

15 _____ in a warm day is joyful. A. swimming B. to swim C. swim D. Be swimming

April 26, 2010 Task:

1. Design a type of vocabulary test for

11 graders. Write 10 items testing their word-recognition, word match with definition and word in use. Write the rubrics and items. 2. Discuss the correctness and

quality of the test—validity and reliability.

April 26, 2008

Requirements for the course learners 1. Type the assignment into the computer and keep it the electronic memory device for classroom use and more. 2. Pre-read and re-read the chapters very well. There will be improvised questioning about the knowledge in them and the results will recorded as part of the achievements.

A once successful Manhattan mogul who owned a chain of car dealerships finds himself on the brink of a fantastic comeback. His marriage and businesses were lost to him through a series of indiscretions of romantic and financial natures. His new girlfriend has a father that is offering him a second lease on life, but the one catch is he has to take his girlfriend's daughter on a weekend college visit where he absolutely must behave himself or lose everything.

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president of organizational development.

But it doesn't have to be this way. With the right tools, you can get ahead, even in the current climate. Here are some insider tips for moving up the ladder:

Directions:

Here is a short passage

about a weather condition. It contains five underlined words marked in numbers. Below the passage, there are five groups of optional words from which you are to choose ONE word that has the same meaning as used in the passage.

Violent (1) thunderstorms unleashed tornados and flash floods over southern United States over the weekend killing at least 20 people and forcing the Kentucky governor to declare (2) a state of emergency (3). Governor Steve Beshear said Monday four people died in weather-related accidents (4) in his state and requested federal assistance to deal with storm(5) damage.

1. A. Furious B. Intense C. Severe D. Strong 2．A. announce B. say C. tell D. speak

1. A. Strong B. Intense C. Wild D. Serious 2. A. claim B. state C. announce D. address 3. A. danger B. crisis C. disaster D. difficulty 4. A. incidents B. coincidence C. crashes D. disasters 5. A. violent weather B. strong wind C. heavy rain D. heavy snow

Noun: chance, indetermination, accident, fortune, hazard, hap, haphazard, chance medley, random, luck, raccroc, casualty, contingence, adventure, hit; fate; (necessity); equal chance; lottery; tombola; toss up; turn of the table, turn of the cards; hazard of the die, chapter of accidents, fickle finger of fate; cast of the dice, throw of the dice; heads or tails, flip of a coin, wheel of Fortune; sortes, sortes Virgilianae

Choose the word or phrase that means the same as part in the italics.

1. He worked continuously for a day and night.

A. hard B. without stopping C. carefully D. willingly 2. I came across Mary in the street yesterday. A. happened to meet B. came about C. talked with D. came up with

3. The government advocated that people should protect the environment.

A. warned B. advised C. supported D. announced 4. He descended from the up-stairs.

A. came down B. fell down C. fell off D. came up 5. The meeting was postponed.

A. delayed B. held C. canceled D. changed 6. She was absorbed in her work.

A. was curious about B. was interested in C. concentrated on D. was pleased with 7. The fireman tried to prevent the fire from spreading. A. provide B. keep C. propose D. forbid 8. He is fond of swimming.

A. is afraid of B. is good at C. does well in D. is interested in 9. Love is the eternal theme of novels.

A. national B. lasting C. common D. best

10. The answer is variable. You just need to speak out your idea.

A. suitable B. helpful C. changeable D. capable

May 4-5, 2010:

1. Design a type of vocabulary test for

12 graders. Make a completion item, in the discourse context—in the form of a dialogue or a passage. (at least 5 blanks)

Then, Discuss the correctness and quality of the test—validity and reliability.

2. Make a summary of Chapters 4-5, pointing out the general idea, your puzzles and difficulties.

Directions: Please fill in the blanks, which the first letter of the words has been given.

In the following dialogue, there are seven words, the first letter of

each of which has been given. Please complete the word over the line after each first letter.

A: Hi, I want to go swimming in the ocean. Could you give me advice？ B：S____, but first I’d like to know two things. Where are you going? Are you a good swimmer?

A: I’m going to Australia on v____. I want to go swimming in the oceans on the east coast. I’m a p ____good swimmer, but I’ve never s_____ in the ocean before.

B: ok, Well, Australia is a good place to go, but the ocean can be a bit d____. You should only swim in safe places, so go to b___ where there are lots of people. Never swim alone. P____ an eye out for currents and waves, and make sure that the weather is good. A: Thank you!

Yang Yan:

第四次测试学作业：高三英语完形填空 Please choose the right word for each blank.

Ⅰ. Everyone wants to be healthy and happy. __1__, illness or accidents may occur without__2__.

1. A. Obviously B .Unfortunately C. Naturally D. Occasionally 2. A. reason B. information C. warning D. notice

Ⅱ.Over the last few years manufacturers have been__1__reducing the size and weight of video-cassette recorders to make the equipment more___2___.

1. A. steadily B. constantly C. frequently D. essentially 2. A. valuable B. portable (轻便的) C. selective D. economical

Ⅲ.The tourist paid 700 pounds for the painting, but he_1__that he didn’t know its__2__worth.

1. A. promised B. claimed C. admitted D. permitted 2. A. practical B. additional C. adequate D. actual

Suggestions:

1. When we design a vocabulary test, we have not only to consider the meaning of the words in the 4 options, but also to consider the context provided by the stem of the test item so that all other possibilities except the correct option can be excluded for certain. 2. We have to provide a simple and clear direction for the examinees to follow. We should not take things for granted.

Shen Lisha:

Cloze

The power of words is so strong that it can even (1) ___the

way you see the world. Words not only reflect your thoughts; in some cases they can also help (2) __them. For example, a certain American Indian tribe does not have (3) __words in its language for yellow and orange. As a result, its members cannot (4) __between the two colors. Their language—or vocabulary—decides what they “see”. Words give you the building blocks with which you think. How actually can you (5) __a sunset if your vocabulary only includes the words light and dark?

(1) A. impact B. effect C. influence D. incidence

(2) A. form B. build C. organize D. arrange

(3) A. independent B. separate C. divided D. exclusive

(4) A. select B. tell C. express D. distinguish

(5) A. memorize B. show C. describe D.

determine Tong Zhaoyang:

Zhang 慧慧

I. Complete each word whose first letter is given, by writing out the missing letters of that word according to the Chinese meaning in the brackets.

As a senior high school student, Wang Ping is not only an e______(优秀的) student at school , but also a good child at home . He makes a very detailed plan. Every Monday he practices p_____(发音) and on Tuesdays , he reads g_____(语法) books. Even on weekends, he always goes to the park a____( 独自一人), and reads some n___(小说). Both of his patents are well e____(教育)，and he knows the i_______(重要性) of knowledge . His dream is to study in Beijing U____ (大学) , and he realizes that he needs to make great e ____(努力) before his dream comes true.

II. Validity: This exercise is in the form of

Reliability:

filling in the blanks in a passage, and the Chinese meaning has been given in the brackets. It is mainly testing the students’ ability of using important words, but at the same time, some grammatical knowledge is also tested.

I think the test is of high

reliability. Because it is testing the words, and for students if they know the words , they can fill the blanks；if not, they fail to fill the blanks. The results will not be affected if the exercise is tested in different time or by different testees.

Yesterday afternoon he remembered that it was his wife’s birthday .He loved his wife. He wanted ___3__ her a present. ___4__ his way home from his hospital he bought __5___ beautiful flowers in a shop. When Mr. Brown __6___ , he gave his wife the flowers and said , “Happy birthday ___7__ you, dear . It is September 28 today. I remember your birthday this year.” Mrs. Brown laughed and __8___ , “My birthday was the day __9___ yesterday . But thank you ___10__ . Better late than never.”

1. A. hard B. good C. hardly D. heavy 2. A. forget B. forgot C. think D. thought 3. A. give B. gave C. giving D. to give 4. A. In B. By C. On D. At 5. A. lots B. much C. a lot D. many

6. A. got home B. got to home C. gets home D. gets to home

7. A. for B. to C. with D. D. speaks 9. A. front B. ago C. front of D. before

10. A. same B. all same C. all the same D. the all same

Suggestion:

1. Directions should be simple and clear—unambiguous, without allowing freedom to do the item otherwise.

I. Complete the following blanks according to the Chinese meaning in the blanks.

As a senior high school student, Wang Ping is not only an e______(优秀的) student at school , but also a good child at home . He makes a very detailed plan. Every Monday he practices p_____(发音) and on Tuesdays , he reads g_____(语法) books. Even on weekends, he always goes to the park a____( 独自一人), and reads some n___(小说). Both of his patents are well e____(教育)，and he knows the i_______(重要性) of knowledge . His dream is to study in BeiJing U____ (大学) , and he realizes that he needs to make great e ____(努力) before his dream comes true.

II. Validity: This exercise is in the form of

Reliability: I think the test is of high reliability.

Because it is testing the words, and for students if they know the words , they can fill the blanks；if not, they fail to fill the blanks. The results will not be affected if the exercise is tested in different time or by different testees.

1.He is a industrious student. A.diligent B.lazy C. clever D.careless 2.Have you any _____to this question. A.advice B.idea C.solution D.thought 3.She is coy of speech. A.shy B.afriaid C.fond D.silly 4.when can you ____at school? A.reach B.arrive C.get D.come 5.catastrophe A.disater B.trouble C. difficulty D.misfortune 6.Imagine a star ____twenty times larger than our own sun. A.as much as B.as well as C.such as D.as if 7.The oxyen we breathe on earth has been ____by bacteria. A.manufactured B.fabricated C.produced D.given being 8.The tree occasionally produces ____fruit. A.deliciously fresh B.sweet and juicy C.tender D. exotic 9.Conceivable A.reasonable B.imaginable C.considerable D.credible 10. penetrate A. make a round about way into B.force away into C.get into easily D.dash into

Suggestion: 1. All the 10 items in the same section should be uniform.

2. The words tested must be within the syllabus that the testees have learned for sure.

3. There should be direction for the testees to follow.

1. A. hard B. good C. hardly D. heavy 2. A. forget B. forgot C. think D. thought

3. A. give B. gave C. giving D. to give 4. A. In B. By C. On D. At 5. A. lots B. much C. a lot D. many

6. A. got home B. got to home C. gets home D. gets to home

7. A. for B. to C. with D. D. speaks 9. A. front B. ago C. front of D. before

10. A. same B. all same C. all the same D. the all same

Summary of Unit 4 and Unit 5 Unit 4

Multiple-choice item

The options shouldn’t be to long Shouldn’t break the item

The options are of same status

And for every item, there is just one answer

and avoid there is more than one acceptable answer.

Error recognition exercise: the items come

from the errors that students usually made in their homework

Completion items: Sometimes it is easy that

the item may has more than one right answer. The tester should: a. providing a context, b. providing data, c. using multiple-choice techniques

How to ensure that the vocabulary completion

test is of high validity?

And is the vocabulary completion test in the

form of multiple-choice items of high reliability?

Assignment (May 11-12, 2010):

Design a few listening comprehension test items for 7th graders. Choose a dialogue or a short story and design questions and optional answers about the information in it. Directions must be made adequate so that

the testees know exactly how to behave. The audio material must be provided for listening for order for us to judge about the appropriateness for the test item designing.

Junior Senior Shared Common 1 Sound discrimination test; 2 Distinguish sentences Different 3 Choose the same word or sentence 4 Listen and complete… 5 Choose the the right Choose right Choose the answer according to answer according to right answer the conversation or text the conversation or according to text the conversation or text 6 Listen and fill the form 7 True or false True or false of True or false Level diff. 8 Choose explanation of Choose explanation Choose a word of a word explanation of a word Diff. Picture-word match

May 18-19, 2010

Classroom task

In Chapter 6, a range of listening test types are presented. Please discuss and decide which types are more applicable to junior middle school students, which are more applicable to senior middle school students and which are applicable to both, but with different characteristics.

For Junior middle school Optional answers Picture-word match Words / phrase Single sentences

Short, simple dialogues Short statements Simple instructions

Picture/table/diagram/map descriptions Real-life situation

(location, season, school situation, people relation

—student-to-student, student-to-teacher, parent-to-child, etc.)

For senior middle school

Story (1-2min) auditory memory span Lecture/talk/monologue

Instructions (more difficult) Map/picture description (higher) Exposition

Statements (longer) Argument

Dialogue/debate

Language:

 Words of frequent use

 Speech skills (loss of explosion, liaisons, assimilation, stress shifts, dialectal change)

 Structural difficulties (double negation, negation shift, implied negation)  Tone shifts and meaning

初中适用题型听小短文（一个短文一个问题）辨音题（词/句），字母题，高中适用题型听短文（一个短文多个问题）听句子找出意思相近的选项选择题（简单的问答/单词/逻辑）选择题（推理计算综合）选（听）词填空判断正误（简单的问答）听录音，给句子排序图片题（听音认图片）填空题（单词，短语）判断正误（逻辑/对文章整体把握）回答问题听音填图图片题（听音认图片）听音填表格

Assignment (May 18-19, 2010):

1. Design a listening test item for any grade in senior middle school, with a provision of audio material.

2. It is time to preview Chapter 7

In Chapter 7, a range of listening test types are presented. Please discuss and decide which types are more applicable to junior middle school students, which are more applicable to senior middle school students and which are applicable to both, but with different characteristics.

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