Multiple choice questions on compiling principles: In order to reduce the probability of guessing, or if candidates find that one of the options is wrong, they would exclude "All of the above"; (10) the correct answer should be randomly arranged, not focusing on just one option, such as a few questions being A or several questions being B, which can lead students to discern this pattern and thereby lower test reliability; (SGA) in reading comprehension, words like "not", "except", "besides" should be emphasized in bold, for example: Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
3. Quality inspection standards for multiple choice questions [2]: After preparing topics, their quality can be tested by answering the following questions: (1) the examination content should be closely related to teaching; (2) whether the test includes irrelevant content; (3) whether the examinee can understand the questions and options; (4) whether the stem focuses on one problem; (5) whether the stem has no ambiguity; (6) all negations should have underlines as reminders; (7) punctuation and grammar in questions and choices should be standard; (8) each question should have only one correct or best answer; (9) the examination paper should have a place for correct answer tips; (10) the use of diagrams, printed brushes should be clear and correct; (SGA) whether the examinee can directly use knowledge to answer the question; (12) whether caution is taken in the use of words like always, may, none, never, all, sometimes, usually, generally, typically; (13) selecting a repeated word or phrase should be clear; (14) selection consistency in length; (15) whether the correct answer and distractors are well-balanced.
Despite the inadequacies of multiple choice questions, no test form has been found to replace them. Therefore, we should scientifically treat them, study them, and through continuous practice and exploration, better serve teaching.