constructing a short-answer item
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How to CONSTRUCT aShort-Answer Item
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Poor: Chauvet cave was discovered only in ______?
Better: In what year does Chauvet was discovered?
THE END.
Poor: In the year _____, Xavier University turned 100 years old.
Better: Xavier University turned 100 years old in the year ____.
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sentences or phrases
NUMERICAL
Poor: If a room measures 7 meter by 4 meters, the perimeter is
____.
Better: If a room measures 7 meters by 4 meters, the perimeter is _____ meters (or m).
BLANK SPACE!
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In the year _____ , Prime Minister_________ signed the __________ , whichled to a ___________ which was__________ .
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