Multiple Choice Test QuestionsAfter reading an article about Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead in a “Rolling Stone” magazine, here are two examples of questions I would ask my students . a test (in a multiple-choice format.) These questions are also representative of two different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. 1) As a member of the Grateful Dead, what was Jerry Garcia's only radio and billboard single ?a) Throwing Stonesb) Touch of Greyc) Built to Lastd) Franklin TowerCorrect answer: b. Touch of Grey.2) In chronological order, identify which answer represents the progression of keyboardists (pianists) that Jerry Garcia played with in the Grateful Dead?a) Brent Midland, Pigpen, Vince Wellnick, Keith Godchauxb) Pigpen, Keith Godchaux, Brent Midland, Vince Wellnickc) Keith Godchaux, Brent Midland, Vince Wellnick, Pigpene) Vince Wellnick, Pigpen, Keith Godchaux, Brent MidlandCorrect answer: bI think these are good examples of multiple choice questions as they are not included in the answer section. choices such as “none of the above” or “all of the above”. It is helpful to omit choices like these because these responses do not contribute to measuring student mastery of the material or teaching the unlearned material. These questions both have discriminatory power, allowing me to see who has mastered the material and who has not. The distractions I selected for these questions are the key ingredients that help me see who has mastered the topic. Distractions are not obvious wrong answers, they are choices that make students think, ultimately raising the cognitive level of the test beyond that of simple memorization and recall. I believe my questions are clear and easy to understand. They should not force the student to use unnecessary energy to understand exactly what the question is asking. Also in order to make the question as clear as possible, I have avoided the use of jargon and other complicated terms. I only used words that would be common to their vocabulary. I also avoided using negative test words such as “not” and “never.” By doing this I made my questions easier to understand. I also tried not to make the correct answer too obvious from my distractions. The last thing I did to improve these questions was to avoid redundancies by writing and rewriting the questions. Essay questions are very beneficial because unlike multiple choice questions, they can measure what students know and have mastered. They allow students to express, in writing, what they know about the material for which they are held responsible..