Cover test (multiple choice questions)
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The cover test is useful when running down a question checklist as part of reviewing the quality of multiple choice questions. A question which passes the cover test is one where the answer can be arrived at without the aid of reading the alternatives (i.e. can you answer the question when the alternatives are covered).
It is particularly relevant to knowledge integration questions and helps avoid ambiguous stem and lead-in which do not have a clear answer.
-<p>The <strong>cover test</strong> is useful when running down a <a title="Question checklist (multiple choice questions)" href="/articles/question-checklist-multiple-choice-questions">question checklist</a> as part of reviewing the quality of <a title="Multiple choice questions" href="/articles/multiple-choice-questions">multiple choice</a><a title="Multiple choice questions" href="/articles/multiple-choice-questions"> questions</a>. A question which passes the cover test is one where the answer can be arrived at without the aid of reading the alternatives (i.e. can you answer the question when the alternatives are covered). </p><p>It is particularly relevant to <a title="Knowledge integration questions" href="/articles/knowledge-integration-questions">knowledge integration questions</a> and helps avoid ambiguous <a title="Stem and lead-in (multiple choice questions)" href="/articles/stem-and-lead-in-multiple-choice-questions-1">stem and lead-in</a> which do not have a clear answer. </p>- +<p>The <strong>cover test</strong> is useful when running down a <a href="/articles/question-checklist-multiple-choice-questions">question checklist</a> as part of reviewing the quality of <a href="/articles/multiple-choice-questions">multiple choice</a><a href="/articles/multiple-choice-questions"> questions</a>. A question which passes the cover test is one where the answer can be arrived at without the aid of reading the alternatives (i.e. can you answer the question when the alternatives are covered). </p><p>It is particularly relevant to <a href="/articles/knowledge-integration-questions">knowledge integration questions</a> and helps avoid ambiguous <a href="/articles/stem-and-lead-in-multiple-choice-questions-1">stem and lead-in</a> which do not have a clear answer. </p>
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