Selected-response item formats

In selected-response items, test takers choose a response from a list of alternatives.

Constructed-response item formats

This category includes a wide range of item types. Test takers must construct a response, which may range from a one-word answer in a fill-in-the-blank item, to an essay in a task requiring an extended response.

Read more about item formats, posted by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University.