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ts19998

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The following item illustrates which poor item-writing procedure?
  The official reason for US expansion of military operations in 1965 into South Vietnam was:
 
  a. VC incursions into Saigon.
  b. increased US advisor casualties.
  c. purported attacks on a US naval vessel by North Vietnamese ships in the
   Gulf of Tonkin that were later shown to be doubtful.
  d. assassination of the dictator Nhu.
 
  a. The item stem is clear and easy to read.
  b. The item stem clearly states the problem or question.
  c. There are between three and five alternatives.
  d. The alternatives are not all brief enough to efficiently read.

Question 2

The following item was part of a history exam in high school. What is the major problem?
  The explorers who crossed the US in 1804 were
 
  a. Daniel Boone
  b. Lewis and Clark
  c. David Crockett
  d. Burr and Hamilton
 
  a. Grammar clues
  b. Incorrect order by alphabetization
  c. Incomplete sentences
  d. Too many alternatives



brittrenee

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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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