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D659 Pre-Assessment Questions (MCQ
Format) | WGU Assessing & Monitoring
Student Learning | With Answers, Rationales
& Diagrams
Q1. A teacher administers a brief survey on the first day of
school to find out which students already know how to multiply
fractions. This is an example of:
a) Summative assessment
b) Formative assessment
c) Diagnostic assessment
d) Benchmark assessment
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Answer: c) Diagnostic assessment
Rationale: Diagnostic assessments are given before instruction
to identify students’ prior knowledge, misconceptions, and skill
gaps.
Q2. Scenario: Ms. Rios gives a weekly spelling test every
Friday that counts toward report card grades. This test is best
classified as:
a) Formative
b) Summative
c) Ipsative
d) Diagnostic
Answer: b) Summative
Rationale: Summative assessments evaluate learning at the
end of an instructional period (week, unit, semester) and
contribute to final grades.
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Q3. Which of the following is a key characteristic of formative
assessment?
a) It occurs only at the end of a unit
b) It is used to assign final grades
c) It provides ongoing feedback to adjust teaching
d) It compares students to a national sample
Answer: c) It provides ongoing feedback to adjust teaching
Rationale: Formative assessment is process-oriented, used
during instruction to modify teaching and learning activities.
Q4. Scenario: A state test ranks students from 1st to 99th
percentile compared to other students in the same grade
nationwide. This is a:
a) Criterion-referenced test
b) Norm-referenced test
c) Ipsative test
d) Mastery test
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Answer: b) Norm-referenced test p. p. p.
Rationale: Norm-referenced tests interpret a student’s scorep . p . p . p . p . p .
relative to a normative sample (same-age peers).
p. p. p. p. p. p.
Q5. A driver’s education exam that requires 80% correct to
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
pass is an example of:
p. p. p. p.
a) Norm-referenced interpretation p.
b) Criterion-referenced interpretation p .
c) Ipsative interpretation p.
d) Speeded test p.
Answer: b) Criterion-referenced interpretation
p. p. p.
Rationale: Criterion-referenced tests compare performance to a
p. p. p. p. p. p.
fixed standard or mastery level, not to other students.
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
Q6. Scenario: Mr. Chen compares a student’s current math test
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
p. score to that same student’s score from the previous month. He is
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
using:
p.
D659 Pre-Assessment Questions (MCQ
Format) | WGU Assessing & Monitoring
Student Learning | With Answers, Rationales
& Diagrams
Q1. A teacher administers a brief survey on the first day of
school to find out which students already know how to multiply
fractions. This is an example of:
a) Summative assessment
b) Formative assessment
c) Diagnostic assessment
d) Benchmark assessment
,Page 2 of 54
Answer: c) Diagnostic assessment
Rationale: Diagnostic assessments are given before instruction
to identify students’ prior knowledge, misconceptions, and skill
gaps.
Q2. Scenario: Ms. Rios gives a weekly spelling test every
Friday that counts toward report card grades. This test is best
classified as:
a) Formative
b) Summative
c) Ipsative
d) Diagnostic
Answer: b) Summative
Rationale: Summative assessments evaluate learning at the
end of an instructional period (week, unit, semester) and
contribute to final grades.
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Q3. Which of the following is a key characteristic of formative
assessment?
a) It occurs only at the end of a unit
b) It is used to assign final grades
c) It provides ongoing feedback to adjust teaching
d) It compares students to a national sample
Answer: c) It provides ongoing feedback to adjust teaching
Rationale: Formative assessment is process-oriented, used
during instruction to modify teaching and learning activities.
Q4. Scenario: A state test ranks students from 1st to 99th
percentile compared to other students in the same grade
nationwide. This is a:
a) Criterion-referenced test
b) Norm-referenced test
c) Ipsative test
d) Mastery test
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Answer: b) Norm-referenced test p. p. p.
Rationale: Norm-referenced tests interpret a student’s scorep . p . p . p . p . p .
relative to a normative sample (same-age peers).
p. p. p. p. p. p.
Q5. A driver’s education exam that requires 80% correct to
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
pass is an example of:
p. p. p. p.
a) Norm-referenced interpretation p.
b) Criterion-referenced interpretation p .
c) Ipsative interpretation p.
d) Speeded test p.
Answer: b) Criterion-referenced interpretation
p. p. p.
Rationale: Criterion-referenced tests compare performance to a
p. p. p. p. p. p.
fixed standard or mastery level, not to other students.
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
Q6. Scenario: Mr. Chen compares a student’s current math test
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
p. score to that same student’s score from the previous month. He is
p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p. p.
using:
p.
