Sugerencias al hacer preguntas de respuesta corta

1. Omit only significant words from the statement. Undesirable: Every atom has a central ____________ called a nucleus. Desirable: Every atom has a central core called a(n) ____________. 2. Do not omit so many words from the statement that the intended meaning is lost. Undesirable: The ____________ were to Egypt as the ____________ were to Persia and as ____________ were to the early tribes of Israel. Desirable: The Pharaohs were to Egypt as the ____________ were to Per- sia and as ____________ were to the early tribes of Israel. 3. Avoid obvious clues to the correct response. Undesirable: Most of the United States’ libraries are organized according to the ____________ decimal system. Desirable: Which organizational system is used by most of the United States’ libraries? ____________. 4. Be sure there is only one correct response. Undesirable: Trees which shed their leaves annually are ____________. Desirable: Trees which shed their leaves annually are called ____________. 37 5. Avoid grammatical clues to the correct response. If the indefinite article is required before a blank, use a(n)

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that the student does not know if the correct answer begins with a vowel or a consonant. Desirable: A subatomic particle with a negative electric charge is called a(n) ____________. 6. If possible, put the blank at the end of a statement rather than at the beginning. Undesirable: ____________ is the measure of central tendency that is most affected by extremely high or low scores. Desirable: The measure of central tendency that is most affected by ex- tremely high or low scores is the ____________.