Rules for creating test tasks

Tasks are compiled only in one language.
Formulate each task or question on the ordinary and clear (unambiguous terms) language understood by the subject.
When formulating questions, the words “sometimes”, “often”, “always”, “all”, “never” should be carefully used.
The question should be clearly formulated, avoiding the words big, small, small, large, small, smaller, larger, etc.
Avoid introductory phrases and sentences that have little connection with the main idea, do not resort to lengthy statements, since they lead to the correct answer, even if the student does not know it.
The construction of answers on the principle of “yes” – “no” reduces the reliability of tests;
Do not include direct quotes from books in the test text;
Do not use traps in the test, provocative questions;
The test should not have tasks that provide answers to other questions;
Avoid questions that can be answered on the basis of general erudition without the special knowledge gained in the study of this discipline;
Do not use charts, tables, figures, diagrams, flowcharts, and other explanatory tasks;
Wrong answers should be reasonable, skillfully selected, there should be no obvious inaccuracies, clues.
All variants of answers should be grammatically coordinated with the main part of the assignment, use short, simple sentences, without dependent or independent turnovers.
Less often use negation in the main part, avoid double negations, such as: “Why can not we not do …?”
The answer to the question should not depend on the previous answers.
Correct and incorrect answers must be unambiguous in content, structure and total number of words. Use plausible erroneous options, taken from experience.
If the question is of a quantitative nature, the answers are arranged in ascending order, if the answers are presented in the form of words of the text, arrange them in alphabetical order.
It is better not to use the “none of the listed” and “all listed” answers.
Avoid repetition.
Use restrictions in the question itself.
Do not simplify matters.
The place of the correct answer should be defined so that it does not repeat from question to question, there were no regularities, but was given in a random order.
We recommend using a long question and a short answer.
Analyze the tasks from the point of view of the incorrect answer of the most prepared students.
The national systems of a number of countries set specific requirements for test assignments, for which we have so far not been paid enough attention. As an example, the requirement for the test instructions provided by NEAB (Northen Examinationes and Assesment Board) is: “It is necessary to avoid questions that in some way give superiority to the tested sex.”
If the question contains a choice of the grammatical or spelling correct variant, then in the question it is necessary to disclose it.
Questions that do not contain political and geographic features are not accepted.
Also, questions should not contain religious, national and cultural components.