Skip to content
MaritimeTest
Log in

Shore Based Assessment

CBT 49 questions

First 5 of 49 questions — with answers

The correct answer is marked. Unlock the rest to study the whole test, online or offline.

  1. Question 1

    Consider a multiple-choice test made up of 20 items each with four answer options with one option correct. What would be the expected percentage score for a candidate simply guessing the answers if each test item has equal scoring?
    • 5 %.
    • 75 %.
    • 25 %.
    • 0 %.

  2. Question 2

    Errors in multiple-choice test items can be minimised before they are used by careful wording of the stem and the options and by peer review. Which one of the following actions is likely to be the most effective in identifying poor test items after the test has been used?
    • Look for individual items that all candidates got right or wrong; these will all be poor and will need to be rewritten.
    • Analysis of scores for individual test items to identify trends in scoring.
    • Just check the test items that good candidates get wrong.
    • Run a spell check on the test items.

  3. Question 3

    How can learning objectives be used to ensure that a written assessment is relevant and that all learning objectives are covered within the assessment?
    • By having the same number of questions as there is learning objectives in the programme of learning.
    • By writing a learning objective for each question in the assessment.
    • By forming each of the learning objectives into tasks and/or questions.

  4. Question 4

    In addition to providing to some cognitive and affective skills which one of the following does completion of written assignments or projects by seafarers provide direct evidence of?
    • Competence in a practical skill.
    • Report writing and research.
    • The full range of language skills.
    • Psychomotor skills.

  5. Question 5

    In relation to the development of multiple-choice test items, which one of the following best explains why it is important to consider the skill that is being tested?
    • Because not all skills can be effectively tested using multiple-choice tests.
    • Because this is the only way to determine how many test items are required for the test.
    • Because the exact method for testing each skill will be defined in the standard so that the assessor knows when to use multiple-choice tests.

Preview — 5 of 49 questions

You are seeing the first 5 questions with answers. Unlock the remaining 44 to study the whole test — online or offline.

About this CBT test

Shore Based Assessment is a CBT test with 49 questions and verified answers. Common topics include: accurate relation, multiple-choice items, written assignments, assessment tool, main advantages, seafarers, assessor, skills.

You can practise the free questions online — one at a time, with the correct answer — or unlock the whole test and download it to study offline, without internet.

Related CBT tests