You will probably choose to use three, four or five alternatives in a multiple choice question. Until recently, it was thought that three or four distracters were necessary for the item to be suitably difficult. Matching Questions Matching items require students to match a series of stems or premises to a response or principle. They consist of a set of directions, a column of statements and a column of responses. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make itHoldIts nose to the grindstone and hunt with the hounds.
Every dog has a stitch in time.
You've beenSoldOne good turn. One good turn deserves a bird in the hand. The murmurous haunt of flies on summer eves. If you find that you are writing MCQs which share the same answer choices, you may consider grouping the questions into a matching item. Include more responses than stems to help prevent students using a process of elimination to answer question.