PRINCIPLES FOR MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
A. The stem* of the question should present a clear and complete problem, (e.g., “Who
wrote the Declaration of Independence?”)
B. The questions should not clue the students to the correct answer*:
1. The stem of the question should agree grammatically with each choice.
2. The options* should be similar in length and amount of detail.
3. All options should seem plausible to the uninformed.