The types of the test formats used in language tests were important as one test task could be more appropriate for
a given purpose than another. Multiple-choice questions, as one of the test formats, were categorized under the
select-type tests. They were a common device to test students’ reading comprehension that allowed test constructors
to control the range of possible answers to comprehension questions. In this test format, students should select the
correct response from the available alternatives prepared for each question. The most important advantage of all
select-type tests unlike other test formats was not time-consuming in administration and grading the papers. But the
most significant disadvantage of all select-type tests was the chance of guessing and cheating to find the correct
response (Alderson, 1990).