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true-false

true-false

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Asking for an answer of true or false
  • adjective
  • /truː-fɔːls/
translation icon : verdadero-falso
  • For example, it is logical to think of a true-false test as simply a multiple-choice test with only two choices.
  • true-false items
  • true-false format
  • true-false questions

Examples

  • The five knowledge items that tested understanding of the information contained in the educational materials were true-false questions.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The EPI is a 57-item, true-false format inventory to measure extraversion and neuroticism (Eysenck & Eysenck, 1964).

    Academic text (1990)
  • The normal mode of testing is true-false or multiple choice.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The full scale contains 90 true-false items, 10 for each subscale.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Test items written by the teacher to cover what was taught might consist of true-false or multiple-choice items.

    Academic text (2003)
  • There were 10 true-false and 10 multiple-choice questions based on course objectives.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The order of the tests for all groups was short answer recall questions first, true-false questions second, and multiple-choice questions third.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Other test formats (such as true-false, essay, and short answer) are even easier to fit into a database.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Another limitation of this study concerns the use of tests containing only multiple-choice and true-false items.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The exam included a section with true-false questions to assess basic knowledge.

Surface Forms

true-false positive

Morphology

true-false = true + false (transparent) = true + false

A direct hyphenated compound of 'true' + 'false' whose meaning is exactly the binary choice 'true' or 'false', easily deducible from the parts.

Etymology

True-false is made from the two words true 'correct' and false 'not correct'. It means a question or test that asks you to choose only 'true' or 'false'.