Fill-in-the-Blank
Another common type of question is the fill-in-the blank item. In the sample test, Part 5 included these items. They are often found in assessment of grammar and vocabulary. While they do require students to produce language, which is different from multiple-choice questions, they are rather inauthentic in terms of language use.
Advantages of Fill-in-the-Blank

Language teachers discuss advantages of using fill-in-the-blank questions in assessing language.
Duration: 02:29
Some of the advantages to fill-in-the-blank include:
- high reliability,
- easier to write, and
- limits guessing.
Disadvantages of Fill-in-the-Blank
Although they may have advantages, there are a number of problems with fill-in the blank questions.

Language teachers discuss the problems in using fill-in-the-blank questions.
Duration: 03:24
Some of the disadvantages with these kind of questions are that
- they are harder to score,
- numerous possible correct answers may exist,
- what is being measured is hard to define,
- takes more time for students to complete them, and
- they are not communicative.