Test Blue Printing and Item Writing

Instructions: Create and blueprint a test/quiz for the unit you proposed in your unit assessment plan.

Your test/quiz must include the following:

 2 True/False items
 3 Multiple choice items (one must focus on higher order skills)
 1 Matching item
 3 Short answer items
 1 Extended response item

Your test/quiz must be blueprinted to three or four curriculum outcomes. Items should be evenly distributed across curriculum
outcomes. Items should also be evenly distributed by taxonomic level.
 Teacher Name Nolan & Monique
Quiz/Test Blueprint Subject
Topic/Focus
Language Arts
Oliver Twist

Taxonomic Level Question Types

Type I Type II Type III
Remembering, Applying, Evaluating,
Outcomes Multiple
True/False Matching
Short Extended Total
Understanding Analyzing Creating Choice Answer Response
2.1.1: Discern and analyze
9 (1)
4 (1) context 4 (1)
1 (1) 9 (3)
5
9 (2) 1 (1)

2.1.2: Understand and

interpret context
2 (1)
8 (1) 2 (1) 3 (3) 5
8 (1)
3 (3)

4.2.1: Enhance thought and

5 (1) understanding and support
5 (1) 7 (1)
7 (1) and detail
4.2.1: Enhance thought 8 (2) 4
8 (2)

4.2.3: Consider and address

matters of choice
7 (2) 10 (7) 7(2) 10 (7) 9

1.1.1: Form tentative

understandings, interpretations
6 (1) 10 (8) and positions. 6 (1) 10 (8) 9

5 11 16 Total 3 2 3 9 15 32
 Oliver Twist Unit Test
Overall Marks: /32

True/False
Carefully read each statement and circle true or false. (T/F) (2 marks) Commented [SD1]: Indicate that T or F should be circiled if
the statement is True of False.
1. The novel, Oliver Twist, took place in the 1830’s. T/F
2. Mr. Brownlow feels a deep connection to Oliver upon first meeting him. T/F

Matching
Match the event to the character who was involved in the interaction. Place the letter on the blank beside the person to which it
belongs. There are more persons than events, each event may only be used once. Each is worth .5 of a mark (3 marks) Commented [SD2]: Nice detailed instuctions.

Event
3. A. Oliver is shot by
B. Left behind a gold locket
C. Brutally murders Nancy
D. Adopts Oliver
E. Is a career criminal
F. Introduces Oliver to Fagin
Person
________ a servant of the house
________ Oliver’s mother
________Sikes
________ Mr. Brownlow
________ Fagin
________Jack Dawkins
________ Oliver Twist
________ Charlotte
Multiple Choice
Carefully read the following multiple-choice questions and select the correct answer. (3 marks)

Analyze the quote to answer number 4 only.

“Some people are nobody's enemies but their own”.

4. Throughout the text, characters face an internal struggle. What does the quote suggest about internal struggle in the text?
a. Characters in the text are not responsible for their own actions.
b. Oliver faces struggles but ultimately always chooses the right path.
c. Characters are less influenced by others, they are their own enemy.
d. Characters are influence by the world around them when it comes to their decisions.

5. How does Dickens juxtapose city life versus country life in the text?
a. Those who live in the country are less civilized than those who live in the city.
b. Life in the country is idealized as it promotes peace and calmness
c. Life in the city is idealized as it promotes peace and calmness.
d. City life is considered to be high society.

6. What is the symbolism behind Bull’s-eye?

a. Bull’s-eye is a symbol of Sike’s personality and conscience. Commented [SD3]: Sike’s
b. Bull’s-eye is a symbol of humanity’s imperfections.
c. Bull’s-eye is a symbol of imperfect love.
d. Bull’s-eye is a symbol of Sike’s defeat. Commented [SD4]: Sike’s
Short Answer
Answer the following questions and provide sufficient support/evidence. (1 mark for the answer, 2 marks for the support/evidence)

7. Who faces the largest internal struggle within the text? (3 marks)

8. How does Dickens comment on the role of family and familial ties in the novel? (3 marks)
9. Analyze the following quote and respond to the question:

“For the rest of his life, Oliver Twist remembers a single word of blessing spoken to him by another child because this word stood out so
strikingly from the consistent discouragement around him.”

What does this quote suggest about the interactions between children in the text? (3 marks)

Extended Response Items

In short essay form, answer the following question using examples from the text to support yoor position.
10. Is Oliver Twist a product of circumstance or is he a product of his decisions? (15 marks – 7 marks for analyzing Oliver
Twist’s choices, 8 marks for supporting your argument on Oliver’s decisions with details from the text.)