A Study on the Validity of the Grammar Fill-in-the-blank Questions of the National English Paper for College Entrance Examination in 2020

Journal: Region - Educational Research and Reviews DOI: 10.32629/rerr.v2i4.203

Shasha Li

School of Foreign Language, China West Normal University

Abstract

Grammar fill-in-the-blank is different from previous single-choice questions. It uses text as a carrier to test students’ English ability, instead of traditional multiple-choice questions. However, is it better than the single-choice test? Is it effective? Taking the grammar filling-in-the-blank questions of the 2020 National College Entrance Examination Papers 1, 2 and 3 as the research object, starting from the grammar filling-in-the-blank, combined with the students’ expected answers, this article conducts an analysis and investigation. The results show that grammar fill-in-the-blank questions are highly effective, which can examine students’ grammatical ability. However, some test points are still limited to the level of words or phrases, so the discourse function is not fully utilized. In this regard, the author puts forward specific suggestions for improvement.

Keywords

National College Entrance Examination English Paper; grammar fill-in-the-blank; content validity

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