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Home > AP Courses and Exams > Course Home Pages > Latin Tutorial: 2. Terminology for Multiple-Choice Questions Latin Tutorial: 2. Terminology for Multiple-Choice Questions Item: A test question Stem: The initial part of the question, which states the task. The stem may be a question or an incomplete statement. Options: The choices in a question, identified as (A), (B), (C), and (D). There are two kinds of options: Key: The correct answer Distracters: The incorrect options Example: The tense and mood of vellet are [stem] (A) future indicative (distracter) (B) present subjunctive (distracter) (C) imperfect subjunctive (key) (D) present indicative (distracter) Set: A group of items based on a passage Introduction: A brief statement designed to provide candidates with a context for the passage in a way that does not give away answers to test questions Gloss: An explanation of the form and/or meaning of a difficult Latin word. Many more words are, of course, glossed for the sight passages than for the syllabus-based passages. Line numbers: For the selections from the syllabus, line numbers do not correspond to those in the syllabus. Rather, each passage begins with line 1, with every fifth line numbered. More... Latin Tutorial: 3. Do's and Don'ts of Item Writing See also... Latin Tutorial: 1. Multiple-Choice Item Writing for Teachers Latin Tutorial: 4. Format of Multiple-Choice Section Latin Tutorial: 5. Types of Questions Latin Tutorial: 6. Phrasing Multiple-Choice Questions Latin Tutorial: 7. How to Choose a Passage Latin Tutorial: 8. Preparing to Write Questions Latin Tutorial: 9. Writing Questions Latin Tutorial: 10. Reviewing Questions and Making Selections Latin Tutorial: 11. Samples of Final Versions Latin Tutorial: 12. Where to Send Your Passages and Questions Latin Tutorial: 13. Passages Submitted by Teachers AP Latin Literature Course Home Page Course Home Page Index Personal Profile

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