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17 Assessment Guide for Educators: Social Studies Chapter 2: Item Types & Item Layout concepts. Many of the brief texts featured in both stand-alone items and item scenarios are drawn from texts reflecting “the Great American Conversation. ” These texts may be directly excerpted from founding documents, such as The Bill of Rights, or they may contain analyses of these documents. They may also be drawn from other more contemporary primary and secondary source documents (e.g. political speeches and commentary) that convey important concepts about American civics. Multiple choice (MC) Multiple choice (MC) items consist of a question accompanied by several possible answer choices. This item type is used to assess aspects every Social Studies Practice and Content Topic listed in the GED® Social Studies Assessment Targets. Multiple choice items continue to be a reliable method for measuring skills and knowledge at a range of cognitive levels in a standardized manner. MC items on the GED® test have four answer options. Fill-in-the-blank (FIB) Fill-in-the-blank (FIB) items consist of a sentence or scenario with one or multiple blanks for the test-taker to complete. These items give test-takers the opportunity to construct a very brief response, like a single word or a short phrase, when potential answers have little variability. For example, this item type might be used when an item requires a test-taker to identify a particular data point on a chart reflecting economic trends. It could also be used to excerpt a word or phrase from a text to demonstrate understanding of an idea or vocabulary term that could be inferred from a brief textual stimulus. Drag-and-drop Drag-and-drop items are another type of interactive task that require test-takers to move images or words to designated drop targets on a computer screen. They may be used to assess how well a test- taker can make comparisons between concepts or representations of data or how well they classify or order information. For example, an individual drag-and-drop item may require a test-taker to place labels on a map to indicate important commodities produced in various regions. Other items might provide the test-taker an “The Great American Conversation” refers to texts like the founding documents (e.g. The Bill of Rights) or other contemporary ones that reflect important ideas about American citizenship and modern liberties.