DEFINITION.

In general, matching item consist of a column of stimulus/premises presented on left side of the page and a column of response placed on the right side of the page. Students are required to match the response associated with a given stimulus. Below is an example of a matching item where column A represents the response and Column B represents the response.

Column A= Stimulus/Premises	Column B=Response
_______________	______________________

Matching test items are generally made up of directions that describe the task to be performed, a set of 4 to 12 statements, and a set of alternative responses. Matching items are appropriate when many parallel concepts need to be mastered. These types of concepts include labelling, defining, or identifying. Matching items are also useful for classification or sequencing.