CPCE EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Free choice / free response. Answer: Short answer
● Forced choice. Answer: NCE/CPCE
Recognition items
● Difficulty index. Answer: Indicates percentage of people who
answered each item correctly
● Normative & Ipsative format. Answer: Normative - person's score
evaluated by comparing it to others who took same test
Ipsative - measures compare traits within same person
● Achievement (attainment) tests vs. personality (interest) inventory.
Answer: Achievement - Measure maximum performance or present level
of skill
Personality - typical performance
, ● Q-sort. Answer: Sorting statements to evaluate self-esteem
● Sprial test vs. cyclical test. Answer: Spiral - Items get progressively
harder
Cyclical - several sections which are spiral
● Test battery. Answer: Horizontal test - measures various factors (ex:
math & science) during same testing procedure
● Which is more important, validity or reliability?. Answer: Validity - a
test must measure what it means to measure
● Types of validity. Answer: Content - does the test examine the
behavior under scrutiny?
Construct - test's ability to measure a theoretical construct like
intelligence
Concurrent - how well the test compares to other instruments that are
intended for the same purpose
Predictive (empirical) - test's ability to predict future behavior according
to criteria
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● Free choice / free response. Answer: Short answer
● Forced choice. Answer: NCE/CPCE
Recognition items
● Difficulty index. Answer: Indicates percentage of people who
answered each item correctly
● Normative & Ipsative format. Answer: Normative - person's score
evaluated by comparing it to others who took same test
Ipsative - measures compare traits within same person
● Achievement (attainment) tests vs. personality (interest) inventory.
Answer: Achievement - Measure maximum performance or present level
of skill
Personality - typical performance
, ● Q-sort. Answer: Sorting statements to evaluate self-esteem
● Sprial test vs. cyclical test. Answer: Spiral - Items get progressively
harder
Cyclical - several sections which are spiral
● Test battery. Answer: Horizontal test - measures various factors (ex:
math & science) during same testing procedure
● Which is more important, validity or reliability?. Answer: Validity - a
test must measure what it means to measure
● Types of validity. Answer: Content - does the test examine the
behavior under scrutiny?
Construct - test's ability to measure a theoretical construct like
intelligence
Concurrent - how well the test compares to other instruments that are
intended for the same purpose
Predictive (empirical) - test's ability to predict future behavior according
to criteria
