VolunteerItemWriting

Short Version

If you are feeling like you have a question that LPI should be asking, please read the item writing guide.

Then, head over to the LPI Item Contribution Tool and submitted (you do need an LPI ID to login).

Item Style Guide

In order to give our items a homogeneous appearance we created the following boilerplates and best practices which should be used in all items. There is however no guarantee that all items are formed as described herein.

Number of right answers in multiple choice items

In case only one answer is correct we do not mention anything about it as this is the default case.

In case more than one answer is correct, we specify this by appending one of those brackets to the item:

• (Choose TWO correct answers.)
• (Choose THREE correct answers.)
• (Choose FOUR correct answers.)

We do not mention the number in the question at any other place. For example, we won't ask "Which THREE commands would...".

Asking for commands and files in fill-in-the-blank items

Asking for commands

We do not ask for the full path to the command s the candidate should specify the command name only. This is because locations may change and because full paths become long (which is hard in PBT) and offer more characters to get wrong.

Asking for single command names without parameters

When we ask for just a command we append the following to the question:

• (Specify ONLY the command without any path or parameters.)

Asking for full command including parameters

When we ask for a fluu command we append the following to the question:

• (Specify the command without any path but INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED PARAMETERS.)