Foraclearerpictureofwhatthestudentknows,mostof 1．______<br/>teachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectives<br/>tests.Theyuse“essay”tests,whichrequirestudentstowritelong<br/>answersofbroad,generalquestions.Oneadvantageoftheessay2．______<br/>testisthatitreducestheelementoflucky.Thestudentscannotget 3．______<br/>highscorejustbymakingaluckyguess.Otheradvantageisthatit4．______<br/>showstheexaminermoreaboutthestudent’sabilitytoputfacts<br/>togetherintoameaningfulwhole.Itshouldshowhowdeeplyhe5．______<br/>hasthoughtofthesubject.Sometimes,though,essaytestshave<br/>disadvantages,either.Somestudentsareabletowritegood6．______<br/>answerswithoutreallyknowingmuchaboutthesubject,asother7．______<br/>studentswhoactuallyknowthematerialhavetroubletoexpress 8．______<br/>theirideasinessayform.<br/>Besides,onanessaytestthestudent’sscoremaydependon<br/>theexaminer’sfeelingsatthetimeofreadingtheanswer.Ifheis<br/>feelingtiredorbored,thestudentmayreceivealowerscorethan<br/>heshould.Anotherexaminerreadingthesameanswermightgiveit<br/>muchhighmark.Fromthisstandpointtheobjectivetestgiveseach9．______<br/>studentafairerchance.<br/>Whenanobjectivetestoranessaytestareused,problems10．______<br/>arise.Whensomeobjectivequestionsareusedalongwithsome<br/>essayquestions,however,afairlyclearpictureofthestudent’s<br/>knowledgecanusuallybeobtained.