Definition
A written test question consisting of a single statement that the student must judge as either true or false. It is a form of selection-type test item, used to measure a student's ability to identify the correctness of a stated fact, principle, or relationship.
Plain English
A test question that gives the student one statement and asks them to mark it as true or false.
Context Anchor
Seen in aviation instruction, written quizzes, end-of-lesson checks, and instructor discussions about testing methods.
Why Pilots Care
Instructors use true-false items because they are quick to write and easy to score, but they also know these items can encourage guessing and rarely measure deep understanding. Recognizing the strengths and limits of this question type helps an instructor build fairer, more useful tests.
Intuition Check
Do not read “item” as a physical object here. In testing, an item means one question or task on a test.
Example Sentence 1
The instructor included a few true-false test items at the start of the quiz to check basic recall before moving to harder questions.
Example Sentence 2
One true-false test item on the knowledge test asked whether an aft center of gravity reduces longitudinal stability.