Guidelines for English Writers
OTTER Introductory Guidelines for English and Maths Question Writers (Updated December 2021)
Welcome to OTTER!
Please read this document thoroughly before you begin to write English questions from question te...
Part I: The Elements of OTTER English Question Templates
The majority of question templates have five elements, as in Example 1 below. an instruction s...
Part II: The Rationale Behind OTTER Difficulty Levels
Warning: The OTTER difficulty levels do not match any system of levels published on the internet ...
Part III: Permissible Changes to Question Templates
As each subtopic has its own types of question templates and progression in difficulty levels, it...
Part IV: Standardized Vocabulary and Formatting Conventions
Formatting Element Definition Example Highlighting and marking wo...
Part V: Step-By-Step Examples of Generating New Questions
Example 1 Compound Words, Difficulty Level 1 Question Template Which of the following ...
Part VI: The Most Effective Ways to Formulate an Explanation
Most users will log into OTTER after they have spent several hours engaging in lessons and after-...