Abstract
This paper investigates the way MA students handle True or False type of questions in a translation oriented research methodology final examination with regard to managing tricky segments, checking cues, retaining information and scoring marks. In the present study, the common belief among students that True/False questions, compared to other types of questions, are easy to handle and meant to secure marks is challenged. The evidence is drawn from an actual final examination using a True/False question involving ten statements (five True and five False) together with four other types, including an essay type question. While, in general, students managed to handle the question relatively well, in details they made unjustified and incorrect choices. This only proves the misconception among students that True or False type of questions offer an opportunity to score high marks that might not be possible with other types of questions. Quantitative data and, to a less extent, qualitative data collected in the study and analyzed show that this type of questions is neither straightforward to handle nor it guarantees scoring higher marks. On the contrary, results show that the True or False question scored the second least marks among the other questions. Moreover, none of the 23 students engaged in the study scored a full mark in this question while a number of students did manage to score it on a number of occasions in the other types of questions.