Multiple choice

There are two types of Multiple choice questions - single answer and multiple answer.

Single-answer questions

These questions allow one and only one answer to be chosen by providing radio buttons next to the answers.

Multiple-answer questions

The teacher can select "multiple answers are allowed" in a Multiple Choice question type. "Multiple answers" questions types in a quiz allow one or more answers to be chosen by providing checkboxes next to the answers. 

Multiple choice questions now offer to learners the option to clear all answers, once they have made a selection by clicking Clear my choice:

Multiple Choice Settings

General

Question name*	(Mandatory Field) Name of the question but not the main question.
Question text*	(Mandatory Field)This is where you type in the question, enter the main question text that appears to the student.
Default Mark*	(Mandatory Field) Enter the default mark for a correct answer.
General feedback	General feedback is some text that gets shown to the student after they have attempted the question. Unlike answer feedbacks, which depends on the question type and what response the student gave, the same general feedback text is shown to all students.
ID number	It provides another way of identifying a question which is sometimes useful, but can usually be left blank.
One or multiple answers?	How many answers are there to the question.? Select either one (radio button) or multiple answers (checkboxes).
Shuffle the choices?	(Checkbox) If enabled, the order of the answers is randomly shuffled for each attempt, provided that "Shuffle within questions" in the activity settings is also enabled.
Number the choices?	Option for numbering each choice on the question.

Answers

Answer Choice	This is where you enter the choices for the answer to the question.
Answer Grade	One of the choices should be 100% so that it is possible to get a grade for the question, If there are multiple answers to a question weight percentage of the answers must be 100% in total
Answer Feedback	Provide feedback or helpful hints or deeper/ in-depth explanation to the question asked.

True/False

Essay

Category	Depending on the setup, there may be a number of categories to select from. These may include but not limited to: • Quiz • Category • Course • System
Question name*	(Mandatory Field) Name of the question but not the main question.
Question text*	(Mandatory Field) This is where you type in the question, enter the main question text that appears to the student.
Default Mark*	(Mandatory Field) Enter the default mark for a correct answer.
General feedback	General feedback is some text that gets shown to the student after they have attempted the question. Unlike answer feedbacks, which depends on the question type and what response the student gave, the same general feedback text is shown to all students.
ID number	It provides another way of identifying a question which is sometimes useful, but can usually be left blank.
Case Sensitivity	There are two options: 'No, case is unimportant' or 'Yes, case must match', this controls if answers should be case sensitive or not.

Response Options

Response format	Format of the Essay question sheet where the students will answer, five options are available for the response format: • HTML Editor • HTML Editor with file picker • Plain text • Plain text, monospaced font • No online text
Require texts	Setting to adjust if a student is required to enter text on their essay or not, two option are available for required text: • Requires the student to enter the text • Text input is optional
Input box size	The range for input box size is from 5 lines to 40 lines
Allow attachments	This will determine if students are allowed to insert attachments, the range is from 'No' to 'Unlimited'.
Require attachments	This will determine if students are required to insert attachments, the range is from 'Attachments are optional' up to '3'
Accepted file types	File types are able to be restricted by selecting the Choose button.
Response template	Any text entered in this field will be displayed after each question to guide students.

Grader Information

Penalty for each incorrect try	Enter the sanction for each incorrect try. The range is from 0% to 100%
Hint	Enter a text that would assist the student to achieve the correct answer.
Tags	Enter a suitable tag to describe the quiz/question.

Calculated

Calculated questions offer a way to create individual numerical questions by the use of wildcards (i.e you can use common variables names like x, y enclosed in curly braces to create the wildcards {x} and {y}) that are substituted with random values when the quiz is taken.

For example, if you want to create a large number of "Calculate the area of a rectangle" problems to drill your students, you could create a question with two wildcards (i.e. {base}, {height} created from the common base, height variable names) and put in the "Correct Answer Formula=" input field {base} * {height} ( * being the multiplication sign ).

General

Category	Depending on the setup, there may be a number of categories to select from. These may include but not limited to: • Quiz • Category • Course • System
Shared wild cards	Calculated questions may use wildcards (i.e use of common variables names like a, b enclosed in curly braces to create the wildcards {a} and {b}) that are substituted with random values when the quiz is taken
Question name*	(Mandatory Field) Name of the question but not the main question.
Question text*	(Mandatory Field) This is where you type in the question, enter the main question text that appears to the student.
Default Mark*	(Mandatory Field) Enter the default mark for a correct answer.
General feedback	General feedback is some text that gets shown to the student after they have attempted the question. Unlike answer feedbacks, which depends on the question type and what response the student gave, the same general feedback text is shown to all students.
ID number	It provides another way of identifying a question which is sometimes useful, but can usually be left blank.

Answer 1 formula =	Enter the Answer 1 formula and the grade for the answer from 0% to 100%
Tolerance ±	Enter the tolerance acceptable for the answer as a percentage with type either: • Relative • Nominal • Geometric
Answer display	Enter a number from 0 - 9 with the format being either: • Decimals • Significant figures
Feedback	Provide feedback or instructions for the question being asked
Unit handling	Choose from the following options: 1. Units are not used at all. Only the numerical value is graded 2. Units are optional. If a unit is entered, it is used to convert the response to Unit 1 before grading 3. The unit must be given, and will be graded **This setting can be fully adjusted if Option 3 was chosen (The unit must be given, and will be graded)
Unit penalty	Penalty applies if: • The incorrect unit name is entered into the unit input • The unit is entered into the value input box This is determined as a fraction of either the response or question grade
Units are input using	The three options available are: • The text input element • Multiple choice selection • Drop down menu
Units go	Units can either be placed on either the: • Left side of the value (eg dollars $50) • Right side of the value (eg centimeters 50cm)
Units	Units may include symbols or letters $, %, Kw, cm, ml, etc.

Multiple Tries

Calculated multi-choice

Calculate the area of a rectangle where l = {A} cm  and h = {B}cm.

The rectangle's area is {={A}*{B}} cm2.

The rectangle area is 10.0 cm2 

The rectangle's area is {={A}*{B}-{B}} cm2.

The rectangle's area is {={A}*{B}+{A}} cm2.

For any correct response	Enter a comment, additional information, suggest links to view for any correct response that is correct.
For any partially correct response	Enter a comment, additional information, suggest links to view for any partially correct response that would assist the student.
For any incorrect response	Enter a comment, additional information, suggest links to view for any incorrect response that is incorrect to assist the student to fully understand the question.

Multiple Tries

Calculated Simple

Simple calculated questions offer a way to create individual numerical questions whose response is the result of a numerical formula that contains variable numerical values by the use of wildcards (i.e {x}, {y}) that are substituted with random values when the quiz is taken.

The simple calculated questions offer the most used features of the calculated question with a much simpler creation interface.

Drag and drop markers

Drag and drop onto image

This question type allows students to drag words, images or both from a list and drop them into pre-defined gaps on a base image.

How to create a Drag and drop onto image question

• Give the question a descriptive name to help you find it in the question bank. (Students won't see the name.)

• Add the question to the text editor, using any formatting you wish.

• In the Preview section, click the background image button to upload an image. Larger images will be displayed at a maximum of 600 x 400. Your image will then display under the file upload box.

• In the Draggable items section, you can upload images if you leave the type as 'draggable image' or you can type in words if you change the type to 'draggable text'. You may have a mixture of images and text.

• In the Drop zones section, you choose which items to go in which zone. Click the 'Refresh Preview' button.

• You can then position the items on the background image and this will add their coordinates.

Note:(1) Draggable images cannot be more than 150 x 100 pixels. If they are larger, they will be scaled on import. Remember to add a short text descriptor too. If you change your mind about an image, simply upload a different one to replace it.

Note (2) You can format draggable text using <sub>, <sup>, <b>, <i>, <em>, <strong> and <br/>

Note (3) Choices that are within the same Group are colour coded and may only be dropped on a drop zone with the corresponding colour. Choices that are marked as 'Unlimited' may be used in multiple locations.

Embedded answers

Random short-answer matching

• From the student perspective, the Random Short-Answer Matching question looks just like a Matching question. The difference is that the sub-questions are drawn randomly from the Short Answer questions in the current category (including or not subcategories from the current category).
  
• After an optional introduction, the respondent is presented with two or more sub-questions, each with a drop-down menu box opposite listing the same number (or fewer if several sub-questions have the same answer) of available answer options.
  
• The respondent must select an answer option to match each sub-question.
  
• Each sub-question is equally weighted to contribute towards the grade for the total question.
  
• The questions and answers are randomly drawn from the pool of short-answer questions in the current category (and in its subcategories if this option was selected).
  
• You must make sure that the category contains enough short-answer questions, otherwise the student will get an error message. The more short-answer questions you add to the category, the more likely it is that students will see a new selection on each attempt. Short answers questions used in a previous attempt to the same question or in another Random Short-Answer question of the same quiz are not excluded, so you should ensure there are enough Short Answer questions in the category to mitigate the risk of a student getting the same questions and answers.
  
• Note that the answer options are taken from the correct (having a 100% grade) answers of each contributing short-answer question. If there are several answers to the short answer question with a 100% grade, the first one is used. Therefore, if the short-answer questions in this category are on different topics, this question type will not be useful, as the correct option will be obvious.
  • An example that doesn't work - suppose the category contains 2 short-answer questions, as follows:
    

1. What is the capital of France?
 Correct answer: Paris
 Other recognised answers: Lyon, Marseilles, *
2. What vegetable is called 'løk' in Norway?
 Correct answer: Onion
 Other recognised answers: Leek, *

• • The resulting Random Short-Answer Matching question will appear as follows:
    

What is the capital of France?
 - Options: Paris, Onion.
What vegetable is called 'løk' in Norway?
 - Options: Paris, Onion.

• • An example that does work - the 2 short-answer questions in the category are as follows:
    

1. What is the capital of France?
 Correct answer: Paris
 Other recognised answers: Lyon, Marseilles, *
2. In what city is Le Corbusier's "Unite d'Habitation"?
 Correct answer: Marseilles
 Other recognised answers: Paris, Lyon *

• • The resulting Random Short-Answer Matching question will appear as follows:
    

What is the capital of France?
 - Options: Paris, Marseilles.
In what city is Le Corbusier's "Unite d'Habitation"?
 - Options: Paris, Marseilles.

Select missing words

• Add the question to the text editor, using any formatting you wish.

• Use double square brackets '[[n]]' with a number in place of the word you wish the students to find:

• Add the missing words or phrases in the correctly numbered boxes in the 'Choice' section. (You may add extra ones to make the question harder. If you tick 'Shuffle' the display order will be shuffled. (Note that is not possible to add formatting to the responses)

• The student sees a drop-down menu for each blank:

Category	Depending on the setup, there may be a number of categories to select from. These may include but not limited to: • Quiz • Category • Course • System
Question name*	(Mandatory Field) Name of the question but not the main question.
Question text*	(Mandatory Field) This is where you type in the question, enter the main question text that appears to the student.
Default Mark*	(Mandatory Field) Enter the default mark for a correct answer.
General feedback	General feedback is some text that gets shown to the student after they have attempted the question. Unlike answer feedbacks, which depends on the question type and what response the student gave, the same general feedback text is shown to all students.
ID number	It provides another way of identifying a question which is sometimes useful, but can usually be left blank.

Choices shuffle	(Checkbox) Enable if shuffling of choices is required
Choices	Enter an answer to the choice question. Choices may be grouped from A - T

For any correct response	Enter a comment, additional information, suggest links to view for any correct response that is correct.
For any partially correct response	Enter a comment, additional information, suggest links to view for any partially correct response that would assist the student.
For any incorrect response	Enter a comment, additional information, suggest links to view for any incorrect response that is incorrect to assist the student to fully understand the question.

Penalty for each incorrect try	Enter the sanction for each incorrect try. The range is from 0% to 100%
Hint	Enter a text that would assist the student to achieve the correct answer.
Hint options	Enable the options of: • Clear incorrect responses • Show the number of correct responses
Tags	Enter a suitable tag to describe the quiz/question.

Description

The description question page simply shows some text (and possibly graphics) without requiring an answer. It is more of a label than a question type.

Category	Depending on the setup, there may be a number of categories to select from. These may include but not limited to: • Quiz • Category • Course • System
Question name*	(Mandatory Field) Name of the question but not the main question.
Question text*	(Mandatory Field) This is where you type in the question, enter the main question text that appears to the student.
General feedback	General feedback is some text that gets shown to the student after they have attempted the question. Unlike answer feedbacks, which depends on the question type and what response the student gave, the same general feedback text is shown to all students.
ID number	It provides another way of identifying a question which is sometimes useful, but can usually be left blank.
Tags	Enter a suitable tag to describe the quiz/question.