# Question types

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### 🎭 Question Types Select the question type, there are 10 to choose from : | Question Type | Description | | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Single correct** | Multiple choice type of question, with one correct answer. This type can also contain can be image answer options. | | **Multiple correct** | Multiple choice type question, users must select **all** the correct options to achieve the marks. | | **Ranked** | Multiple choice type of question, users must **exactly re order** the options into the correct order to achieve the marks. | | **Free text** |

Free text questions allow your users to enter their own text responses to your questions. They can format their text, use tables to display data and more.

The system cannot mark these questions. If you are using Free Text questions in an exam you should not set results to release 'Always automatically' as users will receive their results before you have marked them on the quiz configuration. Code blocks can also be included as apart of a users response

| | **File upload** | Student must upload a Word / pdf etc file to the platform. These files need to be exported and marked off platform. Enable webcam shots to ask users to take a photo of themselves as a response to this question. | | **Audio Recording** | Student must record themselves speaking using an audio recording widget in the answer box | | **Informational** | These questions are just used for providing information. You will not provide answer options, free text box or file upload option. Users cannot get these questions right or wrong | | **Cloze drag and drop** | Students must drag and drop their response from a list of options to fill a gap(s) in a sentence or formula | | **Cloze drop down** | Students must select their response from list of options in a drop down menu to fill a gap(s) in a sentence or formula | | **Cloze free text** | Students must type a response to fill a gap(s) in a sentence or formula. This will be automarked against a list of correct answers specified in the quiz builder | ### Single correct Multiple choice type of question, with one correct answer. This type can also contain can be image answer options.

### Multiple correct Multiple choice type question, users must select **all** the correct options to achieve the full marks.

An example of a multiple correct question

Additional configurations can be added to multiple correct question types, in a scenario where there is a total of 3 correct options out of 7 possible options on a multiple correct question type the additional configurations would mean: * Any = users can select any number of options (in the example they could select between 0 and 7 options) * Max = users can select up to the maxiumum number of correct options (in the example they could select 0, 1, 2 or 3 options) * Exact = users must select the exact number of correct options (in the example they have to select exactly 3 options) ### Ranked Multiple choice type of question, users must **exactly re order** the options into the correct order to achieve the marks.

### Free text Text entry is required to answer the question, the system doesn't mark these questions. If you are using Free Text questions in an exam you must set the results to deferred on the quiz configuration, as these need to be marked off platform. Code blocks can also be included as apart of a users response

### Webcam capture When configuring free text questions allow users to take a webcam capture of themselves when you enable webcam snapshots. {% embed url="" %} This is a great option if you want to have some identity verification during an exam. Just create a free text question and enable webcam snapshots in the question editor. ### File upload Student must upload a file for their response. PDFs will embed into the marking page and be viewable on platform to markers. All other file types will require downloading to view. ***File uploads are limited to a maximum of 5 files per response on a question.***

### Audio recording Student must record themselves speaking using an audio recording widget in the answer box

An example of an audio recording question

### Informational These questions are just used for providing information. You will not provide answer options, free text box or file upload option. Users cannot get these questions right or wrong

## Cloze question types Cloze questions are a type of fill-in-the-blank question where students complete sentences or formulas by inserting the correct words or phrases. They are used to assess understanding, recall, and application of knowledge in a structured format. {% embed url="" %} ### Cloze drag and drop Student must drag and drop their selected answer from a given set of options into a specific gap in the question

### Cloze drop down Student must choose their selected answer from a dropdown menu for a specific gap in the question

### Cloze free text Student must type their answer for a specific gap in the question. This will be automatically marked based on a list of possible correct answers the admin specifies

An example of a cloze free text question

**Option types** | Phrase | Simple word / string only options. Options listed as a,b,c etc | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | Image | Upload images as the options for users to select from. Options | ![Image answer options](https://3316915154-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MkgvUeCmTPeNouRxGPC%2F-Mkke654Xwk--kq-7hZq%2F-MkkgzSGb0SGuEt1Wr3B%2Fimage%20answer%20options.png?alt=media\&token=94951e19-b7b2-4539-89aa-7c74a7c91723) *** ## Question formatting As well as simple formatting tools such as headers, alignment and bullet points, there are a range of more advanced tools available for you to present your questions to students:

1. **Subscript -** can be used when displaying chemical formulas 2. **Superscript -** can be used to display squared or cubed numbers 3. **Special characters -** there are a range of special characters available from those related to mathematical equations to arrows - available to students when answering a Free text question 4. **Code -** display text in code format 5. **Insert code block -** display text in a variety of different coding language formats (CSS, Java, Python etc) - available to students when answering a Free text question 6. **Insert HTML -** insert a HTML snippet to display a live page on an external website 7. **MathType -** insert advanced / detailed mathematical equations 8. **ChemType -** insert advanced / detailed chemical equations 9. **Upload file -** insert PDF, video or audio files. Once inserted, these cannot be repositioned so insert at the point you want to appear. For example, add text to explain the file, then insert the file 10. **Languages -** choose from a selection of non-English languages to write your question in