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  • Single correct
  • Multiple correct
  • Ranked
  • Free text
  • Webcam capture
  • File upload
  • Audio recording
  • Informational
  • Cloze question types
  • Cloze drag and drop
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  • Cloze free text
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Question types

Learn about the different question types that can be used in your exams and quizzes

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Join universe.synap.ac using to get access to a demo collection called Level 1 that lets you try out all the different question types and configurations on Synap!

๐ŸŽญ 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

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

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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

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


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

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An example of a single correct question
An example of a multiple correct question
An example of a ranked question
An example of a free text question
An example of a file upload question
An example of an audio recording question
An example of an informational question
Cloze drag and drop
An example of a cloze free text question
Image answer options
Question text editor
Selecting a language for a code block
Creating a question with a code block
Users can also use a code block to input their answers