# Score by choice

To enable score by choice on a question, open up the question in the quiz builder and select the 'Marking' tab. In there you will find the check box to enable score by choice, make sure you click 'Save' after.

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If you would like to enable to ability to add negative marks to an option you will need to enable negative scoring. This is done at the quiz level in the 'Scoring' tab. [Here is our help document on negative scoring](https://academy.synap.ac/doc/quizzes/creating-a-quiz/scoring-on-synap-points-vs-credits/negative-scoring)
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Once you have enabled score by choice and saved the settings you can head back to the 'Answer' tab to begin setting credit values per option.

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Remember that if you would like to set negative credits per option, you'll need to enable negative scoring on your test. This can be done by going to the Scoring menu for the test.

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