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Overview of Quiz Question Types

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ANGEL quizzes support the creation of several different question types.  The following chart provides a description of the available question types and their methods of grading.

 

Question Type

Grading Method

Description

Section Heading

Not graded

Supports the placement of text (e.g. directions, story problem text, etc.)

Multiple Choice

Automatically graded

Presents users with a question followed by a list of choices.  Only one choice may be selected.

Drop-down List

Automatically graded

Presents users with a question followed by a drop-down list of choices.  Only one choice may be selected.

Multiple Select

Automatically graded

Presents users with a question followed by a list of choices.  Multiple selections are allowed.

True False

Automatically graded

Presents users with a statement that they must determine to be either true or false.

Matching

Automatically graded

Presents users with a definition and a drop-down list of terms from which they must choose a match.

Ordering

Automatically graded

Presents users with a list of items to be placed in the correct order.

Fill-in-the-blank

Automatically graded

Presents users with a question followed by a single-line answer box.  Responses are automatically graded against a list of allowed answers.

Fill-in-multiple-blanks

Automatically graded

Presents users with a question followed by multiple single-line answer boxes.  Responses are automatically graded against a list of allowed answers.

Short Answer

Manually graded (online)

Presents users with a question followed by a single-line answer box.

Essay

Manually graded (online)

Presents users with a question followed by a multiple-line answer area.

Off-line Item

Manually graded (online)

Presents users with a question to be completed offline (no answer field appears).

Pool Item

Varies based on question type

Selects one or more random items from the question pool based on a specific criteria.

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