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It is recommended to create all questions using the Question Library for ease of access, efficiency, and proper storage. It will make building new assessments easier, as questions can be pulled from the Question Library for quizzes, self-assessments, and surveys.

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Question Types in Brightspace

Question Type

Description

Grading and Features

True/False (T/F)

True or false is a type of question where the student indicates whether a statement is truthful or not.

Automatic

Multiple Choice (MCQ)

Multiple choice questions give students multiple possible answers to a question and asks them to select the correct or best answer.

Automatic

Multi-Select (MS)

Multi-select is a type of question where the student selects one or more correct answers from a group of possible answers.

Automatic

Written Response (WR)

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In Brightspace Learning Environment, written response (formerly known as long answer) is a type of question that is more than a few words long. It is an open-ended text response. Files can be uploaded in the responses for this question type.

Manual

Allows files to be uploaded

Short-Answer (SA)

A short answer question is a type of question where the student responds to a prompt with a short, one or two-word text response. Traditionally, many people think of a short answer question as a sentence or two in length, but for the short answer question type in Brightspace, it can be automatically graded, and for this reason, is shorter. Instructors who want longer, open-ended responses should look to Written Response questions

Automatic

Multi-Short Answer (MSA)

Like the short answer question, multi-short answer is a few short-word text responses. It is well-suited for situations that require an answer in the form of a list

Automatic

Fill in the blanks (FIB)

A fill in the blanks question is a question type where the student has to insert the correct response into a blank space in order to complete a sentence. There can be more than one blank in this question type, and it can be automatically graded.

Automatic

Matching (MAT)

Matching questions ask students to pair correct items together for points. For example, students may be asked to match a term to its proper definition or a date to its event.

Automatic

Ordering (LA)

An ordering question is a type of question where the student places the answers in the correct order.

Automatic

Arithmetic Questions (2+2)

An arithmetic question is a question type in which numbers can be randomly chosen for each variable. The numbers used for each variable in the question are based on specific number ranges.

Automatic

Allows files to be attached

Significant Figures (x10)

The significant figures question type is most applicable to science and math related questions. Students are able to enter their answers in scientific notation format.

Automatic

Allows files to be attached

Likert Question (LIK)

The likert question is unique to the Survey tool. Likert questions are a way to gather feedback by creating questions with answers based on one of the six scales available.

Used in Surveys only

Ungraded

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