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You can author assessment questions in a text file (.txt) and then upload them to an assessment. The file can include any combination of Multiple-Choice, Multiple-Answer, True/False, Ordering, Matching, Fill-in-the-Blank, and Essay questions.
To author questions offline:
Use a text editor, such as Notepad, to open or create a .txt file.
Write your questions following the question syntax and formatting guidelines below. Separate fields in the file using TAB spaces.
Save the file as a .txt file.
The syntax for each question type follows these conventions:
Text that appears in bold must be typed as shown.
<TAB> indicates a TAB space (press the TAB key).
Text that appears in italics indicates the type of information you should enter.
Text that appears between {} (curly braces) can be repeated up to 20 times. For example, in a multiple-choice question, you can provide up to 20 answer choices.
Text that appears in [] (square brackets) is optional.
Each syntax string is followed by an example.
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Question Type |
Structure |
Example |
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Multiple-choice |
MC <TAB> question text {<TAB> answer text <TAB> correct or incorrect} |
MC What color is an orange? Yellow incorrect Orange correct Green incorrect Red incorrect |
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Multiple-answer |
MA <TAB> question text {<TAB> answer text <TAB> correct or incorrect} |
MA Which cities are in France? Paris correct Milan incorrect Nice correct Berlin incorrect |
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True/false |
TF <TAB> question text <TAB> true or false |
TF Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina. true |
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Ordering |
ORD <TAB> question text {<TAB> answer text in correct order}
Note: Enter the answers in the correct order. The system will randomly order the answers. |
ORD Place these weekdays in the correct order. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday |
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Matching |
MAT <TAB> question text {<TAB> answer text <TAB> matching text}
Note: The system will randomly order the answers and their matches. |
MAT Match the traffic signal to the action it signals. Red light Stop Green light Go Yellow light Proceed with caution |
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Fill-in-the-blank |
FIB <TAB> question text {<TAB> answer text} |
FIB The ____________ stage of cognitive development begins at birth. Sensorimotor Sensory Motor |
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Essay |
<TAB> question text <TAB> [sample response] |
ESS Describe the characteristics of mammals. Mammals are warm-blooded, have hair, have mammary (milk-secreting) glands, have sudoriferus (sweat) glands, have sebaceous (fat-secreting) glands, have heterodont dentition (different types of teeth). |