How do I create a Multiple DropDown Quiz Question?

How do I create a Multiple DropDown Quiz Question?

You can create a question that has multiple options for students to select in their response.

You can create a sentence with multiple answers, as demonstrated in this lesson, or you can use the same steps to create a list.

Add Question



With the Questions tab selected inside a new quiz, click the New Question button [2].

Set Name, Type, Points and Enter Question Details


Quiz questions are not automatically numbered for instructors. To add a custom name to your quiz question, enter the name in the Question Text field [1]. Custom names can help you identify quiz questions more easily. Regardless of the question name, students always see quiz questions in numerical order (i.e. Question 1, Question 2).

Click the drop-down menu and select the Multiple Dropdowns question type [1].

Enter the number of points the question is worth (quiz totals are calculated based on the combined total of questions) [1].

Type your question into the Rich Content Editor question box. You can also use the Rich Content Editor to include video, images, math equations, or flash activities [2].

Create Reference Words



Now replace the words you want students to enter the question with reference words. Reference words should be surrounded by brackets. Once you place a word in brackets, the word will populate in the Show Possible Answers for drop-down menu.

For example, red has been replaced with [color1], and blue has been replaced with [color2].

Enter Enter Answer Responses for First Reference Word

For each item in the drop-down menu, instructors must write one correct answer and all the other distractors. Type the correct answer and the distractors in the Possible Answer fields [1]. Click the Add Another Answer link [2] to add additional distractors.  

Note: The drop-down menu displays a maximum of 100 characters to students taking a quiz.

Choose Correct Answer

Hover your cursor to the left of any answer to reveal a green "ghost" arrow. Click the green arrow to the left of the correct answer. You will know which answer is the correct answer because both the arrow and the answer comment around that answer will turn green. In this example, the second answer is the correct answer.

Enter Answer Responses for Additional Reference Words

Select the second item in the drop-down menu and create the associated answers. Repeat this process for as many reference words as are in your question.

Enter Feedback Text

You can choose to give students feedback in the answer comments fields. To leave feedback for a specific answer, click the comment field beneath the answer [1].

You can also create general answer comments for the quiz question as a whole [2]. 

Students who select the correct answer will see the feedback in the green comment field. Students who select any incorrect answer will see the feedback in the red comment field. All students will see the feedback in the blue comment field. 

Student View for Multiple Dropdowns Question

This is what students see when they encounter a Multiple Dropdowns question in a sentence.[1]

If you allow students to see the correct answers, correct responses are marked with a green flag [2].

 Incorrect responses will be marked with a red flag and any correct answers not indicated by the student are marked with a gray flag.

 Partial credit will be assigned if some blanks are completed correctly.


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