The basic question types are HTML-based with a text editor provided to style the body of the questions.
Multiple Choice | Short Answer | Essay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | The typical formatting choice for a simple multiple choice question. The choices are shuffled each time the question appears. | Graded based on provided keywords for comparison. | Manually graded using the built-in essay grading portal. |
| Requirements | at least 2 answer choices and an explanation | Case-sensitive, exact-matching keywords and an explanation | Question body and explanation |
| Automatically graded | yes | yes | no |
| Multi-part | yes | yes | yes |
| Eligible for all assignment types | yes | web assignments and learning modules only | learning modules only |
| Randomization level | low | none | none |