Creating a Multi-Select Question in the quiz tool

Use multi-select questions to have users identify several correct answers out of a list of possible answers.

Example  “Identify all of the prime numbers in the following list: 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15.”

1. Assign a Points value and a Difficulty level.
2. Enter your Question Text in the text box.
3. If you want to use an image in the question, click Add a File and select an image to include.
4. Use the Enumeration drop-down list to choose an enumeration style.
5. Choose a display Style.
6. Choose a marking format
7. • All or nothing  Users receive full points for the question only if they select all of the correct answers and none of the incorrect answers. They receive zero points if they miss any correct answers or select any incorrect answers.
   • Right minus wrong  Users receive points equal to the number of right answers they choose minus the number of incorrect answers they choose. For example, if each answer is worth one point and a user selects 3 correct answers and 1 incorrect answer, they will receive 2 points for the question (3 minus 1).

     Note  To determine how much each answer is worth, the system takes the total number of points that the question is worth and divides it by the number of correct answers. For example, if a question is worth 4 points and has two correct answers, each correct answer is worth 2 points, and each incorrect answer is worth -2 points (users receive a minimum of zero on a question: they cannot receive a negative mark).

   • Right answers  Users receive points for each correct answer they select and for incorrect answers they leave blank. Incorrect answers selected and correct answers left blank are ignored.

     Example  Consider a question with a total of six potential answers, two answers being correct (in this case, choices a) and b) are the correct choices). The total points available for this question is 4.

     Response	Score
     a) checked b) checked c) d) e) f)	They have answered all 6 questions correctly and get full marks: 4 points.
     a) checked b) c) checked d) e) f)	They have answered 4/6 correctly and therefore receive a mark of 4/6 * 4 = 2.6667 points.
     a)check b) c)check d)check e) f)	They have answered 3/6 correctly and therefore receive a mark of 3/6 * 4 = 2 points.

7. Check the Randomize options box to display the answers in random order to each user.
8. Type the answer options in the Options text boxes. Click Add Option to add more answer options, or click Remove to delete extra options.
9. Check the boxes in the Correct column beside each of the correct answer options.

Note  A check box labeled “None of the other options” is automatically added to every multi-select question in a quiz. If none of the answers to a multi-select question are checked as correct when the question is created, then the “None of the other options” choice is considered the correct answer. Users are unable to have the “None of the other options” box and other answer boxes checked at the same time. If no boxes are checked by a user the question is considered unanswered.

See also

• Common features among all question types