Enter or edit the question text in the first text box under the question type heading.
Enter the answer choices for the test question. Type the text in the choice boxes.
To add another choice, click the Add choice icon <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::Question Editor Add Choice Icon::/sites/dl/free/0000065899/564496/icon_AddChoice.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif">Question Editor Add Choice Icon (1.0K)</a>Question Editor Add Choice Icon and enter your text in the new choice text box.
To edit a choice, enter the changes in the choice box.
To delete a choice, click the Delete icon next to the choice and click Save.
To indicate the correct answer, select it from the Answer is dropdown box in the top right of the question editing area.
When you are finished, save your question and return to your list of questions by clicking the Save & Exit button.
If you want to continue authoring questions, select a question type from the New dropdown menu and click the New button. Clicking any of the active navigation buttons at the top of the page will also save your question.
Optional steps
If this question belongs under a section heading containing instructions, enter the name of the instructions (the section’s Uses as Reference name) in the Tie to Reference box.
Select the layout for the choices. The default is a vertical arrangement. If you want the choices to print in a horizontal or 2-column layout, select it from the Layout dropdown box.
Decide if you want to scramble the order of the choices (distracters) when the test is generated. If so, select scrambled from the Choice Order dropdown box. The default value is set to as listed, which leaves them in the same order as they appear on this edit page.
The Export to Print/CMS Formats page has an option to “scramble ALL multiple choice distracters.” If you want to use this Format/Print option to globally scramble the multiple choice distracters, but want to maintain the distracter order for specific questions, set Choice Order to lock as listed for those questions you want left alone.
Enter the text for the explanation in the Explanation box.
You can add hints for the students to view during the online exam. Enter the hint in the numbered text box. Click the Add hint icon <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::Question Editor Add Hint Icon::/sites/dl/free/0000065899/564496/icon_AddHint.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif">Question Editor Add Hint Icon (1.0K)</a>Question Editor Add Hint Icon to add additional hints.
If this question belongs under a Section Break heading containing instructions, enter the name of the Section Break reference in the Tie to Reference box.
If the answer is referenced within a textbook, enter the textbook page number(s) on which the question is referenced in the Textbook Page(s) text box.
Optional External Content Links provide a way to link to other content websites for your student to use as a reference during the assignment. Enter the Title of the link and the URL (Web address) the title will be linked to. Use the Add link icon <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=gif::Question Editor Add Link Icon::/sites/dl/free/0000065899/564496/icon_AddLink.gif','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif">Question Editor Add Link Icon (1.0K)</a>Question Editor Add Link Icon to add additional external content links. These links will appear inside of a Related Readings box at the bottom of the question.
If you are using Random Variables, enter the variable information by scrolling down and clicking the New Variable button .
If you want to add this question to a category, click the Categorize button and select the category you want to add the question to, or create a new category.
