Short Answer questions were briefly described earlier, but just so we all remember, short answer items are where the test taker writes a short response in a textbox. This option can be used either to answer a question or as a gap-fill activity. The test taker's response must be exactly the same as the one you entered or one of the alternative options you have made available, or the answer will be counted incorrect. In this section, we will look at how to make short answer items and use some of the options available. Once we have finished looking at how to set one up, you will create one on your own.
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Gap-Fill Activity
If you are using Short Answer for a gap-fill type question, here is a good idea. Use underscores to show where the gap will be when writing your question title.
First we need to go through the basic steps of creating a question, as we saw in Chapter 1. We need to go to the Question Bank page and create a new Short Answer item. If you have administration...