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Steps to Create Fill In The Blank Questions

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For a Fill in the Blank question, you will have to enter the Statement and one or more answers. You may also want to enter a point value for each answer, though 1 point is automatically entered for you.

Steps to create a New Question

1.If you are not already in an Objectives Hierarchy, then from the Main Menu, select Workbench. Click Design Activities and select Create or Edit Objective Test Items from the Activities list.

2.If there are multiple objective work areas in the project, the Open Objective Work Area dialog box will appear. Select the Project Work Area that you want to open. Then click the OK button.

3.Double-click on an objective in the Objectives Hierarchy for which you want to write test question(s).

a.Alternately you can simply highlight the objective and then right-click in its Questions Linked menu to create a new question.

4.After double-clicking on the objective, select the Questions page of the Properties window. Click the New button and select the type of question you want to create from the pull-down menu.

5.Fill out any relevant information on the General page.

6.Proceed to the Question page.

Fill in the Blank Questions

1.Enter the question into the Statement field at the bottom of the window. As you enter it, it will appear in the Statement line at the top of the screen.

2.Click the New button in the "Answers" area. The Question box will turn into an Answer box, and you can enter the first answer for the question.

3.Check the Point value for the question (VISION enters 1 by default). The number can be a decimal value with up to two places (i.e., 2.55).

4.When you are ready, click New again to enter another answer and add a point value for it.

5.You can move each answer up or down to reposition it in the list of answers by clicking the up and down buttons.

6.Enter the Answer Explanation in its own box at the bottom of the screen, if you want one.

Tip Click on the Z or “Zoom” button at the bottom right corner of any content window to edit the contents in a large window with more editing features.

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