For a Short Answer question, you will have to enter the Question and the Answer. You may also want to enter a point value for the 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.
Short Answer Questions
1.Enter the question in the Question box at the top of the Question page.
2.Enter the answer in the Answer box at the bottom of the page.
3.Check the Point value for the question (VISION enters 1 by default). The number can be a decimal value with two significant digits (i.e., 2.55).
4.Enter the amount of white space (vertical space in inches) that you want to have on the answer sheet for the student to write the answer.
5.Enter the Answer Explanation in its own box at the bottom of the screen, if you want one.
Try not to vary the amount of vertical space across various questions; otherwise, you may give the learners a hint as to how long you expect the answer to be. One inch is equivalent to six lines of typed text. Since people generally write larger, be sure to include more space than for typed text.
Tips for Creating Short Answer Questions
