Roles: Primary Admin, Admin, Manager, Learner

Description: In this article, you will learn which question types you can add to an assessment, how learners answer each one, and which ones need a person to score them.

Benefits:

• Variety: Test recall, understanding, and applied skills with seven question types.
• Less grading: Most question types are scored automatically.
• Better feedback: Add an explanation to an answer so learners see why it is right or wrong.

Question types at a glance

If an assessment has Free Text or Upload File questions, an evaluator must score it before the learner's result is final. See Assessment Types and Settings in Auzmor Learn for how this interacts with passing scores and completion.

For admins

Step by step: add a question to an assessment

1. In the top navigation menu, click Training and select Courses.
2. Click the course to open it, then click the Assessment tab.
3. Click Add New Question. The course builder opens on the Assessment step, in a draft version of the course.
4. In the builder, click Add New Question.
5. Under Select Type, choose the question type.
6. Enter the question and fill in the fields for that type (see below).
7. Click Save Question. To cancel instead, click Discard.
8. Click Continue and publish the course so learners see the new question.

Note: When you edit a question that already exists, the buttons are Update and Close instead of Save Question and Discard.

If you are creating a course, you are already in the Assessment step of the builder, so start at step 4.

You can click + Add an Image to attach a PNG, JPG, GIF, or SVG image to any question.

Note: Only admins can add or edit assessment questions. Managers cannot.

Single Choice and Multiple Choice

Enter the question, then fill in the options. Click + Add Option if you need more than three, or the X next to an option to remove it. Mark the correct answer: one option for Single Choice, every correct option for Multiple Choice.

Shuffle Answers is selected by default and shows the options to learners in a random order.

To write your own messages for a correct answer and a wrong answer, select Customize Response and fill in Correct and Wrong. Each message can be up to 500 characters.

Fill In Blank

1. Type the question.
2. Click + Add Blank Space where each blank belongs. Each blank adds a text box below the question.
3. Type the correct answer for each blank.
4. Choose whether responses are case sensitive.
5. Click Save Question.

The learner's answer is compared with the answers you entered, so a spelling variation counts as wrong. An evaluator can correct this afterward. See Assessment Evaluations.

Ordering

Enter the question, then add the items in the correct order. You can drag an item by its six-dot handle to move it. Learners see the items in a random order and arrange them.

Matching

1. Enter the question.
2. In Column A, enter the first item. In Column B, enter its match.
3. Click + Add for more pairs.
4. Click Save Question.

Enter the pairs in the correct order. Learners see them randomized.

Free Text

Type the question and save it. The learner types an answer in a text box, and an evaluator scores it.

Upload File

Type the question and save it. The learner attaches a file, and an evaluator scores it.

Add explanations to answers

Explanations are optional. They work for Single Choice, Multiple Choice, Fill In Blank, Ordering, and Matching questions.

1. While you add or edit a question, click + Add optional explanation under an option, a blank, an ordering item, or a Column A item.
2. Type the explanation. Each one can be up to 500 characters.
3. Click Save under the explanation to keep it, or Cancel to discard it.

Learners see explanations after they submit. By default, they see explanations only for the options they selected. To show explanations for every option, set Show Explanations for All Options to Yes in the course's assessment settings. That setting applies only to Single Choice and Multiple Choice questions. Learners always see the explanations you add to Fill In Blank, Ordering, and Matching questions.

For managers

Managers cannot add or edit questions. If Manager Evaluation is enabled for a training, managers can score the Free Text and Upload File answers of their reportees. See Assessment Evaluations.

For learners

• Single Choice: Select one answer.
• Multiple Choice: Select every answer that applies.
• Fill In Blank: Type your answer in each blank space.
• Ordering: Drag the items into the correct order.
• Matching: Drag the six-dot handle to line up each item in Column B with its match in Column A.
• Free Text: Type your answer in the text box.
• Upload File: Drag and drop a file or browse for one. You can upload PowerPoint, PDF, Word, image, and video files.

On the mobile app, Upload File questions need storage access for the app. If it is denied, the app prompts you to change the app settings.

See Take Assessments in Auzmor Learn for the full steps.

Common questions

Which question types need an evaluator?

Free Text and Upload File. The other five are scored automatically.

A learner typed the right answer in a Fill In Blank question, but it was marked wrong. What can I do?

An evaluator can mark that answer correct and add a comment from the learner's assessment result page. The score and result are recalculated. See Assessment Evaluations.

Can I add many questions at once?

Yes. Use Bulk Upload with the CSV template. See How to Upload Assessment Questions in Bulk Using a CSV Template.

Related articles

• Assessment Types and Settings in Auzmor Learn
• How to Upload Assessment Questions in Bulk Using a CSV Template
• How to Edit Assessments in a Course
• Per-Answer Explanations (Release 4.5.1 / Mobile 3.1.1)
• Assessment Evaluations
• Take Assessments in Auzmor Learn