Building the test
Block types
Every type of task and content you can add to a test.
Blocks are divided into Display blocks, which pupils read, view or listen to, and Task blocks, which pupils answer.
Display blocks
| Block | What it shows | What you add |
|---|---|---|
| Display text | Text, headings, lists and tables. | Text with a full toolbar, including formulas and special characters. |
| Image | An image. | PNG or JPG, at most 3 MB, and an Alt text that describes the image. |
| Audio | An audio clip with a player. | MP3, WAV, OGG or M4A, at most 10 MB. |
| Document | A document the pupil can scroll through. | PDF or Word (.docx), at most 20 MB. Word files are converted to PDF. You choose whether pupils can download the file. |
| Separator | A line that divides the page. | Nothing. |
Task blocks
Choice
| Block | The pupil | You |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple choice | chooses the one correct answer. | write the options and tick the correct one. |
| Multiple options | chooses every answer that is correct. | tick every correct option. |
| Matrix question | chooses one answer for each row in a table. | tick the correct column in each row. Rows without a tick are not graded automatically. |
| Matrix input | fills in empty cells in a table. | write the correct answer in each cell. With Fixed text the cell is shown as text instead of an answer field. Under Accepted answers you can add more answers that count as correct. |
| Order sentences | puts sentences in the right order. | create the sentences and set both the Display order and the Correct order. |
| Connect columns | connects each item on the left to one on the right. | create the pairs under Pairs. Pupils see the right column in the order under Order of the right column. It is shuffled when you add the block, but a new pair lands at the bottom. |
Order sentences
When you create the sentences, the display order is the same as the correct order. Remember to change the Display order, or the sentences are already in the right order for pupils.
Text
| Block | The pupil | You |
|---|---|---|
| Text | writes a free answer in a text editor. | can write a Model answer, which pupils see in the feedback if you show the answers. Limit paste is on by default and stops pasting of large amounts of text. |
| Input in text | types in words that are missing from a text. | write the text, select a word and select Add input. Under Accepted answers you add other answers that are also correct. Upper and lower case are ignored. |
| Dropdown in text | chooses the right word from menus in the text. | select a word and select Add dropdown. The selected word becomes the correct option. |
| Mark in text | marks the right words or phrases in the text. | mark words with Mark as option (or Mark all words) and tick the correct ones. |
Mathematics
| Block | The pupil | You |
|---|---|---|
| Fraction | answers with a numerator and a denominator. | set the Numerator and Denominator. Equivalent fractions count as correct, for example 2/4 for 1/2. |
| Number input | answers with a number. | write the Solution and choose a Unit if you like. The answer must match exactly. |
| Multiple number input | answers several sub-tasks with one number each. | create one row per sub-task with a Label, Solution and Unit. |
Formulas and special characters
In Display text and in pupils' text answers you find Insert math (Σ) and Special characters in the toolbar. Formulas are written in LaTeX. In titles and in the options of Multiple choice, Multiple options and Multiple number input you can write a formula between $$ and $$, for example $$\frac{1}{2}$$.
Images cannot be pasted into the text. Use the Image block instead.