Put in order questions

A Put in order question gives students a list of items in a shuffled order and asks them to arrange it. Use it for the steps of a process, events in a story, stages of a cycle or the words of a sentence.

Add a Put in order question

1. 1

   Choose the type

   In the editor, click Add a question or content and choose Put in order.

2. 2

   Write the question

   Type it in Type your question…, for example "Put the steps of the water cycle in order".

3. 3

   Add the items in the right order

   Under Items in the correct order, type each item. Use Add item for more (2 to 10 items) and the arrows to move an item up or down.

4. 4

   Set the points

   New questions are worth 2 points. Change it in the points box.

What students see

Students see the items shuffled, never in the right order. They drag an item to a new place, or use the up and down arrows next to it, which works well on phones and with a keyboard.

If the shuffled order already looks right to them, they click Keep this order to save it as their answer.

How it is marked

Put in order is marked automatically, with partial credit: each item in the right place earns its share of the points. For example, with 4 items worth 2 points, two items in the right place give 1 point.

In the live view you see the student’s order, with each position shown green when right and red when wrong. You can still change the score by hand.

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