# Put in order questions

> Students arrange shuffled items into the right sequence: steps, events or stages. Marked automatically, with partial credit for each item in place.

URL: https://learnworkly.com/help/question-types/put-in-order · Updated 2026-11-11

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. **Choose the type** In the editor, click **Add a question or content** and choose **Put in order**.
2. **Write the question** Type it in **Type your question…**, for example "Put the steps of the water cycle in order".
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. **Set the points** New questions are worth 2 points. Change it in the points box.

*[Screenshot: The Put in order editor with the question "Put the steps of the water cycle in order" and the items Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection numbered 1 to 4]*

## 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.

*[Screenshot: A student’s screen with the question "Put the steps of the water cycle in order" and four numbered items, each with up and down arrows]*

## 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.

## Ideas for your lessons

> **Ideas for your lessons:** In science, order the stages of the water cycle or a life cycle. For ESL, split a sentence into chunks to practise word order, or order the events of a short story. In maths, order the steps of solving an equation.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is an item counted right if it is next to the right neighbour?**
No. Each item counts only when it is in exactly its own position.

**Can I accept more than one correct order?**
No. There is one correct order: the one you type in the editor.