Short answer questions

A Short answer question asks students to type a word or a short phrase. You list the answers you accept, and LearnWorkly marks each answer automatically. Students have to recall the answer instead of recognising it, so it is a stronger check than multiple choice.

Use it for key terms, spellings, verb forms, short calculations with a word answer, or one-word answers to reading questions.

Add a short answer question

1. 1

   Choose the type

   In the editor, click Add question and choose Short answer.

2. 2

   Write the question

   Type it in Type your question…, for example "What do we call the point where a line crosses the y-axis?"

3. 3

   Add the accepted answers

   Under Accepted answers, type an answer and press Enter. Repeat for every answer you accept, up to 20. Each one appears as a green tag; click its cross to remove it.

4. 4

   Choose case sensitivity

   Turn on Case-sensitive only when capital letters matter, for example for proper nouns or German nouns. It is off by default.

5. 5

   Set the points and extras

   Type the points in the points box (default 1), add skills, and open Hint and explanation if you want them.

What students see

Students see the question and one text box marked Your answer. They type their answer and can change it until they submit.

How it is marked

An answer is right when it matches one of your accepted answers. Spaces at the start and end are ignored, and several spaces count as one. Capital letters are ignored unless Case-sensitive is on. Everything else must match: punctuation, hyphens and spelling. A right answer gets full points, any other answer 0.

If you add no accepted answers, the question is not marked automatically: you mark it yourself in the live view. You can also change any automatic score there, for example to accept a spelling you did not expect.

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