There are many types of questions that can be included in an assessment. For instructions on how to create different question types, please see the guides in the Tutorials & Guides box below.
You can create these question types in tests and assignments in your course:
- Calculated Formula: Contains a formula with a number of variables. The correct answer can be a specific value or a range of values.
- Calculated Numeric: Students must specify a numeric response. The correct answer can be a specific value or within a range.
- Essay: A question where the answer must be typed in a text box.
- Fill in the Blank and Fill in Multiple Blanks: A statement that requires an answer to complete it. Answers are evaluated based on an exact text match. Can include one or multiple blanks.
- Hotspot: Students are presented with an image that requires them to drop a pin on one or more hotspots created by you within that image.
- Jumbled Sentence: Students complete a sentence by selecting words or phrases from a drop down menu.
- Likert: Ungraded item where students respond to a statement or question using a scale such as Strongly disagree to Strongly agree. Only available on Forms; use a multiple choice question worth 0 points to ask a similar question on a Test.
- Matching: Two columns of items where each item in the first column must be matched to an item in the second column.
- Multiple Choice: Allows a number of choices with one or more correct answer. Indicate the correct answer(s) by selecting the correct answer(s). Blackboard does not indicate to students whether there is one or multiple correct answers, so you may want to include that information in the question stem.
- True/False: A statement with the option to choose either true or false. True/False answer options are limited to the words True and False.
In addition to questions, you can add the following content blocks within a test:
- Add text: Type text in a text editor to provide instructions to students.
- Add local file: Upload a file that students can download during the test.
- Add file from Cloud storage: Add a file from cloud storage, such as OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box.
The following questions types were available in the Original Course View and are NOT yet available in Ultra Course View. Most can be handled with another question type:
- Either/Or: Use True/False or Multiple Choice
- File Response: Use an Assignment instead of a Test (if the file upload was the only submission), with a timer enabled if desired, use an Essay question (students can upload their file in the text editor), or enable the file submission option on the test (students upload a file at the end of the questions)
- Ordering: Use Matching where each item is matched to the correct position
- Quiz Bowl: Not available and not planned
- Short Answer: Use Essay