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Hotspot Choice Question Type

In this article, you will learn how to create the “Hotspot Choice” question type

Written by Julia

In the Academy, you can create Hotspot Choice questions that help learners better understand the material thanks to a visual format and direct interaction with images. This question type is ideal for creating a more interactive learning experience.

To add this question type, go to the desired test, click “Add question”, and select “Hotspot Selection”:


After that, you can add the question text and a description (if needed):


Next, you need to add an image on which the hotspots will be placed. To do this, click “Upload image” and select a file:

You can now place the required hotspots on the image. Simply click on the desired area of the image and enter a name in the field that appears:

📌 Hotspot names are visible only to administrators. Learners do not see hotspot names.

You can also adjust the position and transparency of hotspots by changing the corresponding settings:

If you add an extra hotspot, you can remove it by clicking the X icon next to the corresponding hotspot:

Once all hotspots have been added, mark the correct ones by selecting the checkboxes next to the correct answers (there may be one or multiple correct answers):

This question type can be graded either manually or automatically. During manual approval, administrators can see detailed information about the learner’s selections and the correctness of each hotspot:


📌 Learner view

When taking the test, learners can select one or more hotspots directly on the image by clicking the options they believe are correct:

If a learner needs to change their answer, they can simply click the selected hotspot again or use the X icon next to the hotspot to remove the selection:

The results for this question type are available to learners in the Results section. There, they can view detailed information about their selections and the correctness of each hotspot:

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