Writable assignments can include short-response questions, each scored with a single rubric item. Keep reading to learn more about each question type and how you can use it to assess student learning.
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Basic Question Types
As you begin creating and customizing Writable assignments, we recommend starting with these basic types of questions.
Short Response
Short Response questions ask students to respond to a question freely with a few sentences or a paragraph. Additional support for students, including sentence starters and "word on line" guidance can be added to the response box.
Multiple Choice
Multiple Choice questions allow for either one or multiple correct answers. Students will choose which answer choices are correct based on the question. You can also choose to shuffle the order of the answer choices to discourage cheating.
Organizer
Organizers are custom tables for students to write short responses. These are ideal for recording and sorting information from a reading or for planning their writing. Organizers are set up into rows and columns and can be built to suit your assignment needs.
Drag and Drop
Drag and drop questions ask students to analyze and sort information into different categories/buckets.
Advanced Question Types
The following question types are recommended for more advanced users and assignments.
Multiple Choice Table
Have students categorize information using a multiple choice table with custom answers and questions.
Hot Text
Use a Hot Text question to have students choose which phrase, sentence, or word is the correct answer.
Inline Select Question
Inline Text questions ask students to choose an answer from choices within a sentence.
Ordered List
Students can organize answers into an ordered list, demonstrating an understanding of sequences.
Advanced Drag and Drop
Advanced Drag and Drop allows you to create fully customizable drag-and-drop interactions. Unlike Basic Drag and Drop, which uses a predefined bucket layout, Advanced Drag and Drop lets you design your own answer layout, configure custom drop zones, and use text or image-based answer choices.
Additional Options
Teachers can also use these features while setting up their short-response sections.
Groups are ideal for focusing student attention on just a few questions at a time.
Selector allows teachers to set a specific reading passage to show while students answer a particular question. This is especially helpful for assignments with more than one reading.
