Create “Match the Following” Type Question

Last updated on December 23, 2020 at 8:25 AM

Publishers, school/district admins and teachers can create different types of questions on the platform. Match the following type of question provides a list of sub-questions, along with a list of answers. The student is required to "match" the correct answers with each question. These questions are added on the “Questions” page and can be used while creating a standard test.

Follow the below steps to create a match the following type questions:

1. Log in to the Portal.

2. Click “Assessment” on the left-hand side menu.

3. Click “Questions” in the sub-menu.

You will be redirected to the “Questions” page. Here you can view the list of questions that are already created.

4. Click “New Question” to add a new question.

5. Click on the “Match the Following” type question from the Question Type menu.

You will be redirected to the “Match the Following Question” page.

6. Enter the question text in the space provided and the matching choices in rows and columns, using the Wysiwyg Editor.

8. Click on the tick icon to select the correct matching answer for the respective rows and columns.

Note: It is mandatory to add a minimum of 2 rows and 2 columns for each question. You can add more than 2 rows and columns for a question, by clicking on “Add Rows” and “Add Column.” Click on the "Delete" icon in front of a row to delete the row. Click on the "Delete" icon on every column to delete the column.

9. Click on the tick icon to save the question.

Note- The platform also provides multi-language support based on user-language. The question author could create the version of assessments and question in multiple languages by selecting the language from the drop-down menu and based on the user language the appropriate language version of the assessment will be shown to the users.

Example - If the question author creates an assessment in Spanish and English language both. When a user with the Spanish language will attempt this assessment then they will have all the questions presented in the Spanish language and if, it's an English language user then in English translation will be shown.

You can opt for the following optional question settings while creating a Match the Following type questions.

1. Add Hint

1. Click on the “Add Hint” button to add a hint to the question. This hint will be visible to the student if they opt for the Hint option while answering the question.

2. Click on the “New” in the “Hints” box to add a new hint. You can add a maximum of 5 hints for each question.

3. Check the “Deduct Marks on Every Hint” checkbox and enter the number of marks to be deducted (equal to or less than the total marks of the question) in the space provided. These marks will be deducted if a student takes the help of hints to answer the question.

2. Add Teacher Hint

Click on the “Add Teacher Hint” button to add a hint to the question. This hint will be visible to the teacher when they are evaluating the student's response for the question.

3. Add Question Level Feedback

Question author can provide correct and incorrect answer feedback for the match the following type question, using this feature. This feedback will be visible to the student at the time of question evaluation.

Students will get the correct answer feedback if they have given the correct answer for the question.
Students will get the incorrect answer feedback if they have given the incorrect answer for the question.

Click on the “Setting” icon.

You will see a setting pop up on the screen.

2. Toggle ON the “Feedback” option to enable question level feedback.

3. Enter the “Correct Answer Feedback” and/or the “Incorrect Answer Feedback” in the space provided.

4. Add Choice Level Feedback

Question author can provide incorrect answer choice feedback in the match the following type question. This feedback will be visible to the student at the time of question evaluation.