Let learners type a word, a number, or a short explanation. In NineQuiz, enter accepted answers for automatic grading, or read and grade responses that need judgment.
Calculate the rectangle's area, enter the result, and select “Check answer.” This example has a fixed answer key. The walkthrough also shows how to create a response that a person reads and grades.
See both short-answer grading options →Ask learners to recall, not just recognize.
Ask learners to recall and type a word, name, or term, such as the English verb meaning “take something temporarily.” For review activities in Quick Quiz, choose “Short Answer with Correct Answers” and enter the accepted responses in advance for automatic grading.
Ask for a specific result, such as an area, duration, or percentage. Put the unit in the question so learners know what to enter.
Request a few sentences explaining, for example, why customer information must be confirmed. The grader reads the response and awards points.
You want learners to choose from provided options: use multiple-choice questions. If they need to submit a document or other file, see “Upload File” in the editor.
Two NineQuiz menu options have similar names. The difference is who grades the response: the system or a person.
Choose “Short Answer with Correct Answers” when the response is specific, such as 40 or borrow.
Test the forms you want to accept. Do not assume the system understands synonyms, converts units, or evaluates an explanation.
Choose “Short Answer” in Online Exams when learners need to explain, express an opinion, or show their method. A person reads and grades the response; this is not automatic keyword grading.
The “Reply” area in the editor illustrates where learners will answer. Do not put a model answer there; this type has no automatic answer-key list.
Choose a grading method. Each step includes an editor illustration showing the field to use.
Choose a grading method, then select each step to see what to enter and where.
This example uses 40 as the answer key. The learner types the result instead of choosing from a list.
Open your test and add a question. You can place a short-answer question after multiple-choice questions; there is no need to create a separate test.
The new question is in the section you plan to assign.
In the selector on the right, choose “Short Answer with Correct Answers.” “List of correct answers” appears below, unlike the open-response area of “Short Answer.”
There is an answer-key list, not A, B, C choices for learners.
Ask about the rectangle measuring 8 cm by 5 cm. Add “Enter only the number, without a unit” so learners know to type 40 rather than a sentence.
The question supplies the measurements, unit, and input instructions.
Add 40 to the correct-answer list. For other questions with multiple valid forms, use “Add correct answer” to list each form you want to accept.
The list contains accepted answers only, not incorrect distractors.
Set the value in “Score.” The illustration uses 10 points; choose a value appropriate to the other questions rather than copying the sample automatically.
The question's points fit your planned total.
Try 40, then 45, then 40 cm². Check whether the result matches your number-only instructions before sharing the test.
You tested both correct and incorrect answers.
Add the question to the current test.
This example asks for an explanation. The author prepares separate criteria and awards points after reading the response.
Open your Online Exams test and add a question. Use this workflow when you want to read learners' responses and grade them after submission.
You have allowed time to read and grade the responses.
Select “Short Answer” from the question types. The “Reply” field is a preview of the learner's response area, not an input for a correct answer.
Do not confuse this with “Short Answer with Correct Answers.”
Enter the question about confirming a customer's problem before referring it. Add “Answer in 2–3 sentences” to show how much detail you expect.
Learners know to explain the reason, not just answer yes or no.
For this example, award 5 points for confirming the issue accurately and 5 for avoiding the wrong team or missing information. Write these criteria in your grading notes, not the illustrated response field.
Accept different wording when the response addresses the required ideas.
Enter 10 in “Score” if you use the 5 + 5 criteria. If you change the allocation, update both the question's maximum and your grading notes.
The criteria add up to the question's maximum points.
Before assignment, write two differently worded responses and grade both using the same criteria. After learners submit, finish this grading before announcing final results.
A correct explanation is not penalized just for differing from a model answer.
Create the question in an Online Exams test.
Each scenario includes a question, answer, and suggestions for adapting it to your classroom or workplace.
Use this to review the area formula for rectangles.
A rectangle is 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. What is its area in cm²? Enter only the number.
Choose “Short Answer with Correct Answers” and enter 40.
There is one numeric result, so you can enter an answer key. The unit cm² appears in the question and does not need typing again.
Change the dimensions and recalculate the answer. You could also write “The rectangle's area is ___ cm²” following the guide to creating fill-in-the-blank questions. To assess the method too, use “Short Answer” and ask learners to show their calculation.
Use this after teaching borrow and lend.
Write the English verb meaning “take something temporarily, intending to give it back.” Use the base form.
Choose “Short Answer with Correct Answers” and enter borrow.
Learners must recall the word rather than guess from a list. Asking for the base form avoids responses such as borrowed or borrowing.
Try borrow and Borrow to check matching behavior. Add each form you want to accept and test it; do not add lend, which describes giving rather than receiving. Save the question in Question Bank with related vocabulary so you can reuse it in later review sessions.
Staff have studied how to confirm a problem before referring a support request.
Why should you confirm the problem description with the customer before referring the request to another team? Answer in 2–3 sentences.
Choose “Short Answer.” Sample criteria: understand the issue accurately — 5 points; avoid the wrong team or missing information — 5 points.
Several explanations can be valid, so comparison with one fixed answer is unsuitable. The grader should assess the ideas using the criteria.
Adapt the step to your organization's procedure. Agree on points and criteria with other graders and keep them separate from the learner's question. Finish grading open responses before using exam result statistics to give feedback or compare scores.
Common issue: Asking “why” but choosing automatic grading with one model answer.
How to fix it: Use “Short Answer” so a person can assess the explanation.
Common issue: Not saying whether learners should enter 40 or 40 cm².
How to fix it: Include the unit in the question and add “Enter only the number” if that is the required format.
Common issue: Grading explanations by gut feeling on each attempt.
How to fix it: Prepare the required ideas and points in advance. Test the criteria against several different responses.
“Short Answer with Correct Answers” grades against the answer list you enter. “Short Answer” is for responses a person must read, such as explanations or worked solutions.
Yes. For the answer-key type, use “Add correct answer” to enter each accepted form. Test all of them before assigning the quiz.
Yes. Write a sentence with a blank and ask learners to type the missing part. Choose the answer-key type for automatic grading, or “Short Answer” for responses that need manual judgment.
The illustrated “Short Answer” editor has no rubric field. Prepare criteria in separate notes and use them when reading and grading submissions in Online Exams.
Start with a specific question. Choose automatic grading for a fixed answer or manual grading for an explanation you need to read.
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