When creating an Advanced Assessment, there are many different categories of questions to choose from. Some of these items are easier to create than others, so we have gone ahead and categorized them by level difficulty: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced.
Below you will find a description of the questions that are considered Basic; they have simple formatting and scoring options. These question types are a great place to start if you are just beginning to create advanced assessments.
Multiple ChoiceStudents select correct answer(s).  Four Layout Options: Standard, Multiple Response, True/False, Block
Article: Basic Multiple Choice | Choice MatrixRequires students to evaluate one or more row items using a set of column options.  Three Layout Options: Standard, Inline, Labels Article: Choice Matrix |
Cloze with Drag and DropStudents can drag their responses from a list of options into empty response boxes.  Article: Cloze with Drag and Drop | Cloze with Drop DownStudents select from a response box drop down menu in a passage of text.  Article: Cloze with Drop Down |
Cloze with TextStudents type into empty boxes that have been inserted into a passage of text.  Article: Cloze Text | Match ListRequires students to pair items using one static list and one dynamic list.  Article: Match List |
Essay with Rich TextStudents can give long, detailed answers to questions (up to a maximum of 10,000 words). This Essay Question type allows for more detailed formatting options, such as bold, underline, and bulleted lists.  Article: Essay - Rich Text | Essay - Plain TextThis lets students give long, detailed answers to questions (up to a maximum of 10,000 words). This Essay Question type only allows for basic formatting options such as Copy, Cut, and Paste.  Article: Essay - Plain Text |
Audio RecorderAllows students to record, save and playback an audio response.  Article: Audio Recorder | Video RecorderAllows students to record, save and playback a video response.  Article: Video Recorder |
Order ListStudents organize a list of responses in a specified order.  Article: Order List | Sort ListThis allows students to arrange items into their correct order by dragging the items from the Source area to the Target area.  Article: Sort List |
RatingThe Rating question is useful for obtaining student feedback, or as a rubric for use by the teacher when providing feedback to the student.  Article: Rating | File UploadStudents upload files to be viewed by the teacher.  Article: File Upload
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