Create a Matching Question


After completing this topic, you will be able to create a matching question.


Steps:

  1. Create a matching question in the selected folder.

     

    Click the File menu.

    Step 1
  2. Point to the New menu.

    Step 2
  3. Point to the Question menu.

    Step 3
  4. Click the Matching command.

    Step 4
  5. Add the question text.

     

    Click in the Click to add question text field.

    Step 5
  6. We have entered the question text for you.

     

    The question text includes directions how to answer the matching question.

    Step 6
  7. You start by entering the response in one of the columns. Enter the menu names in the left column.

     

    Click in the Click to add choice text field in the left Response column.

    Step 7

  8. Enter the desired information into the Matching Question field. Enter "File".

    Step 8

  9. Press [Enter].

    Step 9
  10. Enter "Edit".

    Step 10
  11. Press [Enter].

    Step 11
  12. We have entered the rest of the responses in the left column for you.

    Step 12
  13. Enter the matching responses in the right column.

     

    Click in the Click to add choice text placeholder text in the right column.

    Step 13
  14. Enter "Options".

    Step 14
  15. Press [Enter].

    Step 15
  16. Enter "Open".

    Step 16

  17. Press [Enter].

    Step 17
  18. We have entered the rest of the matching responses for you.

     

    Notice that we have added an extra response in the right column to make the question more challenging.

    Step 18
  19. After entering the text in the left and right columns, you need to indicate the number of the correct matching response for each entry in the left column.

     

    Click in the response box next to File.

    Step 19
  20. Enter the number of the matching response. The Open command is on the File menu.

    Enter "2" as the match for File.

    Step 20
  21. Click in the response box next to Edit.

    Step 21
  22. We have entered the rest of the matching response numbers for you.

    Step 22

  23. Preview the matching question.

     

    Click the Preview button.

    Step 23
  24. Click in the response box next to File.

    Step 24

  25. Enter the matching response. Enter "2".

    Step 25
  26. We have entered incorrect responses and clicked the OK button.

     

    Notice the correct numbers next to each response box and the correct answer order under the question.

    Step 26

  27. This time we entered the correct matching responses.

    Step 27

  28. Return to the edit mode.

     

    Click the Edit button.

    Step 28
  29. Save the question and close it.

     

    Click the Save button.

    Step 29
  30. We have named the question and selected a save location. Save the question.

     

    Click the Save button.

    Step 30

After completing this topic, you are able to create a matching question.