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What is a multiple-choice activity? How can I use one?

A multiple-choice activity consists of a series of multiple-choice questions or prompts, delivered one at a time. Each question or prompt in the activity asks students to choose among 2 - 5 answers. Once a student selects an answer, the activity provides instructional feedback--one or two sentences explaining why the correct answer is correct. In most cases, the feedback provided should make sense regardless of the answer the student selects.

Feedback should NOT include phrases like “That is correct” or “correct answer,” even if separate feedback is provided for each answer choice. A check or an X beside the student’s answer choice will indicate whether the student has selected a correct or an incorrect answer.

The text that appears above the multiple-choice activity should direct students to select the correct answer and should tell them what the question set is about.

There are two versions of the multiple-choice activity:

  1. Basic Version: This version features a question area with answer choices.
  2. Scrollable Version: This version features a scrollable area for content (like a short story) with a question area and answer choices to the side.
    • Questions can be linked to specific sections of the scrollable content.
    • There is an optional preview screen that only displays the the scrollable area. When the user clicks Next, the scrollable area appears on one side and the question area and answer choices on the other.

Please view the examples to see the scrollable version in action.

Science Sample

Classify each of the following as either an element, compound, or mixture.

Water

  1. element
  2. compound
  3. mixture

Helium

  1. element
  2. compound
  3. mixture

Iced Tea

  1. element
  2. compound
  3. mixture

Summary

Questions answered correctly:

Questions answered incorrectly:

Sample Formatting

How was this content formatted so that we can develop the content correctly?

[insert MC question set]

1. water
@ The chemical formula for water is H2O, so water is a compound, since it contains elements that are chemically combined in a definite ratio.
a. element
*b. compound
c. mixture

2. helium
@ The chemical symbol for helium is He. It is an element. Elements are pure substances that contain atoms of only one type.
*a. element
b. compound
c. mixture

3. iced tea
@ Iced tea is a mixture. It consists of substances that are mixed together.
a. element
b. compound
*c. mixture

[END MC question set]

Examples

Multiple-choice activities can be used in all subject areas to help students identify and retain key ideas, especially when there are multiple concepts on a page (more than can be assessed using one interactive question). Students’ performance on multiple-choice questions is not reported to the teacher; instead, these questions allow students to assess their own knowledge or to practice applying skills and strategies.

English Example View Example
Spanish Example View Example
Math Example View Example
Language Arts Example
(Scrolling with Preview Screen) 		View Example
Language Arts Example
(Scrolling)		 View Example

Customizable Content

Below are the suggested specifications for using images and interactive components within this interactive.

Optimization
Constraints:
  • Questions - Ideal for small-medium amounts of content.
    • Questions display left aligned by default.
    • 1-15 questions
  • Answers - Ideal for small-medium amounts of content.
    • 2-5 answer selections
    • Multiple correct answers are possible.
    • Images will display stacked and left aligned.
    • Images will display at small and be the same orientation and size.
Preferred image orientation:
  • Questions
    • Any
  • Answers
    • Banner
    • Horizontal
    • Square
If larger or more detailed images are needed for answer selections, consider an alternate interactive.
Nested Interactives?
Questions: Yes! The question portion of this interactive can house a lightbox interactive, should an image need to be seen on a larger scale to answer a question.
Answers: No. Image and text based content only.
Audio/Video?
Questions: Yes! Audio and video can be used in the question portion of this interactive.
Answers: Yes! Audio can be used in the answer portion of this interactive.

Note: Interactive requests are subject to change, based on content type, image size and usability.

Formatting Template

To use a multiple-choice activity in one of your lessons, copy and paste the text shown below, and replace the placeholder text with your own.

[insert MC Interactive]

1. Question or Instructions
@ Hint or Feedback
a. Answer
*b. Answer
c. Answer
d. Answer

2. Question or Instructions
@ Hint or Feedback
a. Answer
b. Answer
c. Answer
*d. Answer

3. Question or Instructions
@ Hint or Feedback
*a. Answer
b. Answer
c. Answer
d. Answer

[END MC Interactive]

[insert MC Interactive]

1. Question or Instructions
@ Correct Answer: Hint or Feedback
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
*a. Answer
b. Answer
c. Answer
d. Answer

2. Question or Instructions
@ Correct Answer: Hint or Feedback
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
a. Answer
b. Answer
*c. Answer
d. Answer

[end MC Interactive]

[insert MC Interactive]

1. Question or Instructions
*a. Answer
@ Correct Answer: Hint or Feedback
b. Answer
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
c. Answer
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
d. Answer
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback

2. Question or Instructions
a. Answer
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
b. Answer
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
c. Answer
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
*d. Answer
@ Correct Answer: Hint or Feedback

[end MC Interactive]

Note: MA & MC can be used in the same Multiple Choice interactive. If you are using both question types, please denote which questions are MA (Multiple Answer) and which are MC (Multiple-Choice)

[insert MA/MC Interactive]

Type: MA
1. Question or Instructions
@ One or more selected is incorrect: Hint or Feedback
@ Answer(s) are correct, but all correct answers were not selected: Hint or Feedback
@ All correct answers selected: Hint or Feedback
*a. Answer
*b. Answer
*c. Answer
d. Answer

Type: MA
2. Question or Instructions
@ One or more selected is incorrect: Hint or Feedback
@ Answer(s) are correct, but all correct answers were not selected: Hint or Feedback
@ All correct answers selected: Hint or Feedback
a. Answer
*b. Answer
c. Answer
*d. Answer

Type: MC
3. Question or Instructions
@ Correct Answer: Hint or Feedback
@ Incorrect Answer: Hint or Feedback
a. Answer
b. Answer
*c. Answer
d. Answer

[end MA/MC Interactive]

[insert scrollable MC Interactive]

Scrollable content:

1. Question or Instructions
@ Hint or Feedback
a. Answer
*b. Answer
c. Answer
d. Answer

...

[END scrollable MC Interactive]

[insert scrollable with preview MC Interactive]

Scrollable content:

1. Question or Instructions
@ Hint or Feedback
a. Answer
*b. Answer
c. Answer
d. Answer

...

[END scrollable with preview MC Interactive]