Select the Test & Quizzes tool from the Tool Menu.

Questions may be added to any assessment. Select an existing assessment or create a new one.

Note: You may also add a question directly to a question pool.  

After selecting Short Answer/Essay from the drop-down menu, the program will open additional options for the question.

Enter the point value for this question. Questions may be worth any point value you choose.  

Tip: Keep in mind that the point value of all the questions in the assessment will equal the point value of the assessment in the Gradebook. So if you want your assessment to be worth a total of 100 points, you should assign point values to your questions accordingly.

Do you want students to see the point value as they are taking the test?  If so, leave the default setting of Yes. If you prefer that students do not see the point value for the question, select No.

Grading rubrics can be selected on manually graded question types. You can select an existing rubric or create a new one by following the steps outlined in How do I add a rubric to an assessment (i.e., test or quiz)?

This option lets you specify a certain number of points that is awarded automatically to every user who attempts the question, regardless whether or not the user selects the correct answer.

Selecting this option lets you mark a question as extra credit. This means that the points awarded for this question are not counted as part of the "total points" for the assessment and there are no points deducted for skipping this question or answering incorrectly. However, users answering correctly will receive the question point value added on top of their total points earned in the assessment.

Type the Question Text into the text box provided.

Note: To edit with Rich Text Editor, click the hyperlink to open the full menu.

Click Add Attachments to browse for and select a file attachment if desired.

If you have multiple parts in your assessment, you may assign the question to a different part.

If you have an existing question pool and would like to copy this question to the pool, select the pool name here.

Provide a model answer to the short answer/essay question in order to show students a generic version of the expected answer. It may also assist graders with feedback.

Note: To edit with the Rich Text Editor, click the hyperlink to open the full menu.

Feedback is optional text available for students to view after the particular question is graded.

Note: To edit with the Rich Text Editor, click the hyperlink to open the full menu.

Click Save to save the question (or Cancel to exit).