Question types
Every way to ask a question in Examplary — from classic multiple choice and essays to AI conversations, voice answers and programming exercises.
Introduction
Text shown to the student at the start of the test.
Paragraph
Some text to provide context or instructions to the student.
Outro
Final text shown to the student after the test.
Knowledge chat
Let the AI bot chat with the student to assess their knowledge.
Fill in the blanks
Requires student to fill in one or more blanks with a short text answer. Also known as 'cloze' questions.
Matching
Match the correct items with their pairs from two lists.
Sentence analysis
Let students split a Dutch sentence into sentence parts, label each part, and mark the finite verb.
Sequence
Arrange items in the correct order.
Upload file
Requires student to upload a file.
Voice recorder
Ask the student to record a spoken answer.
Javascript
Ask the student to write a Javascript program to solve a problem.
Short answer
A question that requires a short text response.
Long answer
A question that requires a multi-line text response.
Multiple choice
A question where students select one correct answer from multiple options.
Checkboxes
A question where students can select multiple correct answers from the available options.
Picture choice
Students select one of a set of images as the correct answer.
True/false
A question that requires students to choose between true or false.
Essay
Prompt the student to write a long answer, often using headings and text formatting.
Formula
A question that requires a mathematical expression as response.
Math notebook
A question where students show their work across multiple lines of math, with the final line as the answer.
Date or year
Ask the student to enter a year (e.g. 1925).
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