In a short answer question, learners are required to respond to an open-ended question with a word, words, or a short phrase. You can create new questions from within an existing or new Poll Deck.

Create a Short Answer Question

1. In the Enter question text box, type in your question.
   

   Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the question text or add an equation..

   If the question requires scrolling, you will see a Back to Top arrow above the Save button.

2. From the Options tab, you can
   • Change the Slide Type of the question.
   • Optionally, turn on additional Question Settings.
     • Anonymize Responses -  Ignores the scoring settings of the question and treats all responses as unscored and anonymous.
     • Require All Correct - When not turned on, any correct answer matching a key response will award points. 
     • Case Sensitive - Turn on to require whether correct keywords are case-sensitive or not.
     • First Response Only - Accepts only the first response the learner submits. 
   • Optionally, turn on Timed Response from Timer Settings.
     
     • Enter a time limit for the question.
       

       The default is 15 seconds and must be entered as MM:SS. The maximum time allowed per question is 99 minutes and 59 seconds.

   • Optionally, turn on Score Question from Scoring Options and set the points.
     • Correct - Learners earn the set points for correct answers.
     • Incorrect - Learners earn the points set for incorrect answers.
   • Enter Keywords.
     

     Keywords are used to score student responses. Only one keyword is required by default.

   • Choose the Results Display.
     • Answers
     • Word Cloud
3. Optionally, you can click the Desktop, Tablet Portrait, and Mobile Portrait icons to preview how the question is displayed on different devices.
4. Click Preview at any time to view the assignment.
5. When finished, click Save.