In a short answer question, learners respond to an open-ended question with a word, words, or a short phrase of up to 500 characters. You can create new questions from within an existing Test or Question Bank or directly from the Questions tab.

Creating a Short Answer Question From the Question Library or Within a Question Bank

1. Log into EchoExam with your instructor account.
2. From the My Library tab, select Questions or Question Banks.
   

   If you select Question Banks, open the Question Bank you want to add a question in.

3. Click the New Question button.
4. From the New Question Template window, select Short Answer.
5. In the Enter question text box, type in your question.
   

   Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the question text.

6. From the Content tab, you can
   • Change the Points value of the question.
   • Set a Character Limit for Short Answer responses.
     

     The character limit can be a maximum of 500 and cannot be zero.

   • Enter Keywords.
     

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

   • Require all keywords.
     

     Requires all keywords to be present in answer to be counted as correct.

7. From the Metadata tab, you can view or edit metadata tags associated with the question.
8. Optionally, you can click the Desktop, Tablet Portrait, and Mobile Portrait icons to preview how the question is displayed on different devices.
9. When finished, click Save.
   

   The question is added to your Question Bank and/or Questions library so you can use it in additional tests.

Creating a Short Answer Question in an Existing Test

1. Log into EchoExam with your instructor account.
2. From the My Library tab, select Tests.
3. Click the three vertical dots to open the action menu on the test you want to add a question to.
4. Select Edit.
5. Click the Add Question button.
6. From the New Question Template window, select Short Answer.
7. In the Enter question text box, type in your question.
   

   Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the question text.

8. From the Content tab, you can
   • Change the Points value of the question.
   • Set a Character Limit for Short Answer responses.
     

     The character limit is 500 characters.

   • Enter Keywords.
     

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

   • Require all keywords.
     

     Requires all keywords to be present in answer to be counted as correct.

9. From the Metadata tab, you can view or edit metadata tags associated with the question.
10. Optionally, you can click the Desktop, Tablet Portrait, and Mobile Portrait icons to preview how the question is displayed on different devices.
11. Changes are saved automatically.
    

    The question is added to your test and saved to your Questions library so you can use it in additional tests.