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Create a Short Answer Question

1. Open the question bank. (For instructions, see Open the Question Bank.)
2. Click the Select a category drop-down menu and select the desired category.
   
   
   
3. Click Create a new question.
   
   
4. Select Short answer.
   
   
   
   
5. Click Add.
6. Under General, in the Question name field, enter a name for the question.
   
   
7. In the Question text field, enter the question.
   
   
   
8. If desired, in the General feedback area, enter feedback that all students will see when they answer the question.
   
9. If case IS important, then click the Case sensitivity drop-down menu and select Yes, case must match.
10. Under Answers, enter the possible answers and feedback.
    
    
11. If desired, under Multiple tries, for quizzes that use Interactive with multiple tries or Adaptive mode behavior, specify a different penalty value for each incorrect attempt and/or enter hints that students will see when they select an incorrect answer.
12. Click Save changes.