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2:30

Updated:

August 20, 2026

Inline Choice Item

Create an Inline Choice item, where students pick answers from one or more drop-down menus placed within the text and each drop-down is worth one point.

Helpful Tips

  • An Inline Choice item allows students to select the correct answer or answers from drop-down menus within the surrounding text.

Setting Up the Response Template

  • Enter the text in the Response Template and add responses where each drop-down should appear.
  • Bracketed response text indicates where the drop-down menus will display.
  • Select Add Response to add another drop-down.
  • Remove a response by deleting the bracketed response from the template or removing the corresponding response below.

Adding Choices

  • Make sure each response in the template has a corresponding set of choices.
  • Each drop-down can include 2–6 possible selections.
  • Enter the choices for each response.
  • Check the box next to the correct answer for each drop-down.
  • Choice fields are text only and do not include formatting options.
  • Select Save when finished.

Standards & Item Details

  • After saving, select the Content Area, adopted year, Primary Course, and Student Expectation (SE).
  • Add a dual-coded standard when applicable.
  • From the Item View, you can:
    • Edit the question or item details.
    • Test Text to Speech.
    • Add Related Content, such as passages, maps, or charts.
    • Add Keywords to make the item easier to find in future searches.

From the Multiple Choice section, the Inline Choice item type allows students to select the correct answer or answers from one or more drop-down menus within the surrounding text.
Click the box or green plus icon.
You can see here that we have three sections.
The Question, Response Template and then the Choices that appear in the drop-downs.
These are listed as Response 1, Response 2 and so on.
On the top right, select English or Spanish.
Click here to add a protractor or a ruler to the item.
Use the editing tools provided to format.
Make sure to use this first icon to paste in plain text when copying from another source.
For demo purposes, we are starting with everything already entered in.
Moving to the Response Template, input text and include where drop-down choices appear.
Use the same editing tool to make formatting changes.
For this example, we have three in-line choice options.
The bracketed response text indicates drop-downs.
To add another, click the blue Add Response button.
To remove, simply delete the response text with brackets or remove it below.
With the template done, make sure the correct number of Responses is added to the question and the corresponding choices in each drop-down.
Change the number in the drop-down from 2 to 6 possible selections.
Next, type in your responses and make sure to check to the left of each one that is the correct answer.
These areas are text only with no formatting options.
Click Save on the top right when finished.
A pop-up appears allowing you to select standards.
Select the Content Area, adopted year and select the primary course and Student Expectation.
You also have the option to dual code.
Click save.
From this screen, use the icons to make edits to the question, or details on the right.
Use this icon to test how the item reads for text-to-speech.
To add 'Related content', click the Add icon.
Related content, such as reading passages, Maps, and Charts, can be attached to more than one assessment item.
This makes tests easier to organize.
You can also assign keywords to items making them easier to search for in the future.
Click the add icon and put each new keyword or phrase on a new line.
Click save to return to the previous screen.

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