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August 20, 2026

Multiple Response Item

Create a Multiple Response item, where students select one or more correct answers from the options.

Helpful Tips

  • A Multiple Response item allows students to select one or more correct answers from the available choices.

Setting Up the Choices

  • Add, remove, or format answer choices as needed.
  • Drag and drop choices to reorder them.
  • Choose the option to display answer choices in two columns, if needed.
  • Check the box next to each correct answer. Multiple answers can be selected.
  • 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 multiple response item type allows students to select one or more choices when answering a question.
Click the box or green plus icon.
You can see here that we have two sections.
First the Question and then our Choices.
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 a completed item.
Moving to the answer choices, add, remove and format as needed.
All of the same editing icons are available for each one.
Drag and drop any line to a different position to change the order.
Select to display the choices in two columns from here.
Check the boxes to the left of each correct answer.
With multiple response items, you can select as many as needed.
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 making 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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