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Chapter 4: Adding Quizzes
8.
In the Points text box, type in (or use the up and down arrows to specify) the number of points
allocated to this question. Assigning points signifies the relative importance of a question.
Assigning different point values to different questions lets you, for example, give introductory
questions a lower value and advanced questions a higher value. You can enter any whole number
value. If all questions have the same value (for example, 10 points), they are scored equally.
9.
In the Acceptable Answers area, click Add and enter words or phrases that are correct answers
to the question. Click Add and Delete as necessary to write an appropriate list.
10.
(Optional) Select The answer Is Case-sensitive to require that users type in the correct
combination of lowercase and uppercase letters when providing a short answer. For example, if
the answer to the question is
Windows
and you select the case-sensitive option, an answer of
windows
would be incorrect.
11.
Select the Options tab.
12.
(Optional) In Type, use the pop-up menu to change the question type to Graded or Survey.
13.
Select Show clear button to display a button on the question slide that users can click to clear
their answers and start over.
14.
In the If Correct Answer area, set the following options:
Action
Select one of three actions to occur when a user selects the correct answer:
■
Go to Next Slide advances the presentation to the next slide and is the default action.
■
Go to Slide advances the presentation to a specific slide.
■
Open URL advances the presentation to a specific URL on the Internet. Enter the URL in
the Open URL text box. From the pop-up menu, select the window in which the URL
should appear; choose from Current or New. (Current replaces your presentation in the web
browser with the URL address you specify. New opens the URL address in a new, separate
window.)
Go to Next Slide
Depending on the option you selected for Action, this text box lets you
specify an exact destination.
Play Audio Clip
Select this option to import an audio file or record a new audio file that
should play when the question is answered correctly. Use the Record, Stop, Remove, and
Import buttons as necessary. (If you have already recorded audio, the record button will be a
Play button. To re-record audio, you must first remove the audio, and then select Record.)
Note:
If a question has an audio clip and an action, the audio clip plays and then the specified
action takes place.
Show Correct Message
Select this option to provide a text message for users when they
supply a correct answer. Clear this check box if you don’t want to give any feedback for an
correct answer.
