Use Multiple Choice questions for testing well-defined skills related to a certain topic.

Multiple Choice questions can be an effective assessment tool. The learner is given immediate performance feedback. Multiple Choice questions can have a single or multiple correct options per question.

The multiple-choice question type consists of a question and a set of answers, or distractors. The Question is used to introduce the problem to be solved, and the Options are the possible answers the learner can choose from.

Adding a Multiple Choice question

1. In your topic, click Add H5P Interaction.
2. From the list of content types, click Multiple Choice. The multiple choice question editor is displayed.

Title

Enter a title that describes the intent of the question. For example, Purpose of the Discover phase.

Question

Enter a question. In general, questions should be clearly worded so users can comprehend the nature of the information being requested.

Available options: Text

For each Option, enter a plausible answer in the Text field.

Select the Correct check box.  Leave the check box clear for incorrect answer options.

Click Add Option to add more choices.

Multiple choice questions require more distractors. Use the following table as a guide when adding distractors.

Use this button, in the top left corner of the Option, to change the order of the answers.

8. Click Save to save your interaction.

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Adding a Multiple Choice image-based interaction

You can add an image file that is relevant to the question.

1. In your topic, click Add H5P Interaction.
2. From the list of content types, click Multiple Choice.  The multiple choice question editor is displayed.
3. Enter the Title.
4. Expand the Media bar and, from the Type drop-down list, select Image. 
5. Click Add to upload your image.
6. Enter the Alternative text that is displayed if the browser cannot load the image.
7. Repeat steps 4-7 from Adding a Multiple Choice text-based interaction to configure your answer options.
8. Click Save to save your interaction.

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Adding a Multiple Choice video-based interaction

You can add a video file that is relevant to the question.

1. In your topic, click Add H5P Interaction.
2. From the list of content types, click Multiple Choice.  The multiple choice question editor is displayed.
3. Enter the Title.
4. Expand the Media bar and, from the Type drop-down list, select Video.
5. In the Title field, enter the video name.
6. Click the + icon to paste a source URL.

7. Under Visuals, press the Add button to upload the poster image for the video.

8. Keep Fit video player to use all available space and show video player controls checked.
9. Type the question for the multiple-choice interaction in the Question field.
10. Repeat steps 4-7 from Adding a Multiple Choice text-based interaction to configure your answer options.
11. Click Save to save your interaction.

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Adding Feedback

Multiple Choice allows the learner to receive feedback on selected answering options.  This can prove useful to provide the learner with pointers on what to study after selecting the answers. 

To add feedback to your answer options:

1. In the Option box, expand Tips and feedback.
2. In the Message displayed if answer is selected field, enter the feedback message that appears below the answer on "check" if this answer is selected, starting the message with the word Correct or Incorrect.
   For example: 
   • Correct. Sydney is the largest city in Australia.
   • Incorrect. Canberra is the capital city; however, Sydney is the largest city in Australia.

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General Settings

Behavioral Settings

Configure the Behavioral settings as shown below:

• Enable “Retry” button: Select
• Enable “Show Solution” button: Clear
• Question Type drop-down: Set to Automatic (default)
• Randomize answers: Select
• Show score points: Clear

Text overrides and translations

Configure only the following the text boxes.

Check answer button label:Check answer

Wrong Answer: Incorrect

Correct Answer: Correct

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Revising a Multiple Choice interaction

1. On the Master Content page, click the topic that contains the interaction.
2. On the Release page, click Edit.
3. In the Section area, click [+] to expand the section containing the multiple choice interaction.
4. Modify the interaction as needed.
5. Click Save to save your interaction.

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Deleting a Multiple Choice interaction

1. On the Master Content page, click the topic that contains the interaction.
2. On the Release page, click Edit.
3. Click Remove to the right of the Multiple Choice section of the Topic.
4. Click Confirm removal to delete the interaction.
5. Click Save.

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Multiple Choice review process

Pega Academy cannot yet track changes made to interactive content, so edits are manually tracked.  

For Multiple Choice text-based interactions:

1. The editor copies the text contents into a Word document.
2. The document is edited with Track Changes so that the content developer can review and then accept or reject changes.
3. The editor attaches the revisions to the corresponding Agile Studio task card.
4. The content writer makes the changes and may send for another round of review, if necessary. 

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