ELA Type Questions

Multiple Choice

Multi-Select

Evidence-Based

Selected-Response

Open Response

Only 1 correct answer.

More than 1 correct answer.

Sometimes, it will tell you a specific

number to select.

Other times, it will ask you to select

all correct options without telling

you a certain number.

2 Parts to this type. To get full credit for

a two-part item be sure to select an

answer for Part A and for Part B.

Read the question and then type your

answer in the box.

ELA Type Questions

Drag Item

Selectable Hot Text

Edit Task with

Choice Item

Requires you to place and move objects

on the answer space. Some will specify

a number of items to drag but others

will not.

most old

oldest

older

Select a word or sentence. If it is a

sentence it will highlight only 1 sentence

at a time.

You must edit the highlighted words or

phrases by selecting an answer from a

drop-down menu. The original

word/phrase is a choice.

FSA Math Type Questions

Multiple Choice

Multi-Select

Drag and Drop Hot Text

Selectable Hot Text

Only 1 correct answer.

More than 1 correct answer.

Sometimes, it will tell you a specific

number to select.

Other times, it will ask you to select

all correct options without telling

you a certain number.

Place and move objects on an answer

space.

Click or tap on the graph to reflect the

correct answer.

FSA Math Type Questions

Equation Editor

Multi-Part Question

Graphic Response

Item Display (GRID)

Open Response

Create equations or expressions. Use

the buttons on the screen to create an

answer. Graph your answer, in the graphing

answer space. The “Add Point” tool

allows you to plot points.

1st – Graph your answer using the “Add

Point” tool

2nd- Use the “Connect Line” tool to

connect the points

Read the question and then type your

answer in the box.

The notepad allows you to jot

down notes and continually

save them.

If you come to a question that

you find tricky or you want to

review it at a later time, just click

on the flag, located above the

question. It will turn to a different

color and will have a check mark.

It is your online tracking device.

Highlight a single line of text, it

may not be the entire sentence.

This tool allows you to

highlight, important text

evidence, or parts of a

question as if you were

underlining on a paper/pencil

test.

Step 1: Left click the mouse pad

and drag over the text you wish

to highlight.

Step 2: Right click the mouse pad and choose

“highlight selection” option.

Step 3: The selected text is now highlighted.

A question may ask you to type

your answer in a written format,

in which you would use the box

provided.

This feature will allow you to take

the online text that is located on

the left hand of the screen and

expand the size of the passage, to

help you read it easier. Just click it

again to downsize it and to view

the questions.

This feature will allow you to take

mask out certain information that

you find not to be useful. Must

click on this option before you

start the test.

Some question may require you

to listen to a short story. Jot

down notes during it either in

your notepad or on your CBT

worksheet. Remember to click

Save on the notepad.

Replay as many times as you wish!

Use this tool to show how you are

eliminating answer choices.

Step 1: Right click on the

mouse pad over the answer

choice you would like to

eliminate.

Step 2: Choose the

“Strikethrough” tool

BEFORE

AFTER

In the upper left hand corner of

the screen, you will see a drop

down box. Question set “1-10”

all pertain to the same passage.

The next set “11-13” have the

reader edit and set “14-15”

have the reader listen to a

passage then answer questions.