Question Types

There are several different question types that you may encounter when taking a test. Click a link below for a description of each type and a description of case studies and the Exhibit button.

True/false questions

These questions present a statement. You must decide whether it is true or false. To answer a question of this type:

  1. Select either True or False and click the Done button to confirm your answer. If you change your mind about your answer at any point before you confirm it, select the other option.

  2. After you have confirmed your answer, feedback will display. Click the Next button to take the following question in the test.

Yes/no questions

These questions present a question to which you must answer either yes or no. To answer a question of this type:

  1. Select either Yes or No and click Done to confirm your answer. If you change your mind about your answer at any point before you confirm it, select the other option.

  2. After you have confirmed your answer, feedback will display. Click Next to proceed.

Single-answer multiple-choice questions

Here you must select one answer from a list of two or more options. To answer a question of this type:

  1. Select the appropriate option and click Done to confirm your answer. If you change your mind about your answer at any point before you confirm it, select another option.

  2. After you have confirmed your answer, feedback will display. Click Next to proceed.

Multiple-answer multiple-choice questions

These questions present you with a list of possible answers, of which at least two are correct. To answer a question of this type:

  1. Use the checkboxes to select more than one of the available options.

  2. When you are satisfied with your selections, click Done to confirm your answer.

  3. After the feedback displays, click Next to proceed.

Multiple-choice fill-the-blank questions

These questions present you with an incomplete statement and ask you to choose one option from a list to complete the statement. To answer a question of this type:

  1. Select an option, by clicking it, to fill the blank. As soon as you select an option, it will be inserted into the blank. This allows you to read the full sentence with your chosen option in the blank. At this point, you can still change your mind and select a different option to fill the blank. When you are satisfied with your choice, click Done.

  2. After the feedback displays, click Next to proceed.

Double-toggle fill-the-blank questions

A double-toggle fill-the-blank question asks you to complete one or two statements in which a distinction is being made. Two blanks are embedded in the statement or statements, and you must decide which option should fill which blank. To answer a question of this type:

  1. Choose which option you want to fill the first blank by clicking the radio button next to it. The other option will automatically appear in the second blank.

  2. Click Done to confirm your answer. If you change your mind before you confirm your answer, select the other option.

  3. After you have confirmed your answer, feedback will display. Click Next to proceed.

Case studies

A case study is a collection of detailed information that is used to test you with multiple questions. Case studies always consist of a group of questions that are related through the information provided in the case study.

The case study is accessible by clicking the Case Study button that is displayed with each question in a case study. It is recommended that you read the case study before you begin its first question.

Note: All question types are supported and may appear in case studies.

The Exhibit button

Additional information to a question is displayed in an Exhibit window. This information can be a table or a graphical representation. There is a text version available with the information contained in the table or graphical representation explained in words. You can view the text version by clicking the Text version button in the Exhibit window. The Exhibit window is accessible by clicking the Exhibit button. You will need to view the exhibit or its text version in order to answer the question.