Multiple Choice Tasks

Multiple choice tasks present learners with a question and a set of predefined answer options, from which they must select the correct one.

These tasks are ideal for scenarios where you want learners to engage with key concepts and assess their understanding efficiently. They are particularly useful for:

• Reinforcing essential knowledge by testing recognition and comprehension of concepts covered in the briefing panel or practical machines.
• Quickly assessing understanding of a topic, as learners select from curated options rather than generating a free-text response.
• Reducing ambiguity in answers, especially for concepts that have a clear correct response and plausible distractors.
• Supporting a broader range of difficulty levels, from basic recall to application and analysis, depending on how the answer choices are designed.

We recommend ensuring all options are meaningful and well-balanced to avoid guesswork and to encourage learners to carefully consider the material.

Building a multiple choice question task

To build a multiple choice question task:

1. From the Task Library, select the Multiple choice task type and click Add. 

   

    

2. Click Edit to configure your question.
3. The Question title is what you want to ask for your question. 
   

4. The Answer options allow you to choose which pre-defined answers are available, and which is the right one the user must select.
   

   You can easily remove options by clicking X or add new options by clicking + Add option.

5. Click Save changes.