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How to edit a question in a question bank...
1 Select the question on the test that you want to edit.
2 Click Edit located at the bottom of the question bank window, or double-click the question to display an editing window.
3 Edit the question, change the answer, update the narrative, and/or modify the question information (objectives, difficulty
code, reference, topic, or notes).
4 Click Record to save your changes.
How to delete a question from a question bank...
1 Select the question to delete.
To remove an entire question type, select the desired question type.
2 Click Delete located at the bottom of the question bank window.
3 Click Yes to confirm that you want to remove the question.
WARNING
Deleting a question permanently removes the question. You cannot undo this action.
Customizing the Layout and Style of a Question Bank
1 Click Edit from the menu bar and select Preferences.
2 Click the Layout icon to view the current settings and select from the following tabs:
Questions
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Answer Choices - Indicate whether you want to format multiple choice, multiple response, true/false, and
yes/no questions using the predefined column layout or without columns to conserve paper.
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Bimodal Questions - Select whether you want bimodal questions to Display as multiple choice or Display as
short answer questions. You can override this preference for individual questions using the Toggle Bimodal
command.
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Points - Use this setting to set how you want point values to display on a test/question bank. You can choose to
Display points inline with question, Display points on a line before the question or Do not display points.
Question Types
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Question Grouping - Select if questions should be grouped by question type (e.g. multiple choice questions
grouped together, true/false questions grouped together) or if the question types should be mixed.
NOTE
The question type instructions are not shown when Allow question types to be mixed is
selected.
When Group questions by question type is selected, you can choose to Begin each question type on a new page.
When this option is selected the test is formatted so that a section (question type) will start on a new page if the
entire section does not fit on the current page. You can also choose to Restart numbering with each question
type.
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Question Numbering - You may also choose to change the question number of the first question.
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