This article provides tips to help you to answer highlight text questions on your exams.
Tips
- Below the question stem, you will see a few sentences (or paragraphs) with answer options outlined with a blue-lined box.
- The content will contain regular text that is part of the question.
- Potential answers are outlined by the grey-checked line.
- In the example below, there are 11 potential answers.
- In the example below, there are 11 potential answers.
- Selected answers are outlined by a solid, blue line and highlight.
- To answer the question, you will select the outlined text to highlight. Once selected, the outline will be solid and highlighted.
- In the example below, the exam-taker has selected 7 answers.
- In the example below, the exam-taker has selected 7 answers.
- Guessing is discouraged because the exam-maker can set up the exam to apply penalties for incorrect answer choices.
- To answer the question, you will select the outlined text to highlight. Once selected, the outline will be solid and highlighted.
- The content will contain regular text that is part of the question.
Note: The order of your answers is not assessed in highlight text questions.