Pick-one

Multiple-choice questions display a list of answers for learners to choose from. There are 2 main types of multiple-choice questions: pick-one and pick-multiple . Pick-one questions ask the learner to pick just one answer from the list. Only one answer is correct.

In this example from a course on wilderness management, learners are presented a scenario and asked the correct action to take in order to remedy the problem while complying with specific regulations.

If you want to ask several pick-one questions about a subject or if space is tight on the page, consider using a series of selection lists. In this example, the selection-list format works especially well since all the questions have the same set of possible answers.

Here is another example that uses selection lists. It tests learners about their knowledge of the mineral fluorite.

About the examples

The first example was built in PowerPoint and converted to Flash using Breeze Presenter. The selection list examples was built using Adobe Dreamweaver and custom JavaScript.