HD Quiz text based answers

H againTuomas,
if I understand your question, the text based answers requires the exact same text to be entered into the box as one of your answers (more on the below). Although you can use sentences as answers, I do not recommend it because of the many ways a user could type that same sentence, making marking difficult.

Each question in HD Quiz is worth a single point. Text based answers can only accept one answer. So if your question has multiple possible answers, a user can only submit one. I think something like the “Select all that apply” question type might be better geared towards what you need. The question is still worth a single point, but the user needs to correctly select all the correct (and none of the incorrect) answers in order to be awarded the point.

Also, just a bonus regarding the Text based answers — it is compatible with stemming. Stemming is when you accept variable answers (or answers that begin with x) .

EXAMPLES:

If you make the question have “dog” as the correct answer, then the user needs to enter “dog” to be correct. If they enter “doggy”, that is not correct.

However, if you enter “dog*” as the correct answer, then HD Quiz will accept “dog”, “dogs”, “doggy”, “dogged” etc as correct answers.

Hello @harmonic_design! Many thanks for the clarifications! The quiz works again after updating the Limit Attempts Addon settings. So could it be better to define just single words that appear in correct answers as correct ones – with stemming – instead of whole sentences in text based answers? In that case, is it enough just to write ONE of these words, or the beginning of the word to be accepted as a correct one? So for example the word dog* marked as a keyword in one – paged answer would be enough to have a point? Or rather, if I write ten words instead of ten sentences with stemming as correct answers, to score in this question it would be enough to write just one of these words or the beginning of the word correctly?

I ask this because I cannot see how the program calculates or reasons out what is the right answer and what is not. Another alternative is to use – as you say – the ‘Select all that apply’ – alternative. Correct?

Tuomas Tikanoja

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• This reply was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by themely67.

I believe you are on the right track. Feel free to give an example question if you want.

Let’s say you have a question “What is man’s best friend”, where you want the answer to be “dog”. The problem is that a user might enter “dog”, “dogs”, “doggy”, “doggies!” etc. So instead of adding each possible variation as a separate answer, you can add “dog*” as an answer and HD Quiz will accept any answer as long as it starts with “dog”.

So your answers in the backend might look like

• Dog*
• Pup*
• Canine*

This way “Dogs”, “puppy”, “canines” etc would all become accepted answers. Also, answers are cAsE iNsEnSiTiVe ? meaning that capitalization doesn’t matter for the answers.

Hello! 

I have a longer example, which represents better my text - based questions. If my question was “Defend and criticize the statement "Dog is man's best friend"

And if the full – length correct answer would be:

“Defending the statement "Dog is man's best friend":

Loyalty and affection: Dogs are known for their loyalty and affection towards their owner. They are ready to give love and support to their owner throughout life.

Sociability and well-being: Dogs offer companionship and comfort to their owners, especially in lonely moments. Their presence can improve the owner's mood and reduce stress.

Active lifestyle: Owning a dog encourages the owner to go outside and lead an active lifestyle. Outdoor activities and exercise with a dog promote the owner's health and well-being.

Security and protection: Many dog breeds are excellent guards and companions that increase the sense of security. They can alert the owner of potential dangers and provide protection. They are good watchdogs.

Different uses: Dogs are used in many different tasks, such as rescue and assistance dogs, therapy dogs and guide dogs, which shows their versatile and useful role in people's lives.

Criticism of the statement "Dog is man's best friend":

Individual differences: Not all dogs are necessarily suitable as a person's best friend. Dogs have different personalities and some can be aggressive or difficult to control.

Burden of responsibility: Owning a dog requires great responsibility for its well-being, training and health. Many people are not ready to commit to this responsibility.

Allergies and health problems: Some people may have allergies to dogs or health problems that make owning a dog difficult or impossible.

Cost: Owning a dog can be expensive when you factor in food, vet fees, supplies, and other expenses. This can be a barrier to getting a dog for many people.

Changes in life situation: People's life situations can change unexpectedly, for example with changes in work, place of residence or family situation, which can affect owning a dog and its needs.”

And if the keywords in this case would be: loyal* affect* companion* exercise rescue watch* expensive allerg*aggressive* responsibility, all listed as correct answers in the backend.

So to earn a point in this question, would it be enough to write at least one of these keywords to the empty field even if they don’t begin the right sentence but are only included in some of these sentences in the model answer?

• This reply was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by themely67.