1. food and drink
2. food
3. grains and pasta

ELA Type Questions
Multiple Choice
Only 1 correct answer.
Evidence-Based
Selected-Response
2 Parts to this type. To get full credit for
a two-part item be sure to select an
answer for Part A and for Part B.
Multi-Select
More than 1 correct answer.
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Sometimes, it will tell you a specific
number to select.
Other times, it will ask you to select
all correct options without telling
you a certain number.
Open Response
Read the question and then type your
answer in the box.
ELA Type Questions
Drag Item
Requires you to place and move objects
on the answer space. Some will specify
a number of items to drag but others
will not.
Edit Task with
Choice Item
You must edit the highlighted words or
phrases by selecting an answer from a
drop-down menu. The original
word/phrase is a choice.
Selectable Hot Text
Select a word or sentence. If it is a
sentence it will highlight only 1 sentence
at a time.
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FSA Math Type Questions
Multiple Choice
Only 1 correct answer.
Multi-Select
More than 1 correct answer.
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Sometimes, it will tell you a specific
number to select.
Other times, it will ask you to select
all correct options without telling
you a certain number.
Drag and Drop Hot Text
Place and move objects on an answer
space.
Selectable Hot Text
Click or tap on the graph to reflect the
correct answer.
FSA Math Type Questions
Equation Editor
Create equations or expressions. Use
the buttons on the screen to create an
answer.
Multi-Part Question
1st – Graph your answer using the “Add
Point” tool
2nd- Use the “Connect Line” tool to
connect the points
Graphic Response
Item Display (GRID)
Graph your answer, in the graphing
answer space. The “Add Point” tool
allows you to plot points.
Open Response
Read the question and then type your
answer in the box.
The notepad allows you to jot
down notes and continually
save them.
If you come to a question that
you find tricky or you want to
review it at a later time, just click
on the flag, located above the
question. It will turn to a different
color and will have a check mark.
It is your online tracking device.
Highlight a single line of text, it
may not be the entire sentence.
Step 1: Left click the mouse pad
and drag over the text you wish
to highlight.
This tool allows you to
highlight, important text
evidence, or parts of a
question as if you were
underlining on a paper/pencil
test.
Step 2: Right click the mouse pad and choose
“highlight selection” option.
Step 3: The selected text is now highlighted.
A question may ask you to type
your answer in a written format,
in which you would use the box
provided.
This feature will allow you to take
the online text that is located on
the left hand of the screen and
expand the size of the passage, to
help you read it easier. Just click it
again to downsize it and to view
the questions.
This feature will allow you to take
mask out certain information that
you find not to be useful. Must
click on this option before you
start the test.
Replay as many times as you wish!
Some question may require you
to listen to a short story. Jot
down notes during it either in
your notepad or on your CBT
worksheet. Remember to click
Save on the notepad.
Use this tool to show how you are
eliminating answer choices.
Step 1: Right click on the
mouse pad over the answer
choice you would like to
eliminate.
BEFORE
Step 2: Choose the
“Strikethrough” tool
AFTER
In the upper left hand corner of
the screen, you will see a drop
down box. Question set “1-10”
all pertain to the same passage.
The next set “11-13” have the
reader edit and set “14-15”
have the reader listen to a
passage then answer questions.