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How to Create Effective Multiple-Choice Questions

Learn the best practices for crafting impactful multiple-choice questions to improve assessment effectiveness and enhance learning retention.

Written by Jenolin Johnson

Updated at April 22nd, 2025

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👨‍💻 Log in to your learning platform using your administrator credentials, then navigate to the "Assessments" section from the main dashboard. 1. Select any of the assessment required. 2. Click on "Add Question" and then select “Create Question.” 3. Select Multiple Choice Problem from the available options 4. Toggle this button to add a passage for the respective questions. 5. Provide the passage and the question in the respective fields. 6. Click on "Add Options" to include additional options for your question. 7. Select the correct answer by clicking the dot next to the appropriate option. 8. Choose the question difficulty 9. Provide an explanation, add tags to the question if desired, include a hint to assist your students, and choose a question bank folder if you want the question to be stored there. 10. Click on 'Create Question' at the end to save your progress. 11. Visualization from the assessment interface.

In this guide, we will walk you through everything you need to know about multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Learn how to create, customize, and effectively use MCQs to assess knowledge, gather insights, or test comprehension. This article covers the structure of MCQs, tips for designing clear and effective questions, and common best practices. Whether you're creating a quiz, survey, or exam, this guide will help you make the most out of the multiple-choice question format.


👨‍💻 Log in to your learning platform using your administrator credentials, then navigate to the "Assessments" section from the main dashboard.


1. Select any of the assessment required.


2. Click on "Add Question" and then select “Create Question.”
 


3. Select Multiple Choice Problem from the available options
 


4. Toggle this button to add a passage for the respective questions.
 


5. Provide the passage and the question in the respective fields.
 


6. Click on "Add Options" to include additional options for your question.
 


7. Select the correct answer by clicking the dot next to the appropriate option.
 


8. Choose the question difficulty
 

9. Provide an explanation, add tags to the question if desired, include a hint to assist your students, and choose a question bank folder if you want the question to be stored there.

10. Click on 'Create Question' at the end to save your progress.


11. Visualization from the assessment interface.
 

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