Numerical quiz question

The numerical question type allows you to pose a mathematical question that requires a specific numerical response and set an error tolerance to allow an acceptable range of answers. You can add a number of correct answers offering different levels of accuracy and a corresponding score for each.

If units are required as part of an answer then a penalty can be applied to a Learner's score for not selecting the correct unit.

To set up a numerical quiz question, follow these steps:

1. In the quiz activity, click Add, then select a new question.
2. Select Numerical, then click Add.
3. Give the question a name, then enter the question in the Question text field.
4. Set the Default mark, i.e. how many marks the Learner will be awarded if they answer correctly.
5. Enter each answer in the Answer fields, and add the corresponding feedback for each answer. If you don't want to provide specific feedback for each answer, either use the General feedback field or the Combined feedback section. You can add more answers by clicking Blanks for 3 more choices.
6. Set the Error tolerance for each answer. For example, if the correct answer is 93 but you would also accept any answer between 90 and 96, you would set the Error to 3.
7. Use the dropdown to set the Grade weighting for each answer.
8. If the question also requires units (e.g. kilograms or miles), configure the Unit handling and Units sections.
9. If required, configure the Multiple tries and Tags sections.
10. Click Save changes.

Units and unit handling

In the Units section you can configure any units that should be accounted for in the Learner's response. These can be visible in a dropdown list or radio buttons, or the user can enter a unit as part of their answer. You can set up multiple units and use multipliers to allow for multiple correct answers, such as 5kg and 5000g. For this example, you could set up one unit as 'g' with a multiplier of 1, and a second unit as 'kg' with a multiplier of 0.001.

There are several settings to configure in the Unit handling section if your question requires units.