Respondus 4.0 Question Formatting Quick Reference Sheet

Important: Once your test is formatted according the standard formatting for Respondus, it should be saved as a .doc or a .docx. 

Multiple Choice 

3) or 3.

  1. Albert Einstein

*b. Albert Michelson 

  1. Thomas Edison
  2. Guglielmo Marconi

Multiple Answer Example: Type: MA 

3) Which of the following individuals are credited with determining the exact speed of light? 

  1. Albert Einstein

*b. Albert Michelson 

  1. Thomas Edison

*d. Edward Williams Morley 

True and False Example

3) Albert Michelson determined the exact speed of light? 

*a) True (or *a. T)

  1. b) False(or b. F)

Essay Example

Type: E 

4) How is the Michelson-Morely experiment related to Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity? 

(Providing your own answer for reference is optional – use a. for this option)

Fill in the Blank Questions 

Example 1: Type: F (this is for 1 correct fill option)

  1. Who is known as the “father of television”?

Example 2: Type: F (this is for multiple possible correct fill options)

  1. Who is known as the “father of television”?
  2. Zworykin
  3. Vladimir Zworykin 
  4. Vladimir Kosma Zworykin

Fill in Multiple Blanks Example

Example 1: Type: FMB (This is for single correct fill option for each blank)

  1. A [rose] by any other [name] would smell as [sweet].

Example 2: Type: FMB (This is for multiple correct fill option for each blank)

  1. A [rose, red flower] by any other [name] would smell as [sweet, good].

Matching Questions Example

Type: MT 

4) Match the correct name to the discovery or theory. 

  1. Michelson-Morely = Speed of light
  2. Einstein = Theory of Relativity 
  3. Marconi = radio waves

Ordering Questions Example

Type: ORD (The order you list will be identified as the correct order by respondus)

  1. Put the following presidents in order of service?
  2. George Washington
  3. John Adams
  4. Thomas Jefferson
  5. James Madison
  6. James Monroe

The following is a printable version of the Question Formatting Quick Reference Sheet 

Respondus 4 Question Formatting Reference Sheet