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The Option Response question type is a matching question. Instead of students selecting one true foil from a list, each foil has a drop-down box in front of it where students have to select the correct option for each statement.

The editing of this problem type is very similar to editing the 1 out of N multiple choice problem. Enter your question text into the appropriate location. In the Add a New Option text, add one of the drop-down box options and then click the

Save and Edit
button. Repeat adding options until you have added all you want. If you make a mistake, select an option to delete and then click
Save and Edit
. After adding all of your options, type in the text for each foil and assign each option the correct value and location. You can add an

When finished editing, click the

Save and Edit
button and then the the Student view link in the Functions section of the Inline Menu.