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About question types

Using SMART Response, you can ask the following types of questions either individually or as question sets. You can also add notes to any question type that appears when you print the question results.

Notes

Opinion questions don’t have a correct answer and aren’t worth points.
If you include a question of a type not supported in the SMART Response mode you're using, the question appears with an Unsupported Question Type icon in the Page Sorter tab in SMART Notebook.
Mixed mode supports the same question types as does Standard (Std.) mode.

Question type	Description	Students can answer with
Question type	Description	Std.	PE	LE	NBSE	XE	VE
Yes or no	Students use the Y or N button to answer a question. You can also choose the Opinion option to allow either answer.
True or false	Students use the True or False button to answer a question. You can also choose the Opinion option to allow either answer.
Multiple choice	Students use a single button, A through J, to answer the question. Select from 2 to 10 answers (2 to 5 answers for SMART Response LE) for a question. You can also choose the Opinion option to allow any answer.
Multiple answer	Students use the A through J buttons to select the correct combination of answers to the question. Select from 2 to 10 answers for the question. You can also choose the Opinion option to allow any combination of answers.
Number, fraction or decimal	Students use the number buttons to answer questions with numeric answers using whole numbers, fractions or decimals. You can also choose the Opinion option to allow any answer.
Text answer	Students type the answer to the question. You can choose the Opinion option to allow any answer. There is a 20-character (140-character for SMART Response XE) limit on text answer questions.
Number, fraction, expression	Students use math symbols and numeric values to answer the question. There is a 30-character limit on expression answers.