FQT Multiple choice placeholders

< Formulas question type

In addition to the answer box placeholders, the Formulas question type provides for two other types of placeholder which are used for multiple choice questions:

• Dropdown menu placeholder
• Radio buttons placeholder

Dropdown menu placeholder

The syntax for this placeholder is {_n:choices:MCE} where _n is the placeholder name (_0, _1, _2, etc.) as for the answer box placeholders, choices is a list of strings to appear as the menu choices and MCE must appear as is.

Example

Use part's text placeholders in the main question to insert the text of three parts.

General
  Question name*       A formulas question with a dropdown menu multiple choice question
Variables
  Variable             cities=["Calgary","Halifax","Montréal","Ottawa","Toronto","Vancouver"];
Main question
  Question text*       Geography
                       {#1}
Part 1
  Part's mark*         1
  Answer type          Number
  Answer*              3
  Grading criteria*    Absolute error == 0
  Placehoder name      #1
  Part's text          What is the capital city of Canada?
                       {_0:cities:MCE}

Radio buttons placeholder

The syntax for this placeholder is {_n:choices} where _n is the placeholder name (_0, _1, _2, etc.) as for the answer box placeholders and choices is a list of strings to appear as the menu choices. The list of buttons is only vertical.

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