Set up a Type answer question
Add a Type answer slide, list up to 6 accepted answers, and choose whether capitals count and what the Enter key does.
Steps
Step 1: Press + between slides and choose Type answer.
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- +Adds a slide or a question.
- Type answerStudents type instead of picking.
Step 2: Type the question in the Question prompt box.
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- Question promptWhat students read.
Step 3: Under Accepted answers, type an answer and press Enter. Add every spelling you will accept, up to 6.
Each accepted answer can be up to 100 characters. The box stops offering a new line at 6.
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- Accepted answersType one, press Enter, type the next.
Step 4: Tick Case sensitive only if "Cat" and "cat" should count as different answers.
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- Case sensitiveOff by default.
Step 5: Choose what Enter does on the student's device with the Enter key switch: Locks in or New line.
Locks in sends the answer at once, on one line. New line lets a student write several lines, and they tap Lock it in to send it.
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- Enter keySwitch with two choices.
- Locks inEnter sends the answer.
- New lineEnter starts a new line.
Common questions
Why did a right answer count as wrong?
It was not on your list. Add the other spellings, or other words a student might use, as accepted answers. Turn off Case sensitive if capitals should not matter.
Is Type answer free?
Yes. All eight lesson kinds are open on every plan.