Adobe Presenter 6

Add a matching question to a presentation

Users answer matching questions by matching items in two different lists.

  1. In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT file).
  2. Select the slide before the one where you want to insert a question. For example, if you want the new question slide to be slide 7 in the presentation, click slide 6.
  3. From the Adobe Presenter menu, select Quiz Manager.
  4. Select the quiz to which you want to add a question and click Add New Question.
  5. In the Question Types dialog box, select Matching and specify whether to grade the question:
    Create Graded Question
    The question will be graded.

    Create Survey Question
    The question will not be graded.

  6. On the Question tab, accept the default text for the Name or type new text directly into the text box. The name appears on the question slide in the presentation.
    If you are creating more than one question of the same type (for example, multiple-choice and short answer) in a single presentation, type a unique name for each so that you distinguish between them.
  7. In the Question text box, type the matching question, exactly as you want it to appear on the slide. For example, “Match the job titles in column 1 with the correct departments in column 2.” (The question text box cannot be left blank.)
  8. In the Points text box, type in (or use the up and down arrows to specify) the number of points allocated to this question. Assigning points signifies the relative importance of a question. Assigning different point values to different questions lets you, for example, give introductory questions a lower value and advanced questions a higher value. You can enter any whole number value. If all questions have the same value (for example, 10 points), they are scored equally.
  9. In Answers, click Add under each column and type in the words or phrases to match. (You can also click directly in each column to type in words or phrases.) If necessary, click Delete to remove any answers or click the up and down arrows to move answers up or down a position in the column.
  10. (Optional) To change the names of the columns, click the default names (“Column 1” and “Column 2”) and type in new names.
  11. To establish the correct matches between answers, click an item in one column, then click an item in the other column, and click Match. (You can also drag items between the two columns to create correct matches.) A line is drawn between the two items to show the relationship. All items in Column 1 must have a match in Column 2.
  12. If you need to change the order of items in a column, select an item and then click the up or down arrow below the column to move the item up or down in the list.
  13. If you make an error while establishing the correct matches between column items, click Clear matches and start over.
  14. In Numbering, use the pop‑up menu and select an option for how answers are listed on the quiz slide. You can choose from uppercase letters, lowercase letters, or numbers.
  15. Select the Options tab.
  16. (Optional) In Type, use the pop‑up menu to change the question type to Graded or Survey.
  17. Select Show Clear Button to display a button on the question slide that users can click to clear their answers and start over.
  18. In the If Correct Answer area, set the following options:
    Action
    Select which action should follow a correct response. You can advance to the next slide (Go To Next Slide, the default action), jump to another slide in the presentation (Go To Slide), or display a web page (Open URL). If you display a web page, type its address in the Open URL text box and then specify where to display the web page (choose Current to have the web page replace the presentation or New to display the web page in another window).

    Go To Next Slide
    Depending on the option you selected for Action, this text box lets you specify an exact destination.

    Play Audio Clip
    Select this option to import an audio file or record a new audio file that should play when the question is answered correctly. Use the Record, Stop, Remove, and Import buttons as necessary. (If you have already recorded audio, the record button will be a Play button. To re‑record audio, you must first remove the audio, and then select Record.)
    Note: If a question has an audio clip and an action, the audio clip plays and then the specified action takes place.

    Show Correct Message
    Select this option to provide a text message for users when they supply a correct answer. Clear this check box if you don’t want to give any feedback for a correct answer.

  19. In the If Wrong Answer area, set the following options:
    Allow User [#] Attempts
    Use the arrows or type directly into the text box to specify how many guesses the user can make before another action takes place. An attempt is defined as anytime a user opens and views the question slide. (Setting the number of attempts to 1 prevents the presentation from proceeding if the user exits and then attempts to enter the quiz again. Do not set attempts to 1 if you plan to use your presentation in a meeting or place in an archive.)

    Infinite Attempts
    Select this option to give users an unlimited number of attempts.

    Action
    Select the desired action/destination after the last attempt. You can advance to the next slide (Go To Next Slide, the default action), jump to another slide in the presentation (Go To Slide), or display a web page (Open URL). If you display a web page, type its address in the Open URL text box and then specify where to display the web page (choose Current to have the web page replace the presentation or New to display the web page in another window).

    Go To Next Slide
    Depending on the option you selected for Action, this text box lets you specify an exact destination.

    Play Audio Clip
    Select this option to import an audio file or record a new audio file that should play when the question is answered incorrectly. Use the Record, Stop, Remove, and Import buttons as necessary.

    Show Error Message
    Select this option to provide a text message for users when they supply an incorrect answer. Clear this check box if you don’t want to give any feedback for an incorrect answer.

    Show Retry Message
    Select this option to provide a text message for users when they supply an incorrect answer but there are remaining attempts available (for example, Please try again).

    Show Incomplete Message
    Select this option to provide a text message for users who don’t supply an answer (for instance, “Please select an answer before continuing”).
    Note: You can edit the default text in the correct, error, retry, and incomplete messages in the Quiz Manager. From the Adobe Presenter menu, select Quiz Manager and click the Default Labels tab.

  20. Select the Reporting tab. You can accept the default settings or, if necessary, modify the following options:
    Report Answers
    This option sends answer information to Connect Enterprise Server or a learning management system.

    Quiz
    Name of the quiz to which this question is assigned. You can select a different quiz from the pop‑up menu.

    Objective ID
    This is a number automatically created when you create a quiz. This number is used to report scores from Presenter presentations that will be tracked in Connect Enterprise Server or a learning management system.

    Interaction ID
    Accept the default number or type a new number directly into the text box. The maximum length of an interaction ID is 64 characters. If you want the Presenter presentation to send tracking information to Connect Enterprise Server, you must use the Interaction ID specified by Connect Enterprise Server.
    Note: If you create a new question by copying and pasting an existing question slide, you must enter a new, unique, Interaction ID so that each individual question is reported properly to Connect Enterprise Server. We do not recommend creating new questions by copying and pasting; always create new questions using the Quiz Manager.

  21. When you finish, click OK.
  22. Click OK again to close the Quiz Manager.

    The new matching question slide appears in the designated location in the presentation.