Item Types and Technology Flashcards

Which GMAS item type requires a student to drag answer choices into a specific order or location on screen?

Answer: Drag-and-Drop Technology-Enhanced Item

Drag-and-drop is a Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI) type where students manipulate on-screen elements by moving them to designated areas.

On the GMAS online platform, what does the 'Review' flag feature allow a student to do?

Answer: Mark a question to revisit before submitting

The Review flag lets students mark questions they want to revisit, so they can return to them before final submission.

A GMAS 'Hot Text' item asks students to do which of the following?

Answer: Click on specific words or phrases within a passage

Hot Text items present underlined or highlighted words/phrases in a passage that students click to select as their answer.

Which tool available in the GMAS online platform allows students to block out portions of text to focus their reading?

Answer: Line Reader / Masking Tool

The Line Reader or Masking Tool covers portions of the screen, helping students focus on one section of text at a time.

In the GMAS online platform, what happens when a student clicks the 'Strikethrough' button on an answer choice?

Answer: It visually crosses out the choice to help eliminate it

The Strikethrough tool draws a line through an answer choice, helping students visually eliminate options they believe are incorrect.

Which of the following best describes a 'Multi-Select' Technology-Enhanced Item on the GMAS?

Answer: Students select all correct answers from a list of options

Multi-Select items require students to choose more than one correct answer from a list, unlike standard single-answer selected response questions.

When taking the GMAS online, how can a student move to the next question?

Answer: Click the 'Next' button on the navigation panel

Students use the 'Next' button in the navigation panel to advance through questions in the GMAS online testing platform.