GMAS Item Types and Technology 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which GMAS item type requires a student to drag answer choices into a specific order or location on screen?
- Selected Response
- Drag-and-Drop Technology-Enhanced Item (Correct answer)
- Extended Response
- Evidence-Based Selected Response
Correct 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.
Question 2: On the GMAS online platform, what does the 'Review' flag feature allow a student to do?
- Submit the test immediately
- Mark a question to revisit before submitting (Correct answer)
- Skip the question permanently
- Alert the proctor for help
Correct 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.
Question 3: A GMAS 'Hot Text' item asks students to do which of the following?
- Type a paragraph answer
- Click on specific words or phrases within a passage (Correct answer)
- Drag answer tiles into blank spaces
- Select one answer from four choices
Correct 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.
Question 4: Which tool available in the GMAS online platform allows students to block out portions of text to focus their reading?
- Answer Eliminator
- Line Reader / Masking Tool (Correct answer)
- Highlighter
- Sticky Note
Correct 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.
Question 5: In the GMAS online platform, what happens when a student clicks the 'Strikethrough' button on an answer choice?
- It submits that answer as correct
- It visually crosses out the choice to help eliminate it (Correct answer)
- It alerts the teacher that the student needs help
- It removes the answer choice from the screen permanently
Correct 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.
Question 6: Which of the following best describes a 'Multi-Select' Technology-Enhanced Item on the GMAS?
- Students type a short written response
- Students select all correct answers from a list of options (Correct answer)
- Students drag text into a graphic organizer
- Students match items in two separate columns
Correct 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.
Question 7: When taking the GMAS online, how can a student move to the next question?
- Press the Escape key
- Click the 'Next' button on the navigation panel (Correct answer)
- Double-click the answer choice
- Wait for the timer to advance automatically
Correct 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.
GMAS Item Types and Technology 2
Which GMAS item type requires a student to drag answer choices into a specific order or location on screen?