Questar Test Assessment Navigation 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student wants to write temporary notes while working through a reading passage on Questar. Which built-in tool supports this?
- Calculator
- Sticky Note or Notepad (Correct answer)
- Line Reader
- Pointer tool
Correct answer: Sticky Note or Notepad
The Sticky Note or Notepad tool lets students jot down thoughts and ideas without leaving the assessment interface.
Question 2: During a Questar test, when does the on-screen timer typically begin counting down?
- When the student opens the testing application
- When the student starts a timed section after reading the directions (Correct answer)
- When the proctor enters the session code
- When the student answers the first question
Correct answer: When the student starts a timed section after reading the directions
The countdown timer starts when the student officially begins the timed portion of a section, not before.
Question 3: What should a student do if they finish all questions before time expires in a Questar section?
- Close the browser immediately
- Review flagged or unanswered questions, then submit the section (Correct answer)
- Wait silently until time runs out
- Restart the section to re-check all answers
Correct answer: Review flagged or unanswered questions, then submit the section
Extra time is best used to review flagged items and unanswered questions before submitting the section.
Question 4: Which Questar accessibility feature places a horizontal guide across the screen to help students track lines of text?
- Text-to-Speech reader
- Line Reader / Line Guide (Correct answer)
- Color Contrast toggle
- Answer Masking
Correct answer: Line Reader / Line Guide
The Line Reader (or Line Guide) tool creates a moveable horizontal bar that isolates a single line of text for easier reading.
Question 5: On a Questar technology-enhanced item asking a student to drag and drop labels, what happens if a label is dropped in the wrong zone?
- The answer locks permanently and cannot be changed
- The student can drag it to the correct zone or back to the answer bank at any time before submitting (Correct answer)
- An error message ends the question attempt
- The item is scored immediately as incorrect
Correct answer: The student can drag it to the correct zone or back to the answer bank at any time before submitting
Drag-and-drop responses remain editable until the student submits, allowing repositioning of labels as needed.
Question 6: What information does a student need from their proctor to log in to a Questar test session?
- Their social security number and birth date
- A session access code or test ticket with login credentials (Correct answer)
- Their personal email and a password they created at home
- Only their student ID number typed into the URL bar
Correct answer: A session access code or test ticket with login credentials
Students receive a session access code or printed test ticket from the proctor that contains the credentials needed to begin.
Question 7: A Questar question displays a stimulus with multiple tabs (e.g., Tab 1: Passage, Tab 2: Data Table). How does a student switch between tabs?
- By pressing the Tab key on the keyboard to cycle through content
- By clicking the labeled tab at the top of the stimulus area (Correct answer)
- By scrolling horizontally past the end of the first tab
- By closing the first tab to reveal the second
Correct answer: By clicking the labeled tab at the top of the stimulus area
Clicking the named tab at the top of the stimulus area switches the displayed content without losing any entered answers.
Questar Test Assessment Navigation 3
A student wants to write temporary notes while working through a reading passage on Questar.
Which built-in tool supports this?