Respondus will import multiple choice, true-false, paragraph, short answer, matching, and multiple response questions. However, the rich-text (.rtf) or text (.txt) file must be used and organized in the "Standard Format" before it can be imported into Respondus.

The Standard Format for multiple choice questions has both required and optional elements, each of which is described below.

Each question must begin with a question number, followed by either a period "." or a parenthesis ")".

Example:

3)

Example:

3.

The question wording must follow the question number, with at least one space between the question number and the question wording.

Example:

3) Who determined the exact speed of light?

Example:

3. Who determined the exact speed of light?

Each answer must begin with a letter (a-z) followed by a period "." or a parenthesis ")".

Example:

3) Who determined the exact speed of light?

a. Albert Einstein

b. Albert Michelson

c. Thomas Edison

d. Guglielmo Marconi

Each question can be given a title. If a title is not provided for a question, the first 20 characters from the question wording will be used as the question title. Titles must be placed at the beginning of a question and begin with "Title:" followed by the actual text for the title. If the title exceeds 20 characters, the remaining characters will be dropped during the import.

Example:

Title: Speed of Light

3. Who determined the exact speed of light?

a. Albert Einstein

b. Albert Michelson

c. Thomas Edison

d. Guglielmo Marconi

For imports into an Exam file, correct answers can be indicated in one of two ways:

First, you may place an asterisk (*) directly in front of the answer choice (do not put a space between the asterisk and the answer choice).

Example:

Title: Speed of Light

3) Who determined the exact speed of light?

a) Albert Einstein

*b) Albert Michelson

c) Thomas Edison

d) Guglielmo Marconi

The second option is to place a list of correct answers at the end of the file. The list must begin with the word "Answers:" and must be positioned at the end of the file. (Note: Any text after the answer list will be ignored.)

Example:

Answers:

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. B

If neither method is used to select a correct answer, Respondus will automatically select the letter "A" as the correct answer. Don’t worry, you will be warned if a question does not have an answer selected prior to completing the import.

Note: Survey files should not have "correct answers" selected. If you are importing questions into a survey file, any correct answer designations will be ignored.