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The Uplup quiz builder ships with 9 main question types plus 3 advanced types (Matching, Ordering, Fill in the Blank), each tuned for a different way to ask and grade. This reference covers every type you can add from the Questions panel in the left sidebar, the right-panel settings that appear once the question is on the page, and how scoring works for each.

The Questions panel

Open any quiz in the builder, click Create in the top tabs, and expand the Questions group on the left. You’ll see all nine question types stacked in this order: Multiple Choice, Checkbox, Yes / No, Dropdown, Picture Choice, Short Answer, Long Answer, Number, Ranking. Click a type (or drag it onto the canvas) to add a new page with that question on it.

Table of contents

Multiple Choice

Single-select question. The respondent picks exactly one of your options.

  • Mark correct: radio button next to one option in the right-panel Answer section
  • Display Style: Classic, Card, or Button (set under Field Settings)
  • Scoring: full points if the chosen option is the correct one, otherwise zero
  • Best for: trivia, knowledge checks, “pick the best option” questions

Checkbox

Multi-select question. The respondent can mark several options at once, and you can flag more than one as correct.

  • Mark correct: tick the checkbox next to every correct option in the right-panel Answer section
  • Partial credit: toggle on to award points for partially correct selections. Modes: Proportional scoring or No penalty for wrong
  • Display Style: Classic, Card, or Button
  • Allow “Select All” option: optional helper toggle in Field Settings

Example: “Select all prime numbers: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9” (correct: 2, 5, 7).

Yes / No

Two-option question. Useful for true/false or any binary correct-answer scenario.

  • Labels: defaults to “Yes” and “No”; rename them to “True / False”, “Correct / Incorrect”, or anything else
  • Mark correct: select the correct value in the right-panel Answer section
  • Personality quizzes: if the quiz scoring mode is Personality, you can map each answer to a personality type instead of grading it right or wrong

Single-select question rendered as a dropdown menu. Functionally identical to Multiple Choice for scoring purposes, but better for long option lists.

  • Mark correct: radio button next to one option in Answer
  • Best for: long option lists (countries, years, categories) where rendering all radio buttons inline would be unwieldy

Picture Choice

Visual question where each option is an image with an optional label. Defaults to a 2×N grid; uploads are click-to-upload tiles.

  • Selection mode: single-select by default; switch to multi-select to allow several correct images
  • Mark correct: select the correct tile(s) in Answer. With multi-select on, partial credit settings appear (same as Checkbox)
  • Best for: “spot the difference,” product picker, mood-board personality quizzes

Short Answer

Free-text input. The submitted answer is auto-graded against a list of accepted variations.

  • Accepted Answers: add every variation that should count as correct (“Paris,” “paris,” “The City of Paris”). Use the Add Another button to add more
  • Case sensitive: off by default. Turn on if capitalization matters
  • Exact match required: on by default. Turn off to accept any answer that contains one of your accepted strings (e.g., “the capital is Paris” matches “Paris”)

Example: “What is H2O commonly called?” with accepted answers water, h2o, dihydrogen monoxide.

Long Answer

Multi-line essay response. Long answers can’t be auto-graded, so the builder marks them for manual review.

  • Model Answer (optional): a reference essay shown to you while grading
  • Key Points (optional): a checklist of points to look for — one per line
  • Grading: review responses one by one in the Results tab and award points manually

Best for: open-ended exam questions, training assessments, application forms.

Number

Numeric input that auto-grades against either a single value (with optional tolerance) or a range.

  • Answer Mode: Exact Value or Range
  • Exact Value mode: enter the correct number, plus an optional Tolerance (±). Tolerance 0.5 on a correct value of 10 accepts answers from 9.5 to 10.5
  • Range mode: set a Minimum and Maximum; any number in the range is correct
  • Field-level limits: separate Min / Max inputs in Field Settings control what the respondent is allowed to type, independent of grading

Ranking

Drag-to-reorder question. The respondent arranges the items into the order they think is correct.

  • Set the correct order: in the right panel, drag the green numbered items into the correct sequence
  • Allow partial credit: on by default. Awards points for each item placed in the correct position. Turn off for all-or-nothing scoring
  • Best for: chronological events, priority ordering, preference ranking

Advanced Questions: Matching, Ordering & Fill in the Blank

The Advanced Questions group in the left-sidebar Questions panel exposes three additional types for richer interactions:

  • Matching – pair items from two columns. Respondents drag or select to connect a left-column item with its correct right-column match.
  • Ordering – arrange items in the correct sequence. Respondents drag tiles into the right order; partial credit is awarded per item placed correctly.
  • Fill in the Blank – sentence with one or more blanks the respondent types into. Each blank can have multiple accepted answers; case sensitivity is configurable.

You will find these under the Advanced Questions divider in the Questions panel, below the standard question group.

Setting correct answers

Whatever question type you pick, the workflow is the same:

  1. Click the question in the canvas (it becomes highlighted)
  2. Look at the Scoring section in the right panel — the Answer block shows whatever input is appropriate for that type (radio for single-select, checkboxes for Checkbox, accepted-answers list for Short Answer, drag list for Ranking, etc.)
  3. Set Points for the question (defaults to 1)
  4. Click + Add hint or explanation to attach an optional hint shown during the quiz and an explanation shown on the results page

An “Answer required” badge appears in the right panel until you’ve set a correct answer, so you’ll always know which questions still need attention before publishing.

Personality scoring mode

If the quiz’s overall scoring mode is set to Personality (in Quiz Settings), the right panel switches from “mark correct answer” to “map each option to a personality type.” See Quiz scoring & grading for details.

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