A multiple choice question allows student sto pick from a set of pre-selected responses. This guide will demonstrate how to create a multiple choice question in Blackboard Learn Ultra.
Blackboard recently changed Multiple Choice questions, so they now default to allowing students to select up to 4 answers.
For most questions where only one answer is correct, instructors will want to change this setting to 1 allowed answer. Otherwise, students may choose more than one option and receive no credit even if they included the correct answer.
You can adjust the number of allowed selections within each question.
Coming soon: Blackboard plans to update this behavior expected around April 3, 2026.
Adding a Multiple Choice Question to a Test or Assignment
Hover over the dividing line between elements and click on the + button.
Select Add Multiple Choice Question from the menu.
You will see an image similar to the one above:
- Question Text: Enter your question text in the field provided.
- Answers: Enter each answer choice in its respective field
- Correct Answer: Check the checkbox to the right of the answer(s) you wish to mark as correct.
- Reorder: Click on the up and down arrows to reorder answer choices
- Delete: Click on the trash can icon to delete an answer choice.
- Student can select up to: Determines how many answer choices a student may select. The default is 4. For traditional single-answer multiple choice questions, change this setting to 1 to prevent confusion and ensure accurate scoring.
- Automated Feedback: Click the slider to enable automated feedback to be displayed to students
- Question metadata: Click the slider to enable descriptive information to the test question.
- Click the Save button to create the question.
Finishing Up
Once you have saved your multiple choice question, it will appear similar to the image above.