Create a multiple-choice equation solving question

In this tutorial, you will create a multiple-choice question in LearningLemur. You will learn how to define answer options, mark the correct one, and add custom feedback to explain common mistakes.

Outcome: By the end of this tutorial, you will create a multiple-choice question where students solve a simple equation and receive targeted feedback depending on the option they select.

Before you begin

Prerequisites 

• You should be comfortable working with basic algebra and have access to a LearningLemur-enabled course

Requirements

• A teacher account with permission to create questions in LearningLemur, accessed through learninglemur.com or your LMS

Step 0 — Create a quiz

Why: LearningLemur organises all questions inside quizzes, so creating a quiz first provides the workspace where you will add and manage your questions.

1. Click on Create new quiz
2. Enter the Quiz Title
3. (Optional) Add a description to the quiz
4. Click on Create

Checkpoint: You should now see the quiz workspace with options to add questions.

Step 1 — Add a new question

Why: LearningLemur allows you to create questions either manually or with the help of AI. In this tutorial, we will create the question manually to understand how the editor works.

1. Inside the quiz, click Add question
2. In the creation dialog, choose Manually
3. Select the Multiple choice question

This question type allows students to choose one answer from a list of options.

Checkpoint: You should see the Multiple choice question editor, including fields for the title, statement, and answers.

Step 2 — Write the question statement

Why: The statement explains the problem students must solve.

1. Enter a Question title, for example: Solve a simple equation
2. In the Question statement, write the exercise text

You can use the MathType editor to format the equation if needed, using mathematical notation.

Checkpoint: The question should now display the equation students must solve inside the statement area.

Step 3 — Define the answer options

Why: Multiple-choice questions require a set of answer options, including one correct answer and plausible distractors.

When you create a Multiple Choice question, LearningLemur automatically provides one answer with a 100% score (the correct answer) and two answers with a 0% score (the incorrect answers).

1. In the Answers section, enter the correct answer in the option with 100% score: x = 4
2. Enter the following incorrect answers in the remaining options:
   1. x = 5
   2. x = 3
3. Click Add answer to create a fourth option
4. Enter x = -4

These options include common mistakes students may make when solving the equation.

Checkpoint: The answer list contains four options, with one assigned 100% and the others 0%, and the order is set to be randomized.

Step 4 — Add feedback for the incorrect answers

Why: Custom feedback helps students understand the mistake behind each distractor.

For each incorrect option, click Customized feedback for this answer and enter a message such as:

For x = 5

For x = 3

For x = -4

• Check the sign of the result. Solving 2x = 8 gives a positive value of x.

Checkpoint: Each incorrect option now has its own custom feedback message.

Step 5 — Preview the question

Why: Previewing allows you to test the question exactly as students will see it.

1. Click Preview question
2. Select the correct answer and verify that it is marked as correct
3. Try one or more incorrect answers and check the feedback shown

Checkpoint: The correct option is graded correctly, and incorrect options display their corresponding feedback.

You're done

You have created a multiple-choice question in LearningLemur. You learned how to:

• Create a multiple-choice question
• Define answer options
• Mark the correct answer
• Add custom feedback for incorrect choices

Next, you can continue with a more advanced tutorial using randomized multiple-choice questions.

Troubleshooting

The correct answer is marked as incorrect

Check that the intended option is marked as the correct answer.

Feedback does not appear

Check that Customized feedback for this answer is enabled for the selected option.