Extended Matching Questions (EMQs)
EMQs are questions posed as scenarios that have a corresponding answer drawn from a defined list of answer options.
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Extended Matching type questions |
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EMQ questions begin with question instructions and a list of answer options. Capture instructions in a p element with attribute role="instruction". Mark multiple choice options as per the general instruction.
Example of EMQ instructions and options
Question scenarios are questions posed as contextual background information. Capture the element that contains the question scenario with attribute role="scenario" and an id attribute.
Example of EMQ question scenarios
Answer in EMQs are usually drawn from a defined list of answer options given before or with a question scenario. Answers will repeat the enumerator of the question scenario or the answer option or both and can be followed by an answer explanation.
Where each question scenario enumerator, answer option and answer explanation are listed together as one chunk, capture them in a p role="explanation" element. Mark up answers in an xrefGrp element with role="answer". In EMQs cross references must be made to both the question scenario and the answer option so the answer xrefGrp element must contain at least two xref elements. The first xref element is self-closing and its ref attribute must reference the id attribute of the question scenario. The second xref element contains the answer and its ref attribute must reference the id attribute of the corresponding question option.
Example: Question Scenario enumerator, answer option, answer explanation together as one chunk
Where question scenario enumerators and answer options are listed together first, followed by a list of answer explanations, capture the question scenario and answer options together as a single p. Mark each set of enumerator and answer in an xrefGrp element with role="answer". A cross reference must be made to both the question scenario and answer option - so the answer xrefGrp element must contain at least two xref elements - one on the question scenario enumerator that references the id attribute of the question scenario and one on the answer option that references the id attribute of the corresponding question option. Wrap each answer explanation in a p role="explanation", and xref the enumerator on the answer explanation to the the id attribute of the corresponding question scenario.
Example: Question Scenario enumerator and answer option separate from answer explanation
In some rare cases a graphic may be used as the answer list where different letters or numbers distributed in the graphic represent the answers to the question. In this instance place the graphic at the end of p role="instruction". Create an online only list of the letters contained in the graphic in their own itemN role="option" elements. Mark the scenarios and answer section in the same way as above.
Example of EMQ instructions and options where a graphic shows the options
