Content Blocks

A Content Block is a reusable package that groups questions together with supporting content — for example, a reading passage followed by five comprehension questions, or a data table with several analysis questions. Instead of recreating these assemblies every time you build a test, you define them once as a Content Block and reuse them across multiple tests.

When to Use Content Blocks

Use Content Blocks when:

• Multiple questions share a common stimulus (a text, image, chart, case study, or scenario)
• You want to reuse a group of related questions across different tests without duplicating them
• You need consistent question groupings for standardized assessments

Creating a Content Block

Navigate to Question Bank → Content Blocks tab and click Create. Give it a title and description, then assign it to a folder.

Adding Content and Questions

A Content Block is built from a sequence of items:

• Rich text content — the stimulus material: a reading passage, chart description, scenario, or any supporting text
• Question pointers — references to questions in your Question Bank that relate to the stimulus

Add and reorder items to build the exact structure you need. The Content Block stores references to questions rather than copies — if you update a question in the bank, the change is reflected in all Content Blocks that reference it.

Layout Options

Choose between single column and double column layouts for how the content and questions are arranged on screen.

Using Content Blocks in Tests

When building a test, you can add a Content Block to a page instead of individual questions. All questions in the block are added together, maintaining their relationship to the stimulus material. This is more efficient than adding questions one by one and ensures the stimulus always accompanies its questions.

Organizing Content Blocks

Content Blocks support folder-based organization. When you have folders defined, a folder navigation panel appears on the left side of the Content Blocks view. Click any folder in the panel to filter the table to only the Content Blocks in that folder. Click All at the top of the panel to return to the full list.

Use the Search field to filter the visible list by title, description, or folder path. The stats bar at the top of the view shows the total number of Content Blocks, the number of folders, and the total item count across all blocks.