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Mandatory Question

Ensure that critical test items are answered before allowing test-takers to continue.

Updated 2026/04/02

The Mandatory Questions feature allows you to mark certain or all questions as required. You can also control when enforcement takes place, giving you flexibility in how strictly test-takers must answer these items before moving forward.

Purpose

Mandatory questions help maintain assessment quality by ensuring responses are provided to essential items. This is especially valuable when:

  • Some questions are essential for evaluation or compliance.
    • You want to prevent incomplete responses on key topics.
      • You need to filter qualified candidates based on minimum response requirements.

        Enforcement Levels

        The system supports three levels of enforcement:

        1. Page-Level Enforcement

        Test-takers must answer all mandatory questions on the current page before advancing.

        • Do nothing: No restriction is applied. Test-takers may skip questions freely.
          • Warn: The system displays a warning when leaving the page with unanswered mandatory questions.
            • Prevent: Test-takers cannot leave the page without answering all required items.

              2. Section-Level Enforcement

              Test-takers can skip mandatory questions within a section but must address them before moving to the next section.

              • Do nothing: No enforcement at the section level.
                • Warn: Displays a warning if unanswered mandatory questions remain in the section.
                  • Prevent: Blocks progression until all mandatory questions in the section are answered.

                    3. Test-Level Enforcement

                    Enforcement is applied only at the submission stage. Test-takers must answer all mandatory questions before completing the test.

                    • Do nothing: The test can be submitted with unanswered mandatory questions.
                      • Warn: A warning message appears at submission if required questions remain unanswered.
                        • Prevent: The test cannot be submitted until all mandatory questions are answered.

                          System Exceptions

                          In cases where a page or section cannot be revisited (e.g., due to time limits or navigation restrictions), the system automatically applies the Prevent rule. Test-takers will not be allowed to move forward without answering mandatory questions, regardless of your chosen strategy.

                          Example Scenario

                          If the configuration is made as follows:

                          • Page level: Do nothing
                            • Section level: Warn
                              • Test level: Prevent

                                Then the test-taker can:

                                • Leave a page without answering mandatory questions.
                                  • Receive a warning when attempting to leave the section.
                                    • Be blocked from submitting the test until all mandatory questions are answered.

                                      Default Settings

                                      When a new test is created, the default option at the Page level is set to Prevent. This ensures that test-takers cannot navigate away from a page without answering its mandatory questions, unless changed by the test creator.

                                      Best Practices

                                      ✅Use Page-level Prevent for knowledge tests where each item is critical.
                                      ✅Apply Section-level Warn to allow flexibility but still remind test-takers about missing answers.
                                      ✅Use Test-level Prevent when only the final completeness of the test matters.
                                      ✅Combine levels strategically to balance fairness and test integrity.