How to make sorting questions?

Sorting questions require respondents to arrange a set of items into the correct sequence. These items may include words, phrases, or other content types. Each item is assigned a position number to reflect its place in the sequence.

Ideal for measuring skills like categorization, prioritization, and logical sequencing, sorting questions can be auto-graded based on a predefined correct order.

Steps to create a sorting question

TestInvite's Quick Question Creation tool streamlines the process of creating sorting questions, turning a complex task into a few simple clicks.

• Choose "Matching" as the question type.
• Enable the Quick Question Creation tool, accessible by clicking the magic wand icon next to the question type dropdown at the top left of the question creation panel.

• Enter your question, leave one blank row beneath it, then list the first, second, third matching titles—and more if needed. 

• For each row (position), add the choice options under the appropriate number and leave one blank row beneath them.

• Use the toggle next to each option to mark the correct placement.

• Save the question.

The test-taker will be presented with dropdowns for each position and must select the correct item per row.

Configuration options

• Each position (e.g., 1st, 2nd, 3rd) can have one correct answer. You can create multiple valid answer key sets if there is more than one acceptable sequence.

• Automatically grade each response by matching it with the correct sequence.

• Assign scores to each correctly placed item. (Default value is 1 and the percentage is 100%)