Updated August 29, 2026 · 4 min read
When you create a quiz, you choose which question types to include and how many questions of each type you want (fewer, moderate, more, or an exact number). You can add more than one question set, so a single quiz can mix several types. Here's what each one looks like and how your answer gets scored.
You're shown a question with a list of answer options and pick the one you think is correct. The options are shuffled each time a quiz is generated, so the correct answer isn't always in the same position.
Grading: exact match. QuizWhiz checks whether the option you selected is the one marked correct — there's no partial credit, and no room for interpretation.
When to pick it: testing recognition — can you spot the right answer among plausible wrong ones? It's the fastest type to answer and the fastest to review, which makes it a good default for covering a lot of material quickly.
A statement is shown, and you decide whether it's true or false.
Grading: exact match against the stored correct value, same as multiple choice but with only two options.
When to pick it: quick checks on specific facts or common misconceptions. Because there's only a 50/50 guess baseline, true/false questions work best in a mix with other types rather than as the only question type in a quiz — they're weaker at showing whether you actually know the material versus guessed right.
You type your answer into a free-text box instead of choosing from options.
Grading: QuizWhiz doesn't require your wording to match exactly. It compares the meaning of your answer to the expected answer using semantic similarity, so a correctly-worded answer that uses different phrasing than the "official" answer can still be marked correct. Some questions are checked more strictly than others — if a question needs a closer match, you'll see a hint under the answer box telling you so; if it only needs the key concept, you'll see a hint for that too.
When to pick it: testing recall and explanation, not just recognition. Short answer forces you to produce the concept yourself instead of picking it out of a list, which is closer to what you'll need to do on an actual exam or when explaining something to someone else.
A sentence or passage is shown with one or more blanks (marked ___ in the source text), and you type in the missing word or phrase for each one. If the sentence contains math notation, QuizWhiz numbers the blanks separately instead of splitting them inline so the formula still renders correctly.
Grading: each blank is checked against its expected answer as an exact, case-insensitive text match. A quiz with multiple blanks gives partial credit — you get credit for each blank you got right, and the question only counts as fully correct if every blank matches.
When to pick it: memorizing exact terms, formulas, vocabulary, or names where there's one correct word and near-misses shouldn't count. Because matching is exact rather than semantic, it's a poor fit for anything with more than one reasonable way to phrase the answer — use short answer for that instead.
A longer scenario or passage is presented, followed by several related sub-questions (Part 1, Part 2, and so on) that you answer in your own words, one text box per part.
Grading: like short answer, each part is graded using semantic similarity against its expected answer rather than an exact match. Partial credit applies across parts — points are awarded per part you get right, and the question counts as fully correct only if every part matches.
When to pick it: applying knowledge to a situation rather than recalling an isolated fact. Scenario questions take longer to answer and to review than the other types, so they work best in smaller quantities alongside faster question types.
A quiz doesn't have to use just one question type. Combining a fast, recognition-based type (multiple choice or true/false) with a recall-based type (short answer or fill in the blank) gives you a more honest read on whether you actually know the material — it's easy to recognize a correct answer in a list and much harder to produce it from scratch. If you're studying for an exam that includes short-answer or essay questions, add at least one set of short answer or scenario questions rather than relying on multiple choice alone.