Manually marked question. Question type used for oral exams.  The question type can also be used in written exams, e.g. tests where the candidates submit their answers on paper.

The Oral question type is specifically designed for oral exams, but can also be used in written exams where candidates submit answers on paper. It provides flexibility for assessments that involve spoken responses. 

This article explains the different behaviors of the Oral question type based on its use case, details how to author an Oral question, and shows how it appears to Graders.

Use Cases and Behaviors

The Oral question type behaves differently depending on its intended use:

1.  
   • It cannot be combined with other question types: A question set containing an Oral question type cannot include any non-oral questions.
   • It is not visible to the candidate: The question will only be visible to the Grader during the oral examination
   • It is manually marked: The question is marked directly during the oral test by the Grader.
2.  
   • it can be combined with other question types.
   • it is visible for the candidates but there is no option to answer the question.
   • it is manually marked together with the rest of the questions when the candidate has submitted.
   • If the candidate has submitted sketches that are scanned, these will be visible for Graders the same way as scanned sketches on other question types.

For more information on authoring or grading an oral exam, see the articles Authoring an oral exam and 

Grading an oral exam.

Question layout

When creating an oral question, you can do the following in edit mode:

1. Replace text with desired question text.
2. Add math (LaTex), files, tables, links, PDF, images and / or audio clips to the question text.
3. Set general options for the question type. Read more about general options for questions. 

Example of an oral question - for Grader

The example shows an oral question with mark scheme set in general options. By clicking Expand the mark scheme will be hidden and only the question itself comes into focus. This allows the grader to more easily show the question directly to the candidate(s) during an oral exam.