How to create multiple choice questions in ScratchJR (Part 2)

So students have learned how to create multiple choice questions in ScratchJR with simple content, each character is a question. And in this article, students will have more knowledge to expand multiple choice questions, increase the number of questions in each scene through combining with messaging techniques. Below are instructions for creating multiple choice questions in ScratchJR.

1. Design question and answer characters in ScratchJR

Step 1:

Open a new program then click on the plus icon to add a new character . In the character addition interface, click on the drawing pen icon to design more characters.

Step 2:

In this interface, you click on one of the three drawing icons on the left (circle, square, triangle) and draw on the screen.

We will draw a rectangular frame as shown below, you can adjust the size of the stroke and color.

Step 3:

After drawing the frame on the screen, select the camera icon on the right side, then select the frame we just drew on the screen.

Then display a frame to capture the content of the question or answer that has been prepared on the computer or in the book. Click on the camera icon below to capture the content.

Step 4:

As a result, we get the question as shown, press the v mark to save .

You continue to design the options for the question with a different block type. The result is a question with options as below.

2. Create ScratchJR quiz questions with text messages

When using the messaging technique in ScratchJR, the number of questions in a scene will increase, up to 4 more than before.

Step 1:

Click on the question object , then click on the event command group, select the flag command . Next, select the orange message command as shown below.

Step 2:

The green flag command will be run first, followed by the orange message send command, so objects with orange message receive commands will be run next.

We will drag the message receiving command (orange) to this question object. To make the question appear , we will use the character display command in the Appearance command group as shown below.

Step 3:

Drag and drop the command to receive red messages and then add the command to hide characters . So when moving to the next question, the objects of this question and answer will be hidden.

Complete the command group for the question object as shown below.

Step 4:

Click on the answer option then select the command to touch the character , then select the command to display speech . For the correct option you enter the content Correct. For the wrong option you enter the content The option is wrong.

With the correct answer, you need to add the red message command to move to the next question.

Continue adding other commands for the correct solution and get a complete command group as shown.

Step 5:

Add command groups for the wrong option as shown below.