Answer drag-and-drop questions

Updated 17 Jan 2024

Some questions ask you to choose the correct answer and drag it into the answer box.

Drag-and-drop questions are not screen reader accessible.

As you drag an answer, the border of the answer box turns gold to show that you can drop the answer:

When the target's borders are a gold color, you can drop the answer.

An answer is removed from the choices after you drop it, except when you need to use the same answer more than once.

When you arrange answers in order, a blue arrow Down-pointing arrow shows where the answer will go when you drop it. In this example, the word "village" go between "desk" and "truck."

The three answers in the target are "desk," "truck," and "village." "Village" is being dragged to the left. When "village" is dropped, it will be in the spot marked by the blue arrow.

To remove a dropped answer, drag it back to the into the answer area. When you see the gold border and blue arrow Down-pointing arrow in the answer area, you can drop the removed answer. You cannot drop a removes answer in a blank area of the screen.

In the following example, the answer "Thanksgiving" is dragged from the Common nouns answer box to the answer area.

Select the answer to remove and drag it back to the answer area.

You see a dashed gray border if the answer area is empty. You can drop an answer there when you remove it from an answer box.