Answer questions

Updated 07 Nov 2023

For most courses and assignments, you answer questions in the MyLab player. The player might look different depending on your course. You can work on tablets or computers, but answering questions on your smartphone is not recommended.

Some courses include assignments that you work on outside the MyLab player, such as Freehand Grader assignments, GeoGebra assignments, or MediaShare assignments.

In some courses, when your homework includes media you might have the new integrated assignments player experience.

When you do homework in the player, you usually can get help while you answer questions:

  1. Open the assignment and review the question information. You see:
    • Available question help at the bottom (for example, Skill Builder and the Get more help menu with other types of help).
    • The question number in the assignment, its number in the textbook, and the number of parts in a multipart question:

      The question number in the assignment, its textbook question number, and the part you're woring on.

    • Your score so far, the number of points in the assignment, and the number of points available for the question:

      Score information--the score so far on the assignment in percent and points and the points available for the question.

    • A gear icon to open settings for accessibility, an onscreen keyboard for tablets, and a link to help.
  2. Read the question and enter your answer.

    If needed, a palette of math symbols displays.

    You can drag the handle in the question separator to change the sizes of the question and answer areas:

    A handle with four dots for resizing the question and answer areas

  3. Select Check answer to see whether your answer is correct.

    If not, you get a hint and can try again. If you use up all your attempts, you can select Similar question to try again.

  4. If you answer correctly, select Next question or navigate to questions by:
    • Selecting an arrow at the top of the window to go to the next or previous question:

    • Selecting a question or media item from the question list:

      You can collapse and expand the question list using the arrow at the top of the list.

    • Selecting the Homework Overview icon on the top left to choose a question:

      An information icon that opens the Homework Overview

  5. Select Save to submit your score and close the player or to save your work and finish later.

    You can return and continue to work on the assignment up to the due date.

This version of the player also appears when you practice or do Study Plan work.

  1. Open the assignment and review question information. You see:
    • The question number you're doing and the number of questions in the test:

      Example question number--question 3 of 6.

    • The time remaining on the test, if your instructor set a time limit:

      The time remaining on a test

    • The number of points in the assignment, and the number of points available for the question:

      The points possible on the test and on the individual question

    • A gear icon to open settings for accessibility, an onscreen keyboard for tablets, and a link to help.
  2. Read the question and enter your answer.

    If needed, a palette of math symbols appears.

    You can drag the handle in the question separator to change the sizes of the question and answer areas:

    A handle with four dots for resizing the question and answer areas

  3. Select Next to move to the next question, or navigate to questions by:
    • Selecting an arrow at the top of the window to go to the next or previous question:

    • Selecting a question from the question list:

      You can collapse and expand the question list using the arrow at the top of the list.

    • Using the Test Overview to choose a question:

      An information icon that opens the Homework Overview

  4. Select Submit test when you finish to enter your score in your instructor's Gradebook.

After you submit the test, you go to the Test Overview, where you see your score and can review your work.

You can insert special formats and symbols (for example, fractions and square roots) into your answers. Click or tap inside the answer box to open the math palette at the bottom of the player:

For details, see Enter math expressions

While you are doing homework or practicing, select one of the question help options at the bottom of the player. For example:

Example of question help

If available in your course, select Skill builder to learn how to answer the question. See Use Skill Builder for details.

You cannot get question help on tests or quizzes unless your instructor allows it.

The gear icon in the upper-right contains:

Accessibility enables or disables accessibility features. You cannot currently use a screen reader in the player on a tablet.

On-screen Keyboard controls the display of the on-screen keyboard when you work on a touch-screen device. The on-screen keyboard offers keys appropriate to your selected language. See Use the on-screen keyboard for details.

About displays version information about the player.

Help center opens the online help for the player.

 

See also: Enter answers | Use the on-screen keyboard | Use the player with JAWS