How Multiple Select Question Scoring Works in Testlify

Multiple select questions require candidates to identify all correct options from a set. Scoring is precise — what you select, and what you don't, both affect the result.

How Scoring Works

• Full score: The candidate must select every correct answer. Missing any correct option reduces the score.

• Partial score: Selecting some — but not all — correct answers earns proportional credit, provided no incorrect options are chosen.

  Example: A question has three correct answers. If the candidate selects two of them and avoids all wrong options, they receive a partial share of the total points.

  

• Zero score: Selecting any incorrect option results in zero for that question — even if other selected answers are correct. This rewards only thorough knowledge, not partial guessing.

Troubleshooting Low Scores

• Skill showing zero: The candidate selected at least one incorrect option, or missed one or more required correct answers.

• Accuracy matters: Candidates must select every correct option and avoid all incorrect ones to earn a positive score.

Example

A question has five options; three are correct. If the candidate selects two correct answers and one incorrect answer, their score is zero — because any incorrect selection immediately cancels the score for that question.

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