MCQs are a fundamental tool to assess knowledge, gauge participant understanding, and promote active learning.
☝️ Contrary to a Poll question, a multiple-choice question must have at least one correct answer. You can discover our Poll question here: Poll.
Create a MCQ
First, when you are in your event, click on New Question, choose the Multiple choice question type, under Assess Understanding.
Looking for inspiration? Download one of the existing templates for the multiple-choice question type! You can find our templates here: Boost your engagement with Wooclap Templates
You can also import an already created multiple-choice question from our Examples gallery. Head on to the Examples gallery and choose Multiple choice under Question type. You can then add the MCQ of your choice to your event. Discover more here: How to use the Examples Gallery?
Further, it is possible to add an image or GIF to the question and answers. Discover how here: How to add images and GIFs on Wooclap? You can also add a sound to the question. Discover how here: How to add sound to a question?
Want to know how to create MCQs using the Question Builder AI agent? Go take a look at our in-depth article: Question Builder.
Customize the MCQ
Once you have opened your multiple-choice question type, you can personalize it and tailor it to your needs. Start by adding the question you want to ask.
Next, enter the several answers your audience can vote for. By clicking on the +, you can add more answers to the question.
Three options are available in the right-hand side menu:
Allow comments allows your participants to add comments to explain their answers
When you are done preparing your question, you can either click on Save or Display now at the bottom of the screen to launch your Wooclap event.
Set up multiple MCQs in a questionnaire
Set up multiple MCQs in a questionnaire
If you'd like to ask the audience to fill in a series of questions on their own, use a self-paced questionnaire. Discover more here: Self-paced session.
If you'd like for a self-paced questionnaire to include questions you've already created, use the Import function to copy those questions into your questionnaire. Discover how to import already created questions here: How to import previously created questions.
Create True or False questions with MCQ
Create True or False questions with MCQ
Did you know you can easily create a True/False question using our Multiple choice question? Simply write down your question and choose True or False as your answers. Don't forget to select the correct answer, and voilà!
Certainty Check
The Certainty Check lets you ask participants how confident they are in their answer. Certainty is shown in a dedicated results view and never affects the score. You can read correctness and certainty together; this lets you tell a confident mistake from a guess, and solid knowledge from a lucky answer.
You can activate the Certainty Check directly when you set up your MCQ, on the right side of the screen.
☝️ The Certainty Check is only available for questions with one correct answer. Questions with multiple answers cannot have a Certainty Check.
☝️ To deactivate the Certainty Check, you will need to reset your event. Learn more here: How to delete results from a previous session.
All that is left to do is present your question as usual. Participants will have to give a Certainty Score to their answer before submitting it. Participants will be able to change their answer before submitting their Certainty Check. They will be able to choose from 4 levels of certainty: Not sure at all, Not really sure, Rather confident, and Very confident.
When you show your answer, you will be able to show the Certainty Check from the display options on the left of your screen (1).
The certainty view has five bars, ordered by rising certainty from the grey bar in the middle. To the left of it are wrong answers; to the right of it are correct ones. The further a bar sits from the centre, the more sure participants were. The height of each bar represents the number of participants at each certainty level. The five counts add up to the number of answers received. Bars update live as answers come in.
The different levels of certainty are:
Unsuspected Mistakes (Dark Pink - 2) represent a critical gap where a learner gives an incorrect answer while feeling completely confident. This indicates a deeply held misconception: the learner genuinely believes they understand the concept, meaning they won't seek clarification on their own. Prioritize reteaching these concepts first to correct false assumptions before they solidify.
Presumed Mistakes (Light Pink - 3) flags an incorrect response paired with moderate confidence. Unlike an entrenched misconception, the learner leans toward the wrong logic but holds some hesitation. These errors are typically easier to resolve, so address and clarify the core misunderstanding briefly before proceeding to new material.
Guesswork (Grey - 4) covers any response where the learner is either unsure or guessing entirely. Even if their answer happens to be correct, it reflects luck rather than actual comprehension. Never mark these topics as mastered; instead, treat them as unlearned material that requires intentional review.
Fragile Knowledge (Light Green -5) occurs when a learner answers correctly but only feels somewhat confident. While their logic is pointed in the right direction, their grasp of the concept remains hesitant and easily disrupted. Reinforce their understanding with a quick example or follow-up question to lock the concept in place.
Solid Knowledge (Dark Green - 6) indicates true mastery, showing that the learner answered correctly with total confidence. They thoroughly understand the material and can apply it without hesitation. No immediate intervention is necessary here—simply validate their success and move on to the next objective.
☝️ Certainty levels are displayed exclusively on the projected screen view and have no impact on scoring, leaderboards, competition mode, or LMS grade sync. Additionally, certainty data is not included in Excel exports or Self-paced questionnaire reports.
Display the MCQ
Once you have clicked on Display Now or Display, the question you have prepared will appear on your screen. You can then invite your participants to join your event and answer.
Once your participants have given their answers, you have four options on the left side of the screen to visualize the answers:
Results: lets you show the incoming answers and how many answers each proposition has received.
Donut chart: lets you display the received answers as proportional slices. Each slice represents one option, and the size of each slice is dictated by the percentage of answers received for that option.
Correct answer: shows the correct answer and closes the voting for the question.
Certainty Check: as described above
☝️ To keep the Donut chart clear and readable, options that receive 4 or more responses but make up less than 5% of the total answers are automatically combined into an Others category.
💡 MCQs don't just measure understanding when well-designed, they actively build it. Choosing between plausible options forces students to discriminate between correct and incorrect information, which strengthens memory far more than re-reading would. This is formative assessment in action: low-stakes, continuous, and immediately actionable.
They also unlock one of the most effective peer learning techniques: Peer Instruction (Eric Mazur). Ask the question, let students vote, have them discuss with a neighbour, then vote again. The second round consistently produces deeper understanding and Wooclap's real-time results make the shift visible to everyone in the room.
💡 WooTip: Enable the comment option and ask students to justify why the option is wrong, that's where the real learning happens.
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