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title: "Match"
slug: "match"
tags: ["admin"]
updated: 2026-05-28T11:23:02Z
published: 2026-05-28T11:23:02Z
canonical: "help.cirrusassessment.com/match"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.cirrusassessment.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Match

***You can create Match questions in Cirrus. Simply go to your Library, create or select a collection and click ‘+ Add’ or use the drop-down arrow to select this question type. You will be presented with the screen below.***

Use the Match question type to allow your candidates to match options using drag and drop.![](https://cdn.document360.io/cdfc20c8-6721-4154-b0a1-9f49f139d107/Images/Documentation/match-question-type-clean.png)

#### Enter the title

Write down your Item title here. This is for internal use only; this title will be visible in your Library and further in the process. This title is not visible for candidates taking their exam.

#### Enter the question

Click inside the text box to enter (or edit) your question. Use the text editor for a range of text editing options.

#### Enter the answer

Enter each option with its corresponding match in the boxes available. There will be 3 pairs available by default.

Use the ‘Add Pair’ to add more and Remove to remove matching pairs you no longer require.

NOTE:

You must enter the answers in the correct order when creating a Match question.

#### Set maximum score for this question

You will also have to set a maximum score for the question. Simply enter a number into the box.

#### Scoring type

This Item type uses Dichotomous scoring by default. Polytomous scoring can be selected - see our article on 'Polytomous scoring rules'.

#### Save, close, preview & cancel

- Click the ‘Save’ button to save the item.
- Click ‘Save and Close’ if you wish to return to your collection overview.
- You can use the ‘Preview’ button to see what the question will look like to the candidate and make sure that the correct answer receives the correct marks.
- Hit 'Cancel' to exit the question editor. You will be see a warning about saving the page, otherwise your data will get lost.

#### Specific options

There are no specific options available for this question.

Each Item does has some general Item Options. See [Item Options](/v1/docs/using-item-options) for more details.