diff --git a/lang/en/help/quiz/shortanswer.html b/lang/en/help/quiz/shortanswer.html index 39f343310b5..f898594272c 100644 --- a/lang/en/help/quiz/shortanswer.html +++ b/lang/en/help/quiz/shortanswer.html @@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ grade. If the "Case sensitive" option is selected, then you can have different scores for "Word" or "word". -

Answers are compared exactly, so be careful with your spelling! +

You can use the asterix character (*) as a wildcard to match + any series of characters. For example, use ran*ing to match any word + or phrase starting with "ran" and ending with "ing". If you really + do want to match an asterisk then use a backslash like this: \* + +

Without wildcards the answers are compared exactly, so be careful with your spelling!