Appendix B: Text Response Questions Formatting Toolbar

In addition to the standard test tools described in the section Test Tools, students can use a formatting toolbar above the response field for text response items (see Figure 2). The formatting toolbar allows students to apply styling to text and use standard word-processing features.

Figure 2: Text Response Item with Formatting Toolbar

Table 7 provides an overview of the formatting tools available.

Table 7: Description of Formatting Tools

Tool	Description of Function
	Bold, italicize, or underline selected text.
	Cut selected text.
	Copy selected text.
	Paste copied or cut text.
	Undo the last edit to text or formatting in the response field.
	Redo the last undo action.
	Listen to selected text being read aloud.