--- title: How to Answer - Long Answer description: Extended response questions are designed for students to provide a written response with an optionally specified length.   The question is presented on the top of the page with the number of points a --- [Skip to content](https://support.cadmus.io/students/how-to-answer-long-answer#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Cadmus Wordmark & Logo\_Master File\_Cadmus Icon\_Ink.png\]](https://support.cadmus.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Cadmus%20Wordmark%20%26%20Logo_Master%20File_Cadmus%20Icon_Ink.png?height=40&name=Cadmus%20Wordmark%20%26%20Logo_Master%20File_Cadmus%20Icon_Ink.png)](https://support.cadmus.io/?hsLang=en) - [Cadmus](https://cadmus.io/) - [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Cadmus](https://cadmus.io/) - [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new) - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new) What would you like to learn? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Below the question, separated by a divider, is the writing space for your response.   ![](https://cadmusio.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e%2F5ad83d41-6bfe-493f-bae7-c652c4fdd6ad%2FScreenshot_2024-04-15_at_11.52.50_AM.png?table=block&id=a542802b-1ba4-465a-84ab-2247cb7fdaff&spaceId=b62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e&width=1420&userId=&cache=v2)   Activating the writing space via click/typing actions brings up the toolbar with [formatting](https://support.cadmus.io/students/formatting-text?hsLang=en) options, and the ability to insert images, tables, links, code snippets and equations.   ![](https://cadmusio.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e%2Faad47cd8-4290-4bcd-8327-481de1ed9206%2FScreenshot_2024-04-15_at_1.26.26_PM.png?table=block&id=37807def-ddc2-4d54-9ad7-b0cbe56c34e1&spaceId=b62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e&width=2000&userId=&cache=v2)   As you start writing, the writing space starts expanding to fit the content. 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