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title: "Resource"
slug: "resource"
updated: 2026-03-20T21:30:03Z
published: 2026-03-20T21:30:03Z
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# Resource

A resource****can be a reading passage, chart, graph, map, image, or any other reference material that the student uses to answer a question in an assessment. Resources are often associated with multiple questions. To create a resource, begin by [creating a new assessment](/v1/docs/creating-new-assessment-questions-in-aware) in Aware or navigating to an existing one.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:**An assessment with a resource will remain print and online friendly with multiple choice, multiple selection, constructed response, and numerical response items. Assessments with interactive response items may be printed as test booklets only.

## **Creating a Resource**

### **Quick Guide**

1. When working on an assessment, go to the **Questions** tab and do the following:
  - If this is the first time adding a question, select the **Resource** button.
  - If adding more questions, select the **Plus** sign ( add_circle ) and choose **Resource** from the drop-down menu.
2. Enter the **Resource Title** and **Resource Text** in the text boxes, including the reading passage, map, graph, or other elements you want to use.
3. Set your [formatting options](/v1/docs/formatting-questions-in-aware).
4. When finished, select **Create**or **Update**.
5. Associate questions with the newly created resource. Click on the **Link** icon ( insert_link ) to link a question to a resource. Then, check the box next to the appropriate resource and select **Update**.

### **Illustrated Guide**

**Step 1:**Select **Resource** from the item type options to open the question creation window.

![Interface displaying options for creating test items, including adding a resource.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/resource button.png)

![Interface showing options for adding question types, like resources, in a test management system.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/plus sign resource.png)

**Step 2:**Enter the **Resource Title** and **Resource Text**, which might include a reading passage, map, graph, or other elements. Students can see the resource title in online testing.

![Create a new resource with title and text fields for online testing.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/resource prompt.png)

**Step 3:**Set your [formatting options](/v1/docs/formatting-questions-in-aware).

**Step 4:**When finished, select **Create**or **Update**.

**Step 5:**Associate questions with the newly created resource. Click on the **Link** icon ( insert_link ) to link a question to a resource. Then, check the box next to the appropriate resource and select **Update**.

![Interface displaying a constructed response question that can be linked to a resource.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/link question to resource.png)

![Linking the resource 'Romeo and Juliet Prologue' to a constructed response question.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/link resource to question.png)

## **Linking From the Test Key**

Users can also link questions to a resource by navigating to the [**Test Key** tab in **Aware**](/v1/docs/building-a-quick-test-key). Select the **Link** icon ( insert_link ) on a question, check the box for the appropriate resource, and then click **Update**.

![Test key overview showing assessment questions and the ability to link to a resource.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/link resource from test key.png)

## **Student Experience**

The resource appears beside the associated questions during the assessment. Students can select the **Resource View** button at the top right of the resource to expand the view. Depending on the size of the student’s screen, it can sometimes be difficult to view a resource on only half the screen. When expanded, Resource View allows the student to use the entire width of the screen to view the resource. When they are finished, they can collapse Resource View to see the test question again. Moving to the next question while the resource is expanded automatically collapses the resource.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/25-math-grade5-fractions.gif)