diff --git a/lang/en/help/lesson/questiontypes.html b/lang/en/help/lesson/questiontypes.html index bb9b6aaa271..33a7493fd77 100644 --- a/lang/en/help/lesson/questiontypes.html +++ b/lang/en/help/lesson/questiontypes.html @@ -54,7 +54,16 @@
By default the comparisons ignore the case of the text. There is an option - to make the comparisons case sensitive.
+to make the comparisons case sensitive. + +The asterix (*) character can be used in answers as a "wild card" + character. It stands for any number of characters (including no charcters + at all). For example, the answer "Long*" will match + "longer", "longest" and "long". If one of + the answers is just "*" (a single *) this anwser will match + anything, it is normally used as the last "catch-all" answer. + (If an asterix (*) is actually needed in an answer, it should be entered as + \*, backslash asterix)