# Creating a checkbox sort of table question

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/creating-a-checkbox-sort-of-table-question/7843>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 24, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/creating-a-checkbox-sort-of-table-question/7843 "2025-03-24T17:55:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Corey\_Watkins](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/corey_watkins/32/3120_2.png) [@Corey\_Watkins](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Corey_Watkins)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/creating-a-checkbox-sort-of-table-question/7843/1 "2025-03-24T17:55:52Z")

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Hi all!

I am trying to create an SOL (VA standardized test) style question that requires students to respond by checking boxes in a table. Below is a screenshot of the question I want to turn into a desmos question. Any guidance on how to create a table for the answer inputs?

 ![Screenshot 2025-03-24 135538](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/desmos/original/2X/9/9275e83a5778f4272bbe06a3572e57fbf10816c1.png)

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Wekselgreene](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/daniel_wekselgreene/32/1819_2.png) [@Daniel\_Wekselgreene](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Daniel_Wekselgreene)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/creating-a-checkbox-sort-of-table-question/7843/2 "2025-03-25T05:05:58Z")

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To make something clickable like this, you would really need a graph component. I just made this - see if it does what you want. You can change the number of rows/columns and you would edit the correctness and row/column headers inside the graph. I tried to make it clear where to do things but let me know if you have questions. [check box graph • Activity Builder by Desmos Classroom](https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/67e22339dca53389c91d7833)

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**Author:** ![Catherine\_Kraus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/catherine_kraus/32/4487_2.png) [@Catherine\_Kraus](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Catherine_Kraus)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/creating-a-checkbox-sort-of-table-question/7843/3 "2026-02-24T16:05:22Z")

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I love what you created for this, I am trying to adapt it and add more rows. When I add rows it does not allow me to click for check boxes. [check box graph question • Activity by Catherine Kraus](https://classroom.amplify.com/activity/699dcc1bfe5a5eb3a74373aa?checkAmplifyLogin=true)  
I don’t know how to edit the equations to fix it. Can you give me a sample and I will fix the rest?

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Wekselgreene](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/daniel_wekselgreene/32/1819_2.png) [@Daniel\_Wekselgreene](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Daniel_Wekselgreene)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/creating-a-checkbox-sort-of-table-question/7843/4 "2026-02-24T17:02:55Z")

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Hi Catherine - the problem is that I had hard coded the M\_clicked list to have 9 elements. I adjusted it have a length of rows\*columns so I think it should work now.

> **[\[Copy of\] check box graph question • Activity by Daniel Wekselgreene](https://classroom.amplify.com/activity/699dd8b098d8a6a07904f15c?utm_campaign=share&utm_content=activity)**
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> by Daniel Wekselgreene

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**Author:** ![Catherine\_Kraus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/catherine_kraus/32/4487_2.png) [@Catherine\_Kraus](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Catherine_Kraus)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/creating-a-checkbox-sort-of-table-question/7843/5 "2026-02-24T17:23:00Z")

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That was helpful, thanks!