Constructed response, also called open response or performance assessment, is a type of test question. Constructed-response questions require students to produce their own answer to a question rather than choose an answer, as in a multiple-choice question. The most common type of a constructed-response is the essay question, where students create a written composition. Other types of constructed-response questions include short answer, fill-in-the-blank, open-ended math problems, oral presentations, lab experiments, exhibitions, and portfolios.

An answer requiring recall or completion as opposed to recognition (e.g., drawing a diagram, filling in a form, and labeling the parts of a piece of equipment).

a type of question that requires the student to compose an answer rather than select an answer from a list of choices. There are closed and open-ended constructed response questions.