# How does multiple choice scoring work in Pathway?

### Multiple choice grades in Pathway can be confusing. This article explains how Pathway calculates those scores.

##### <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Multiple Choice questions with multiple correct answers</span>

The way the system grades multiple choice/multiple answer questions is as follows.

+1 for every correct answer

-1 for every incorrect or missing answer

So if a question has 3 possible points and you mark 2 correct answers and 1 incorrect answer, your score will be 1.