diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/Preview.jsx b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/Preview.jsx
index a4d04a216..81f21c4f5 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/Preview.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/Preview.jsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const Preview = ({
         alt={intl.formatMessage(messages.previewAltText, { problemType })}
       />
       <div className="mb-3">
-        {intl.formatMessage(messages.previewDescription, { previewDescription: data.description })}
+        {intl.formatMessage(messages.previewDescription, { previewDescription: data.previewDescription })}
       </div>
       <Hyperlink
         destination={data.helpLink}
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/__snapshots__/Preview.test.jsx.snap b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/__snapshots__/Preview.test.jsx.snap
index 95293718a..3bb0c51cc 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/__snapshots__/Preview.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/SelectTypeModal/content/__snapshots__/Preview.test.jsx.snap
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ exports[`Preview snapshots snapshots: renders as expected with problemType is ch
   <div
     className="mb-3"
   >
-    Enter your multi-select answers below and select which choices are correct
+    Learners must select all correct answers from a list of possible options.
   </div>
   <Hyperlink
     destination="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/checkbox.html"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ exports[`Preview snapshots snapshots: renders as expected with problemType is mu
   <div
     className="mb-3"
   >
-    Enter your single select answers below and select which choice is correct
+    Learners must select the correct answer from a list of possible options.
   </div>
   <Hyperlink
     destination="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/multiple_choice.html"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ exports[`Preview snapshots snapshots: renders as expected with problemType is nu
   <div
     className="mb-3"
   >
-    Enter correct numerical input answers below
+    Specify one or more correct numeric answers, submitted in a response field.
   </div>
   <Hyperlink
     destination="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/numerical_input.html"
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ exports[`Preview snapshots snapshots: renders as expected with problemType is op
   <div
     className="mb-3"
   >
-    Enter your dropdown answers below and select which choice is correct
+    Learners must select the correct answer from a list of possible options
   </div>
   <Hyperlink
     destination="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/dropdown.html"
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ exports[`Preview snapshots snapshots: renders as expected with problemType is st
   <div
     className="mb-3"
   >
-    Enter your text input answers below and select which choices are correct
+    Specify one or more correct text answers, including numbers and special characters, submitted in a response field.
   </div>
   <Hyperlink
     destination="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/text_input.html"
diff --git a/src/editors/data/constants/problem.js b/src/editors/data/constants/problem.js
index 392a200d6..d196a2a5e 100644
--- a/src/editors/data/constants/problem.js
+++ b/src/editors/data/constants/problem.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const ProblemTypes = StrictDict({
   [ProblemTypeKeys.SINGLESELECT]: {
     title: 'Single select',
     preview: singleSelect,
+    previewDescription: 'Learners must select the correct answer from a list of possible options.',
     description: 'Enter your single select answers below and select which choice is correct',
     helpLink: 'https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/multiple_choice.html',
     prev: ProblemTypeKeys.TEXTINPUT,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export const ProblemTypes = StrictDict({
   [ProblemTypeKeys.MULTISELECT]: {
     title: 'Multi-select',
     preview: multiSelect,
+    previewDescription: 'Learners must select all correct answers from a list of possible options.',
     description: 'Enter your multi-select answers below and select which choices are correct',
     helpLink: 'https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/checkbox.html',
     next: ProblemTypeKeys.DROPDOWN,
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ export const ProblemTypes = StrictDict({
   [ProblemTypeKeys.DROPDOWN]: {
     title: 'Dropdown',
     preview: dropdown,
+    previewDescription: 'Learners must select the correct answer from a list of possible options',
     description: 'Enter your dropdown answers below and select which choice is correct',
     helpLink: 'https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/dropdown.html',
     next: ProblemTypeKeys.NUMERIC,
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ export const ProblemTypes = StrictDict({
   [ProblemTypeKeys.NUMERIC]: {
     title: 'Numerical input',
     preview: numericalInput,
+    previewDescription: 'Specify one or more correct numeric answers, submitted in a response field.',
     description: 'Enter correct numerical input answers below',
     helpLink: 'https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/numerical_input.html',
     next: ProblemTypeKeys.TEXTINPUT,
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ export const ProblemTypes = StrictDict({
   [ProblemTypeKeys.TEXTINPUT]: {
     title: 'Text input',
     preview: textInput,
+    previewDescription: 'Specify one or more correct text answers, including numbers and special characters, submitted in a response field.',
     description: 'Enter your text input answers below and select which choices are correct',
     helpLink: 'https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/exercises_tools/text_input.html',
     prev: ProblemTypeKeys.NUMERIC,