I applied a trick: I created a phantom itemize. \define[1]\BoxedNumber{\inframed[width=3ex]{\convertnumber{n}{#1}}} \defineconversion [BoxedNumber] [\BoxedNumber] \starttext \startitemize[BoxedNumber,fit,repeat][stopper=,distance=\spaceamount]    \item xxx    \startitemize[BoxedNumber,fit, repeat][stopper=,distance=\spaceamount]      \item multiple choice  \startitemize[norepeat]  \item Your choice: \_\_\_\_  \startitemize[A, columns, two, random, fit][stopper={)},style=bold] %%  \item choice 1  \item choice 2  \item choice 3  \item choice 4  \stopitemize  \stopitemize  \item normal question 1  \startitemize[BoxedNumber, repeat] %%  \item question 1 \par\thinrules[n=2]  \item question2 \par\thinrules[n=2]  \stopitemize    \stopitemize \stopitemize \stoptext