diff --git a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayAnswerComponent.js b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayAnswerComponent.js
index 8940b0e522fe256dd30e49eb9ee5e58f22ed835b..3eb02cf089c9e58d913e5530d2571be52a31a955 100644
--- a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayAnswerComponent.js
+++ b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayAnswerComponent.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ const EditorWrapper = styled.div`
   display: flex;
   flex: 2 1 auto;
   justify-content: left;
-  opacity: ${props => (props.editable ? 1 : 0.4)};
-  cursor: ${props => (props.editable ? 'default' : 'not-allowed')};
+  display: ${props =>
+    props.testMode || props.showFeedBack ? 'block' : 'none'};
 
   .ProseMirror {
     white-space: break-spaces;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const EssayAnswerComponent = ({ node, view, getPos }) => {
 
   const customProps = main.props.customValues;
 
-  const { testMode } = customProps;
+  const { testMode, showFeedBack } = customProps;
 
   let finalPlugins = [];
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const EssayAnswerComponent = ({ node, view, getPos }) => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <EditorWrapper editable={testMode}>
+    <EditorWrapper testMode={testMode} showFeedBack={showFeedBack}>
       <div ref={editorRef} />
     </EditorWrapper>
   );
diff --git a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayPromptComponent.js b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayPromptComponent.js
index d2723be26af1c83c81d130642218b9db07d35245..b90196a9f242ece96fd748ad1658286f8450937d 100644
--- a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayPromptComponent.js
+++ b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayPromptComponent.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ const EssayPromptComponent = ({ node, view, getPos }) => {
   };
 
   finalPlugins = finalPlugins.concat([
-    createPlaceholder('Type your essay sample answer'),
+    createPlaceholder('Provide response summary and rubric'),
     ...plugins,
   ]);
 
diff --git a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayQuestionComponent.js b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayQuestionComponent.js
index ce4b2c268ab044e3787c31cbc766c972e7c1c00d..0be2916098fadb644c3c34414ec0f6ca3cb2334a 100644
--- a/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayQuestionComponent.js
+++ b/wax-prosemirror-services/src/EssayService/components/EssayQuestionComponent.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const EssayQuestionComponent = ({ node, view, getPos }) => {
   };
 
   finalPlugins = finalPlugins.concat([
-    createPlaceholder('Type your essay'),
+    createPlaceholder('Type your essay question'),
     ...plugins,
   ]);