<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">    
  $(document).ready(function() {  
 
    // Identify this question
    var thisQuestion = $('#question{QID}');
 
    // Define a columns array
    var columnsArr = [];
 
 
    // Loop through the question rows
    $('table.subquestions-list tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
      var rowIndex = i;
 
      // Loop through the row cells
      $('> *', this).each(function(i){
        // Assign column-specific classes
        $(this).addClass('column-'+i+'');
        $(this).attr('data-column', i);
 
        // Load the columns array 
        if(rowIndex == 0 &amp;&amp; i > 0) {
          columnsArr.push(i);
        }
      });
    });
 
    // Shuffle the columns array
    shuffleArray(columnsArr);
 
    // Insert the cells in the shuffled order
    $('table.subquestions-list tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
 
      var thisRow = $(this);
 
      $(columnsArr).each(function(i){
        $(thisRow).append($('[data-column="'+this+'"]', thisRow));
      });
    });
 
  });
 
  function shuffleArray(array) {
    for (var i = array.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
      var j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
      var temp = array[i];
      array[i] = array[j];
      array[j] = temp;
    }
    return array;
  }
</script>