Creating Fill in the Blank Questions

With this question type, students are presented with a question containing blank spaces and must provide
the missing text. For each blank, you can specify one or more correct values.

Example: Jack and [___] went up the [____] to fetch a pail of [____].

 

From either the Question Database, or the Assessment itself,

  • Click Create Questions.

  • Give the question a title so that you can distinguish it once it is in your question database. This Title will be visible to students unless you change the default in Assessment Settings.
  • Type in the Question text. Insert an equation if needed.
  • You may insert an image for this question by clicking Browse.
  • Click Generate Answers to continue.

 

  • For each answer, in the Value (%) text box, specify the percent value that the answer contributes towards the full marks of the question. The total value of all the answers must add up to 100%.

  • For each answer, select a Grading Scheme:
    • Equals will allow a correct response only if the students' answer matches exactly.
    • Contains will allow a correct response if the students' answer contains the word(s), in no particular order.
    • Regular expression will allow a PERL (Practical Extraction and Report Language) regular expression to evaluate student's answers.

Click Create Alternate if you want to create one or more alternate correct answers: The screen updates and the Alternate text box appears.

 

  • In the Alternate text box, enter the alternate answer text.

  • In the Value (%) text box, specify the percent value that the answer contributes towards the full
    marks of the question. The value of the alternate answers does not need to add up and can
    exceed 100%.

  • For each answer, select a Grading Scheme.
    • You may insert more alternate answers by clicking Create Alternate again.
    • If you want to remove an alternate answer, click the Remove Alternate icon.

The screen updates and the Alternate text box is removed.

 

  • In the Answer box width dropdown list, select the number of characters that can be entered in
    the answer boxes. You can select from between 10 and 100 characters.
  • Select whether or not case sensitivity is required.

 

More Options

In the General feedback text box, enter the text feedback. The general feedback displays when students view their graded assessment. Section Designer notes will only be visible to you.

You can preview the question before saving it by clicking Preview.

 

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