Fill-in-the-blank knowledge test question
A fill-in-the-blank question is a text exercise in which letters, syllables, words or parts of sentences have been omitted. Learners must fill in the missing parts of the text.
Create a fill-in-the-blank question
These instructions will help you to create a fill-in-the-blank question quickly and in a structured manner.
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Select the question type “Fill-in-the-blank” in the knowledge test question wizard. Enter a Title and specify the Language in the editing window.
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Under the Parameters tab, you can optionally add an external reference and keywords for thematic categorization, and set Possible points between 1 and 20.
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Under the Question tab, you can select a design template for creating a question or start with a blank page.
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Arrange the desired elements such as Question, Answer area, and Feedback using drag-and-drop. Add Comments for correct and incorrect answers. Optionally, you can add an Information text, insert a background image, or customize the layout by editing HTML/CSS.
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In the text editor for the fill-in-the-blank question, click on the gap icon to insert a new gap at the desired location in the text.
In the window that opens, select one of the four available gap variants:
- Free text blank
- Question involving a range
- Dropdown blank
- Drag and drop blank
Only one option can be selected per gap. However, you can combine different types of gaps within a question.
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Save your entries.
Possible gap variants
Free text blank
Question involving a range
Dropdown blank
Drag and drop blank
- Enter up to 10 correct answers.
- If necessary, enter a custom width in pixels.
- Tick the box if you want to distinguish between upper and lower case letters.
- Enter a range of numbers (from/to) as the correct answer.
- Optional: Specify width in pixels and observe upper/lower case.
- Enter up to 5 correct and up to 5 incorrect answer options.
- Optional: Width specification in pixels.
- Note: This variant is not compatible with Avendoo12 Questions.
- Define answer blocks that are displayed at the end of the question and assigned to the gaps using drag and drop.
- Gaps are indicated in the text by a dotted border.
- Optional: Width specification in pixels.
- Note: This option is not available for Avendoo12 questions and information texts.