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Add a Fill-in-the-Blank Question

Author a new fill-in-the-blank question to use in your activity. Students complete a statement by choosing the correct answer from a list of options.

Important Question editing and authoring is not available for all courses.
  1. At the top of the activities list, turn on Edit​ .
  2. To expand chapter and activity folders, click Expand.
  3. Click  Edit next to an activity.
  4. At the bottom of the activity settings editor, click Edit Activity Options.
  5. At the bottom of the activity, click Add Question.
    1. If your course includes a question bank, select New Question.
    The question editor opens in your activity.
  6. For Question Type, select Fill in the Blank.
  7. Optional: Enter a question title in Enter title.
  8. Enter your complete fill-in-the-blank statement under Dropdown Blank.
    Example statement "Mount Vesuvius erupted in Italy in 79 AD." without any answer blanks.
  9. Enter the multiple-choice options.
    1. Highlight the text you want to be the correct answer and click Dropdown Blank.

      The highlighted text is the correct answer.

      Example statement "[Blank] erupted in Italy in 79 AD." "Mount Vesuvius" is the correct multiple-choice answer.
    2. Click Edit answers and feedback to open the answer editor.
    3. To add multiple-choice responses, click Add Another Response and enter an incorrect response in Enter Answer.
      Example statement "[Blank] erupted in Italy in 79 AD." "Mount Vesuvius" is the correct multiple-choice answer, followed by incorrect responses "Mauna Loa," "Mount Etna," and "Mount Asama."
    4. Optional: To edit a response, click it and type your changes.
    5. Optional: To delete a response, click Delete.

      The question must have at least one incorrect response.

    6. Optional: To add feedback for a response, click Feedback and enter a message in Enter feedback.
    7. Optional: Select a different response to mark it as the correct answer.
      The correct response is selected.
    8. To close the answer editor, click Close.
  10. Optional: Add any additional answer blanks to your fill-in-the-blank question.
  11. Optional: To add feedback to the overall question, enter a message in Overall Feedback.
  12. Click OK to add your question to your activity.
  13. Click Save and Close to save your activity changes and close the activity editor.