Question Type: Fill in the Blanks

The Fill-in-the-Blanks question type enables students to manually type in the answer to a question in the space provided. 

You can present students with a separate box per letter or with a single input field for the entire answer. With the single input field format, you can also add alternative answer options. 

Additionally, students can show their work, which requires uploading an image of the worked-out answers for evaluation.

To create a Fill-in-the-Blanks question, follow these steps:

1. Click on 'Create' on the left navigation pane and select the 'Assessment' or 'Quiz' option 
2. Choose 'Fill in the Blank' from the list of available question types 
3. Enter your question. You can also add an image, audio clip, video, or equation to your question 
4. Customize the input options and question settings
5. Once done, click on 'Save question' from the top right corner 
   
   

There are two ways for students to input their answers:

• The first (and default) option provides a single input field where they can type the entire answer
• The second option features separate boxes for each letter of the answer

To provide separate boxes for each letter, follow these steps: 

1. Click on the gear icon next to the answer field
2. Select the 'Separate boxes' option
3. Click on 'Save'
4. Then, enter the answer in the answer field

Note that if your answer contains punctuation marks or spaces, these will be pre-filled in the answer. Your students will not have to type them in.

You can further customize the settings according to your requirements:

1. Click on the gear icon next to the answer field. You now have four options to customize your Fill-in-the-blank question:
   1. You can set alternative correct answers by toggling on the 'Alternative answers' option. Once enabled, the input format will automatically adjust to a single input field.
      Click on 'Save' and then proceed to add alternative answers on the question editor page. Then, from the drop-down menu, select:
      
      • 'is exactly' if the student's answer must exactly match the answer you have entered
      • 'contains' if it is sufficient for the student's answer to contain the answer you have entered
        
        
        
        
   2. You can also add a custom hint to display to your students if they're finding the question challenging. This option is available for both single-input answers and answers in separate boxes
   3. Additionally, you have the option to choose whether to ignore or include accent marks, such as 'à,' 'á,' and 'â. This option is available for both single-input answers and answers in separate boxes
   4. Furthermore, you can enable students to show their work by uploading images along with their answers by toggling on the 'Show you work' setting. This option is available for both single-input answers and answers in separate boxes
      
      
2. Once you have customized the settings as per your requirements, click on 'Save' 

Note:

1. Only the single input field format allows for alternative answer options 
2. Answers are not case-sensitive 
3. There is no upper limit on the number of alternative answer options you can add in the single input field format