Creating a fill in the blank question

A fill in the blank question requires the user to supply a short answer that is compared to a list of known correct answers. Use the Question Creator to configure a fill in the blank question as follows. You can specify whether to retain values between sessions and include images.

See also: Adding questions

To add a fill in the blank question:

1. If the Question Creator window is already open, click the Question Type button in the right-corner and select Fill in the Blank. Otherwise, on the Test & Survey ribbon, click the drop-down list under Question in the Add Question group and select Fill in the Blank. The Question Creator window opens.

2. In the Question Creator, complete these controls on the Question tab:

Name	Specify the name by which you will recognize this question.
Variable Name	Specify the associated variable name for this question. This must be a new unique variable that does not already exist. The variable will be used to store the user’s answer to the question. It can be accessed from anywhere in the title. It is best to keep the default naming convention (Question_####) for question variables. the program will automatically increment the numeric value in the variable to correspond with the number of questions that have been created within the title.
Retain value between sessions	Enable this check box to cause the question answer to be retained after the session is closed. When the user returns to this question on the same computer in a future session, the answer provided previously by the student is retained. If this option is not selected, the question will revert back to its default state of unanswered with every launch of the course.
Question Type	Verify that you are creating the appropriate question type.
Question	Specify the text of the question.
Image with question	Select an existing image to display with the question text, select Browse from File to navigate and select a file from your machine, or Browse My Media to search and select a file from the Media Library.

3. In the Choices area, use the Text Limit field to specify the maximum length of an answer in characters. Enable the Multi-Line check box to provide a larger default entry field for entering answer text. Enable the Case Sensitive field to specify whether correct answer text is case sensitive. Select ANY Answer if the correct answer is to include a few key words in a sentence or paragraph rather than an exact match of a word. Otherwise, select ALL Answers.

   To change the choices text, click the appropriate choice that you want to change to select it, then click it again. The text becomes selected. Edit the text as necessary. To add choices, click the row containing Click here to add a new choice.Click to delete a choice.

4. Click the Feedback tab to configure feedback for the question. To do so, enable the Enable Feedback check box then specify when the feedback should be displayed. Select On Process Question to display feedback when the user exits the page or select Immediately to display feedback immediately when the user answers the question. Enable the Add "Submit" Button check box to include a Submit button on the page for processing the question to provide feedback.

   Next, specify how the feedback is to be displayed to the user. To do so, select the appropriate feedback row in the table and use the Action controls in the bottom box to configure the feedback action. The table will be populated based on the feedback actions you specify. Select from the following actions:

   If the question is within a test, the test must be set to Show Feedback for Each Question, in order for the feedback to be displayed to the user. For details, see Showing feedback for each question.

   None	Do not show feedback.
   Go To	Navigates to the target location specified.
   Go To Web Address	Launches the specified Web address.
   Exit Title/Close Window	Exits the title if it is executed from the main window presenting the title or closes the current window if it is executed from a secondary or pop-up window.
   Hide	Causes the target object to become hidden if it is currently visible. When the target object is hidden, the selected transition (out) will be applied to the target object.
   Show	Causes the target object to become visible if it is currently hidden. When the target object is shown, the selected transition (in) will be applied to the target object.
   Toggle Show/Hide	Causes the target object to either become visible or hidden, depending on its current visibility state. When the target object is shown, the selected transition (in) will be applied to the target object. When the target object is hidden, the selected transition (out) will be applied to the target object.
   Move	Repositions the target object specified in the Target field to a specified position in the Move To field at the speed you select in the Speed field. To directly specify the positions, specify random positions, or specify the value of a variable to use for the positions, click the Move To field. The Move window opens. To directly specify the coordinates, enter the coordinates in the X Position (Horizontal) and Y Position (Vertical) fields as necessary.To edit the position, speed, or effect, click the graphic in the Move To field. The Move To window opens. To specify the value of an existing variable to use to reposition the object, click the corresponding Variable list and select the appropriate variable. (To create a new variable, click the button. Define the new variable in the Add Variable window.) To specify a random X or Y position, click the corresponding Random button. The random number assigned will be greater than or equal to the min value specified and less than or equal to the max value specified. Use the Effect field to select the appropriate effect. Click OK to close the Move window. Move the slider in the Speed field to select the speed from (Slow) to (Fast).
   Resize	Resizes the object specified in the Target field to the width and height in pixels specified in the Size To field at the speed specified in the Speed field. You can also specify a percentage relative to the target object's current size. To directly specify a width and height in pixels, specify a random width or height, or specify the value of an existing variable to use for the width and height, click the graphic in the Size To field. The Size To window opens. To directly specify the new width and height, enter the appropriate number of pixels in the Width and Height fields as necessary. To specify the value of an existing variable to use to resize the object, click the corresponding Variable list and select the appropriate variable. (To create a new variable, click the button. Define the new variable in the Add Variable window.) To specify a random X or Y position, click the corresponding Random button. The random number assigned will be greater than or equal to the min value specified and less than or equal to the max value specified. To specify a percentage relative to the target object's current size, enable the Use Percentage of current size check box. Select the percentage from the Percentage list, or directly type a value into the field. Use the Effect field to select the appropriate effect. Click OK to close the Size To window. Move the slider in the Speed field to select the speed from (Slow) to (Fast).
   Change Contents	This action changes the contents of the object to which the action is applied and replaces it with the target object specified in the Target field. This action can be used to change the contents of a text block to a specified variable value, change the contents of questions, or change images, audio, video and other objects. Specify the variable whose value will replace the text in the Value field. To change the contents to specific text, select Set Text in the Value field and enter the text in the Text field. To specify additional text, an existing variable, a new variable, or a random value, click the Expand arrow in the Text field. The Text window opens. Enter additional text as necessary. Click the Variable button to insert an existing variable's value, click the New Variable button to configure and insert a new variable, and click the Random Value button to configure and insert a random number. Click OK to close the Text window. When the object is an image, you can select a resource from several locations. You can select a previously imported file, select a local file, or select from the Media Library. Previously imported files are listed. Select one to select a previously imported file. To select a local file, select Browse from File. To select from the Media Library, select Browse My Media. Shapes are not valid targets for the Change Contents action.
   Set Character Pose	Changes the pose of a character image. Use the Target list to select the character and the New Pose list to select the new character pose.
   Set Completion Status	This action sets the completion status for a specific chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey. For example, you can use this action to mark a page as "In Progress" until a user completes viewing a video. When the Set Completion Status action is used to set the completion status for a title, chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey to "Not Started", all the child chapters, sections, and pages will be reset to "Not Started". For example, setting the title to "Not Started" will force all of the child chapter, sections, pages, tests, test sections, and surveys to "Not Started". Setting a chapter to "Not Started" will force all child sections, and pages to "Not Started". When the Set Completion Status action is used to set the completion status for a title, chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey to "In Progress", the target is set as "In Progress" regardless of whether its children are "Completed". Additionally, chapters, sections, pages, tests, test sections or surveys above the target (its parents) will never automatically go to "Completed" because it is "In Progress". The only way to change the status of a target set to "In Progress" is by using another Set Completion Status action to set it to another condition (for example, "Completed"). When the Set Completion Status action is used to set the completion status for a title, chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey to "Completed", the target is set to "Completed" regardless of the completion status of the children. The only way to change the status of a target set to "Completed" is by using another Set Completion Status action to set it to another condition. Graded tests can not be the target of a Set Completion Status action. Graded tests will be automatically set to "Completed" when they are passed; otherwise, graded tests will remain "Not Started" or "In Progress" as appropriate.
   Display Message	Displays a specified text message.
   Display Page in Popup	Displays a page.
   Print Current Page	Prints the current page.
   Run JavaScript	Runs the specified JavaScript.
   Send Email	Sends
   Launch a program/document	This action will launch the specified program or document. You can launch one of the additional files contained within the title, or you can specify a relative or fully qualified Web address of the file you want to launch. To display an additional file, specify the fully qualified file name in the File field. To specify a relative or fully qualified Web address of the file you want to launch, specify the file's location in the File field. If you require additional room, click the Expand arrow in the File field. The File window opens. Enter additional values as necessary.Click OK to close the Value window. See also: Working with documents
   Open Attachment	This action opens the specified attachment. See also: Working with attachments
   Mute Media	Stops the audio of all Flash media in the title.
   Unmute Media	Plays the audio of all Flash media in the title.
   Modify Variable	Enables you to set or change the value of the variable specified in the Target field. Specify the type of modification in the Type field and the value of the modification in the Value field. To specify additional values, an existing variable, a new variable, or a random value, click the Expand arrow in the Value field. The Value window opens. Enter additional values as necessary. Click the Variable button to insert an existing variable's value, click the New Variable button to configure and insert a new variable, and click the Random Value button to configure and insert a random number. Click OK to close the Value window. See also: Modifying variable values Creating a variable
   Submit Variable Values	Submits the values of all defined variables to the relative or fully qualified Web address (typically a CGI script) specified in the Submit Address field. You can also specify mailto:<email_address> in this field, where <email_address> is the email address of a recipient to which you want to submit the variable values. This action requires that each user have an email client, such as Microsoft Outlook, on the computer from which they are accessing the published title. In addition, the email server must be configured to accept communications from the published title's location, so the email can be successfully submitted. See also: Submitting test, survey and form results to CGI
   Reset All Variables	Causes all the variables contained in the title (except for the read-only, reserved variables) to be reset to their initial or default values. This will reset all test results, questions, and form objects.
   Process Test/Survey	This action processes the test or survey. This includes grading the testing if Grade the test is enabled on the Test Results ribbon, showing the test results if Show Test Results is enabled on the Test Results ribbon, submitting the results to a learning management system (LMS)/learning record store (LRS) or to email, a custom CGI script program, or to Google Drive if Custom Results Submission is enabled on the Test/Survey ribbon, and routing the user to the page specified within the On Completed/Passed or On Canceled/Failed action on the Behavior ribbon. See also: Tests, surveys and questions
   Reset Test/Survey	If the target is a test, this action causes the test score to be reset to 0, and will reset all of the questions contained within the test to their default, unanswered state. If the target test is randomized, the action will additionally cause the test pages to be re-randomized. If the target is a survey, this action will reset all of the survey questions contained within the survey to their default, unanswered state.
   Cancel Test/Survey	Cancels the target test or survey and causes the When Canceled/Failed action within the target test's or target survey's properties to execute.
   Set Progress Bar Position	Sets the target custom progress bar to a specified Position. This position is relative to the Range specified within the target progress bar's properties. You can directly specify a position, specify a random position, or specify the value of an existing variable to use for the position. To directly specify a position, specify a random position, or specify the value of an existing variable to use for the position, click the Position field. The Position window opens. To directly specify the new position, enter it in the window. To specify the value of an existing variable to use as the position, click the corresponding Variable list and select the appropriate variable. (To create a new variable, click the button. Define the new variable in the Add Variable window.) To specify a random position, click the Random button. The random number assigned will be greater than or equal to the min value specified and less than or equal to the max value specified. Click OK to close the Position window. See also: Working with progress bars
   Step Progress Bar Position	Increments the target custom progress bar according to the specified Step Size within the target progress bar's properties. See also: Working with progress bars
   Set State	This action sets the state of the button as either enabled or disabled. Use the Target field to select the appropriate button and use the State field to select the appropriate state.

5. Finally, click the Attempts tab to configure the question attempts. By default, attempts are counted when the user navigates to the next page or when the Process Question action is triggered. The user will be locked from answering the question if he or she exceeds the maximum number of attempts allowed. You can configure additional feedback (maximum-attempts feedback) to be displayed when this occurs. Specify the controls as follows to configure the attempts settings:

   Set Maximum Allowed Attempts

   Enable this check box to set the maximum number of attempts and specify the attempts in the Maximum Attempts Allowed field. Next, specify when the maximum-attempts feedback is to be displayed to the user. Select On Process Question to display maximum-attempts feedback when the user exits the page or select Immediately to display maximum-attempts feedback immediately when the user answers the question. Enable the Add "Submit" Button to include a Submit button on the page for processing the answer.

   Enable Feedback for Maximum Attempts

   Select this to provide feedback when maximum attempts have been reached. This setting has no affect for correct answers. A correct response will always yield correct feedback, regardless of which attempt is successful. Use the feedback type button in the Maximum Attempt Feedback area to select the type of feedback as one of the following: None Do not show feedback. Go To Navigates to the target location specified. Go To Web Address Launches the specified Web address. Exit Title/Close Window Exits the title if it is executed from the main window presenting the title or closes the current window if it is executed from a secondary or pop-up window. Hide Causes the target object to become hidden if it is currently visible. When the target object is hidden, the selected transition (out) will be applied to the target object. Show Causes the target object to become visible if it is currently hidden. When the target object is shown, the selected transition (in) will be applied to the target object. Toggle Show/Hide Causes the target object to either become visible or hidden, depending on its current visibility state. When the target object is shown, the selected transition (in) will be applied to the target object. When the target object is hidden, the selected transition (out) will be applied to the target object. Move Repositions the target object specified in the Target field to a specified position in the Move To field at the speed you select in the Speed field. To directly specify the positions, specify random positions, or specify the value of a variable to use for the positions, click the Move To field. The Move window opens. To directly specify the coordinates, enter the coordinates in the X Position (Horizontal) and Y Position (Vertical) fields as necessary.To edit the position, speed, or effect, click the graphic in the Move To field. The Move To window opens. To specify the value of an existing variable to use to reposition the object, click the corresponding Variable list and select the appropriate variable. (To create a new variable, click the button. Define the new variable in the Add Variable window.) To specify a random X or Y position, click the corresponding Random button. The random number assigned will be greater than or equal to the min value specified and less than or equal to the max value specified. Use the Effect field to select the appropriate effect. Click OK to close the Move window. Move the slider in the Speed field to select the speed from (Slow) to (Fast). Resize Resizes the object specified in the Target field to the width and height in pixels specified in the Size To field at the speed specified in the Speed field. You can also specify a percentage relative to the target object's current size. To directly specify a width and height in pixels, specify a random width or height, or specify the value of an existing variable to use for the width and height, click the graphic in the Size To field. The Size To window opens. To directly specify the new width and height, enter the appropriate number of pixels in the Width and Height fields as necessary. To specify the value of an existing variable to use to resize the object, click the corresponding Variable list and select the appropriate variable. (To create a new variable, click the button. Define the new variable in the Add Variable window.) To specify a random X or Y position, click the corresponding Random button. The random number assigned will be greater than or equal to the min value specified and less than or equal to the max value specified. To specify a percentage relative to the target object's current size, enable the Use Percentage of current size check box. Select the percentage from the Percentage list, or directly type a value into the field. Use the Effect field to select the appropriate effect. Click OK to close the Size To window. Move the slider in the Speed field to select the speed from (Slow) to (Fast). Change Contents This action changes the contents of the object to which the action is applied and replaces it with the target object specified in the Target field. This action can be used to change the contents of a text block to a specified variable value, change the contents of questions, or change images, audio, video and other objects. Specify the variable whose value will replace the text in the Value field. To change the contents to specific text, select Set Text in the Value field and enter the text in the Text field. To specify additional text, an existing variable, a new variable, or a random value, click the Expand arrow in the Text field. The Text window opens. Enter additional text as necessary. Click the Variable button to insert an existing variable's value, click the New Variable button to configure and insert a new variable, and click the Random Value button to configure and insert a random number. Click OK to close the Text window. When the object is an image, you can select a resource from several locations. You can select a previously imported file, select a local file, or select from the Media Library. Previously imported files are listed. Select one to select a previously imported file. To select a local file, select Browse from File. To select from the Media Library, select Browse My Media. Shapes are not valid targets for the Change Contents action. Set Character Pose Changes the pose of a character image. Use the Target list to select the character and the New Pose list to select the new character pose. Set Completion Status This action sets the completion status for a specific chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey. For example, you can use this action to mark a page as "In Progress" until a user completes viewing a video. When the Set Completion Status action is used to set the completion status for a title, chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey to "Not Started", all the child chapters, sections, and pages will be reset to "Not Started". For example, setting the title to "Not Started" will force all of the child chapter, sections, pages, tests, test sections, and surveys to "Not Started". Setting a chapter to "Not Started" will force all child sections, and pages to "Not Started". When the Set Completion Status action is used to set the completion status for a title, chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey to "In Progress", the target is set as "In Progress" regardless of whether its children are "Completed". Additionally, chapters, sections, pages, tests, test sections or surveys above the target (its parents) will never automatically go to "Completed" because it is "In Progress". The only way to change the status of a target set to "In Progress" is by using another Set Completion Status action to set it to another condition (for example, "Completed"). When the Set Completion Status action is used to set the completion status for a title, chapter, section, page, test, test section, or survey to "Completed", the target is set to "Completed" regardless of the completion status of the children. The only way to change the status of a target set to "Completed" is by using another Set Completion Status action to set it to another condition. Graded tests can not be the target of a Set Completion Status action. Graded tests will be automatically set to "Completed" when they are passed; otherwise, graded tests will remain "Not Started" or "In Progress" as appropriate. Display Message Displays a specified text message. Display Page in Popup Displays a page. Print Current Page Prints the current page. Run JavaScript Runs the specified JavaScript. Send Email Sends Launch a program/document This action will launch the specified program or document. You can launch one of the additional files contained within the title, or you can specify a relative or fully qualified Web address of the file you want to launch. To display an additional file, specify the fully qualified file name in the File field. To specify a relative or fully qualified Web address of the file you want to launch, specify the file's location in the File field. If you require additional room, click the Expand arrow in the File field. The File window opens. Enter additional values as necessary.Click OK to close the Value window. See also: Working with documents Open Attachment This action opens the specified attachment. See also: Working with attachments Mute Media Stops the audio of all Flash media in the title. Unmute Media Plays the audio of all Flash media in the title. Modify Variable Enables you to set or change the value of the variable specified in the Target field. Specify the type of modification in the Type field and the value of the modification in the Value field. To specify additional values, an existing variable, a new variable, or a random value, click the Expand arrow in the Value field. The Value window opens. Enter additional values as necessary. Click the Variable button to insert an existing variable's value, click the New Variable button to configure and insert a new variable, and click the Random Value button to configure and insert a random number. Click OK to close the Value window. See also: Modifying variable values Creating a variable Submit Variable Values Submits the values of all defined variables to the relative or fully qualified Web address (typically a CGI script) specified in the Submit Address field. You can also specify mailto:<email_address> in this field, where <email_address> is the email address of a recipient to which you want to submit the variable values. This action requires that each user have an email client, such as Microsoft Outlook, on the computer from which they are accessing the published title. In addition, the email server must be configured to accept communications from the published title's location, so the email can be successfully submitted. See also: Submitting test, survey and form results to CGI Reset All Variables Causes all the variables contained in the title (except for the read-only, reserved variables) to be reset to their initial or default values. This will reset all test results, questions, and form objects. Process Test/Survey This action processes the test or survey. This includes grading the testing if Grade the test is enabled on the Test Results ribbon, showing the test results if Show Test Results is enabled on the Test Results ribbon, submitting the results to a learning management system (LMS)/learning record store (LRS) or to email, a custom CGI script program, or to Google Drive if Custom Results Submission is enabled on the Test/Survey ribbon, and routing the user to the page specified within the On Completed/Passed or On Canceled/Failed action on the Behavior ribbon. See also: Tests, surveys and questions Reset Test/Survey If the target is a test, this action causes the test score to be reset to 0, and will reset all of the questions contained within the test to their default, unanswered state. If the target test is randomized, the action will additionally cause the test pages to be re-randomized. If the target is a survey, this action will reset all of the survey questions contained within the survey to their default, unanswered state. Cancel Test/Survey Cancels the target test or survey and causes the When Canceled/Failed action within the target test's or target survey's properties to execute. Set Progress Bar Position Sets the target custom progress bar to a specified Position. This position is relative to the Range specified within the target progress bar's properties. You can directly specify a position, specify a random position, or specify the value of an existing variable to use for the position. To directly specify a position, specify a random position, or specify the value of an existing variable to use for the position, click the Position field. The Position window opens. To directly specify the new position, enter it in the window. To specify the value of an existing variable to use as the position, click the corresponding Variable list and select the appropriate variable. (To create a new variable, click the button. Define the new variable in the Add Variable window.) To specify a random position, click the Random button. The random number assigned will be greater than or equal to the min value specified and less than or equal to the max value specified. Click OK to close the Position window. See also: Working with progress bars Step Progress Bar Position Increments the target custom progress bar according to the specified Step Size within the target progress bar's properties. See also: Working with progress bars Set State This action sets the state of the button as either enabled or disabled. Use the Target field to select the appropriate button and use the State field to select the appropriate state.

6. Click Finish.

The fill in the blank question is added to your title.

See also:Answer and response variable value formats

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