How to create fill in the blank questions?

You can create fill-in-the-blank questions using Blackboard Ultra. 

To create this kind of question in Ultra:

1. Access Your Test or Assignment:

• Navigate to the test or assignment where you want to add the question.
• Click the + button.

Helpful Reading: If you have not yet created a Test or Assignment, learn how to create an assignment/activity.

2. Select "Fill in the Blank":

• From the list of question types, choose Fill in the Blank. 

3. Create Your Question:

• Type your question: Write the question prompt as you normally would.
• Add brackets around the answer: Place square brackets around the word or phrase that you want students to fill in. For example:
  • "The capital of France is [Paris]."
  • "Water is composed of [hydrogen] and [oxygen]." 
• Specify Answer Evaluation (see number 4). You may do this by selecting "Next Step."

4. Specify Answer Evaluation (Optional):

• Exact Match: The student's answer must match the exact word or phrase you've specified.
  
• Contains: The student's answer must contain a specific word or phrase within it.
• Pattern Match: You can use regular expressions to define more complex matching patterns.

5. Add Multiple Correct Answers (Optional):

• Separate multiple correct answers with a semicolon. For example:
  • "[red;blue;yellow]"

6. Save Your Question:

• Click Next Step to review your question and its settings.
• Click Save to add the question to your test or assignment.   

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