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Fill in the Blank

Create questions where learners type an answer or select from a dropdown. Fill in the Blank items support text and numeric answers with flexible validation, including multiple accepted answers and numeric tolerance.

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Behavior

  • Text or dropdown input – Choose between a free-text input or a dropdown menu for answers
  • Text and numeric answers – Accept typed text or numeric values with different validation rules
  • Multiple accepted answers – Define additional correct answers beyond the primary one
  • Flexible validation – Control case sensitivity, whitespace trimming, and numeric tolerance
  • Immediate feedback – Show correct/incorrect feedback when the answer is checked
  • Check answer workflow – Optionally show a “Check Answer” button for practice scenarios
  • Try again – Learners can reset and try again after an incorrect answer
  • Display styles – Five visual styles: Card, Inline, Underline, Minimal, and Filled
  • Variable tracking – Tracks the current answer, correctness, and score in variables

Inputs

Input Mode (Text Input / Dropdown)

  • Choose whether learners type their answer or select from a dropdown
  • Text Input: A text or number field where learners type freely
  • Dropdown: A select menu with predefined options

Display Style (Card / Inline / Underline / Minimal / Filled)

  • Controls the visual appearance of the input area
  • Default: Card

Input Size (Small / Medium / Large / Full Width)

  • Controls the width of the input field
  • Small: single word, Medium: short phrase, Large: longer phrase, Full Width: spans the container
  • Default: Medium

Placeholder Text (text)

  • Hint text shown inside the input before the learner types
  • Default: “Type your answer…”

Correct Answer (text)

  • The primary correct answer for the question

Text Input Options

These options appear when Input Mode is set to Text Input.

Answer Type (Text / Numeric)

  • Choose whether the answer is evaluated as text or a number
  • Default: Text

Additional Accepted Answers (array)

  • Extra answers that are also counted as correct
  • Useful for synonyms, alternate spellings, or equivalent phrasings

Case Sensitive (Yes / No)

  • Whether the answer comparison is case sensitive
  • Default: No

Trim Whitespace (Yes / No)

  • Whether to ignore leading and trailing whitespace when comparing answers
  • Default: Yes

Numeric Options

These options appear when Answer Type is set to Numeric.

Allow Decimal (Yes / No)

  • Whether to allow decimal numbers
  • Default: Yes

Numeric Tolerance (number)

  • How far the learner’s answer can be from the correct answer and still be accepted
  • Example: Correct answer is 3.14, tolerance is 0.01, so 3.13–3.15 are all accepted
  • Default: 0

Minimum Value / Maximum Value (number)

  • Constrains the accepted range for the numeric input
  • Default: 0 – 1,000,000

Text Length Options

These options appear when Answer Type is Text.

Minimum Length / Maximum Length (number)

  • Constrains the character length of the learner’s answer
  • Default: 0 – 500

These options appear when Input Mode is set to Dropdown.

Dropdown Options (array)

  • The list of choices shown in the dropdown menu
  • Each option has an ID and a display label
  • The Correct Answer field should match one of these option labels or IDs
  • Default: 3 sample options

Feedback & Scoring

Show Check Answer Button (Yes / No)

  • Whether to display a “Check Answer” button
  • If “Yes”, learners click the button to check their answer and can try again
  • If “No”, answers are evaluated automatically (useful with Logic Quiz widget)
  • Default: Yes

Check Button Text (text)

  • Custom text for the check answer button
  • Default: “Check Answer”

Correct Feedback (text)

  • Message shown when the answer is correct
  • Default: “Correct!”

Incorrect Feedback (text)

  • Message shown when the answer is incorrect
  • Default: “That’s not quite right. Try again.”

Max Score (number)

  • Points awarded for a correct answer
  • Default: 1

Use cases

  • Vocabulary recall – Ask learners to type a definition or term from memory
  • Math problems – Use numeric mode with tolerance for calculations (e.g., accept 3.14 ± 0.01)
  • Spelling practice – Enable case sensitivity and disable whitespace trimming for exact answers
  • Dropdown quizzes – Use dropdown mode when you want to limit answers to specific options
  • Fill-in-the-sentence – Use the inline display style to embed the input within a sentence in the question prompt
  • Short answer questions – Accept multiple valid phrasings with additional accepted answers
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