You can use the Gap Match interaction to create drag and drop items with gaps (cloze banks).

See Author or Edit a Test Item for general instruction on item creation.

  1. From the Editor tab, select Add Interaction, and then select Gap Match.
  2. Under Text, enter or paste in text. 
  3. Highlight a word or phrase, and then select Insert Gap to create gaps where students will drag and drop their answers.
  4. Under Choices, enter answer choices.
  5. Enter a value in Max Match for each answer choice. This indicates how many times that answer choice can be dragged into any gap. 
  6. Under Scoring Settings, enter a value in Max Points.
  7. Under Correct Response, drag and drop the answer choices into the correct gap(s).
  8. Select Save.

Scoring Settings

Check Allow correct Choice in any Gap to award points when the correct answer choice or choices have been placed in a gap.

When using Partial Scoring, enter a point value in the Points column for each answer choice. 


Sample Gap Match Item


Tiny link: https://support.assessment.pearson.com/x/mYD8Bg