You can use the Text Entry interaction to create fill-in-the-blank items.

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

  1. From the Editor tab, select Add Interaction, and then select Text Entry.
  2. In the Prompt box, select Insert Text Entry to create response boxes.
  3. Under Scoring Settings, enter correct answers for each Response.
    1. If creating a math item, select Enable Math under Math Settings. Select one or more math keyboards. The selected keyboards appear next to each Correct Response box.
  4. Enter a value in Max Points. 
  5. Under Inputs, you can adjust the Width and Expected Length, as well as enter Placeholder Text, such as "Enter your answer here."
  6. Select Save.


Sample Text Entry item


Sample Text Entry item with Math Keyboard


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