Fill in the blank questions

A Fill in the blank question is a sentence or short text with gaps. Students type a word in each gap, and LearnWorkly marks every gap separately, so a student who gets two out of three right gets partial credit.

It suits grammar (verb forms, prepositions, articles), vocabulary in context, and cloze texts. In maths and science, use it for key words in a definition.

Add a fill in the blank question

1. 1

   Choose the type

   In the editor, click Add question and choose Fill in the blank.

2. 2

   Add instructions (optional)

   Type them in Instructions (optional), for example "Complete the sentence with the correct words."

3. 3

   Write the sentence with blanks

   In Sentence with blanks, put each answer in double square brackets: "She [[has]] lived here [[for]] five years." To accept several answers for one blank, separate them with |, for example [[has|’s]].

4. 4

   Check the preview

   Under Students will see, the sentence appears with each blank highlighted. The note under the box tells you how many blanks the points are split across.

5. 5

   Set case sensitivity and points

   Turn on Case-sensitive if capital letters matter. Type the points in the points box (default 1).

What students see

Students see the sentence with a small text box in place of each blank. The boxes grow as they type, so longer answers still fit. The answers are never sent to the student’s device, only the gaps.

How it is marked

Each blank is checked against its answers. As with Short answer, extra spaces are ignored and capital letters only count when Case-sensitive is on. The points are split evenly across the blanks: in a 1-point question with 2 blanks, each right blank is worth 0.5.

In the live view you see the student’s words in place in the sentence, and you can change the score if you want to accept another answer.

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