Select words
Students select the correct words or phrases in a text.
The select words question type (QTI hottext) shows a text in which students select the right words or phrases, like the verbs in a sentence or the word that signals a cause.
When to use it
Grammar: select the verbs, the subject, or the word that is spelled wrong.
Reading: select the phrase that supports a claim.
Vocabulary: select the synonym of a given word.
How it works for students
Students click a word or phrase to select it, and click it again to deselect it. Each selectable part is shown in a box, unless the question hides them so students have to find them themselves.
Grading
Scored automatically: the answer is correct when exactly the right parts are selected.
Settings
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Text | The text, with each part students can select in [square brackets]. Brackets inside math are left alone. |
| Correct answer | The parts that should be selected, picked by clicking them. They are stored as their text, so a part that appears twice counts as one. |
| Show selectable words | On by default. Turn it off to show the text without any hint of which parts can be selected (QTI qti-unselected-hidden). |
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