Adding a Fill-in-the-Blank Activity

To add a fill-in-the-blank activity:

1. View your course's content in the Course Builder Dashboard.
2. From the task list in the left pane, select the chapter where you want to add the fill-in-the-blank activity. 
3. Click the arrow beside Activity.
4. Select Fill-in-the-Blank.

A new Activity tab displays the Fill-in-the-Blank workscreen.

5. By default, new activities will be named Activity. Rename the task by doing the following:

6. Specify the fill-in-the-blank activity settings in the following accordions:

• Content
• Activity Settings
• Design
• Notifications

If you don't see the settings for the task, be sure the  button at the top of the workscreen is enabled. Depending on your screen size, the settings will display either on the right or at the bottom of the workscreen.

7. Click Save. You can click Save at any time to preview the fill-in-the-blank activity. 

Content

When you add a new fill-in-the-blank activity, an activity group and sentence will be automatically added for you. You can replace the default text that is included with your content. To add activity groups or sentences to the fill-in-the-blank activity, click the buttons located at the bottom of the accordion.

The following settings are located in the Content accordion of the Fill-in-the-Blank workscreen. 

Activity Group Settings

Activity Instructions

Enter the directions you want to give learners for how to perform the activity.

Successful Completion Message

Enter the message that displays when a learner successfully completes all sentences in the activity group.

Unsuccessful Completion Message

Enter the message that displays when a learner does not complete all sentences in the activity group successfully.

Sentence Settings

Fill in the Blank Sentence

Enter the sentence learners will need to complete. Enter the word BLANK to indicate where learners need to fill in the blank.

Correct Answer

Enter the correct answer to complete the sentence.

Incorrect Answer

Enter an incorrect answer option.

Activity Settings

The following settings are located in the Activity Settings accordion of the Fill-in-the-Blank workscreen.

Enable Quick End

If checked, only the first activity group displays.

Design Settings

The following settings are located in the Design accordion of the Fill-in-the-Blank workscreen.

Background Pattern

Select the pattern for the activity's background.

Color

Select the color for the activity's background.

Font Settings

For each of the following text elements, you can select the font family, font color, font size, and whether the text displays in bold.