Embedded answers (Cloze)

This very flexible question type is similar to a popular format known as the Cloze format.

Questions consist of a passage of text (in Moodle format) that has various answers embedded within it, including

multiple choice (MULTICHOICE or MC),
short answers (SHORTANSWER or SA or MW),
numerical answers (NUMERICAL or NM).

If needed, the multiple choice select element can be replaced by the standard radio buttons disposed either

vertically (MULTICHOICE_V or MCV) or
horizontally (MULTICHOICE_H or MCH).

Note, however, that these buttons are displayed in a table and not imbedded in the text as the select element.

There is currently no graphical interface to create these questions - you need to specify the question format using the text box or by importing them from external files.

Here is an example of the input text used to specify such a question:

This question consists of some text with an answer embedded right here {1:MULTICHOICE:Wrong answer#Feedback for this wrong answer~Another wrong answer#Feedback for the other wrong answer~=Correct answer#Feedback for correct answer~%50%Answer that gives half the credit#Feedback for half credit answer} and right after that you will have to deal with this short answer {1:SHORTANSWER:Wrong answer#Feedback for this wrong answer~=Correct answer#Feedback for correct answer~%50%Answer that gives half the credit#Feedback for half credit answer} and finally we have a floating point number {2:NUMERICAL:=23.8:0.1#Feedback for correct answer 23.8~%50%23.8:2#Feedback for half credit answer in the nearby region of the correct answer}.
<br>The  multichoice question can also be shown in the vertical display of the standard moodle multiple choice.</br>
<br>{2:MCV:Wrong answer#Feedback for this wrong answer~Another wrong answer#Feedback for the other wrong answer~=Correct answer#Feedback for correct answer~%50%Answer that gives half the credit#Feedback for half credit answer}</br>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/> 
<br>Or in an horizontal display that is included here in a table</br>
<br/> 
<br>
<table border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>The same multichoice in horizontal mode</td>
<td>{2:MCH:Wrong answer#Feedback for this wrong answer~Another wrong answer#Feedback for the other wrong answer~=Correct answer#Feedback for correct answer~%50%Answer that gives half the credit#Feedback for half credit answer}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</br>
<br/>.<br/>
Note that addresses like www.moodle.org and smileys :-) all work as normal:
 a) How good is this? {:MULTICHOICE:=Yes#Correct~No#We have a different opinion}
 b) What grade would you give it? {3:NUMERICAL:=3:2}

Good luck!

This example will appear to students as follows:

Question 1

Marks: --/12.00

This question consists of some text with an answer embedded right here and right after that you will have to deal with this short answer and finally we have a floating point number .

The multichoice question can also be shown in the vertical display of the standard moodle multiple choice

	1. Wrong answer
	2. Another wrong answer
	3. Correct answer
	4. Answer that gives half the credit

Or in an horizontal display that is included here in a table

The same multichoice in horizontal mode

1. Wrong answer

2. Another wrong answer

3. Correct answer

4. Answer that gives half the credit

.

Note that addresses like www.moodle.org and smileys

all work as normal:
a) How good is this?
b) What grade would you give it?

Good luck!