Vocabulary answer type (sentence completion)

Add the correct answer

In the top box, enter a sentence or phrase. You can use TeX or ChemTeX as well as variables within the sentences.
For each word that you want as a blank, highlight the word and then choose Create Blank from the editing toolbar.
Your blank selection changes to red italic text with a yellow background, such as .
When you are done choosing blanks, select Finish Sentence.
Each word you create as a blank appears in the Word Pool area with a blue background (compare with green for any distractor).
Add additional sentences or phrases with blanks, as needed. For more information, see next section “Tips when adding sentences and words”

To edit or delete a sentence — Choose either Edit or Delete in the row for the sentence. Make your edits in the top box where you create sentences.

Tips when adding sentences and words

Number and length of sentences
As a best practice, create a maximum of 6 two-line sentences or 8 single-line sentences.
Word pool limit
You can have up to 8 words per word pool.
Word order in pool
The Word Pool area shows the order in which words and distractors are added. (You cannot reorder these.) Students will see the same order unless you set "Randomize word order" in the Word Properties area.
Order of blanks in sentences
By default, the order of blanks is considered significant and checked during answer scoring. To remove this requirement, clear the check boxes before each sentence in the Sentence Pool.
About reused words
You can use the same word for blanks in different sentences. The number of times the word is used in the question appears in the Word Pool area. For example:

Add a distractor to the word pool (Optional)

Distractors can help to make a question more challenging. You can have up to 8 words per word pool.

In the Word Pool area, select Add Distractor.
Enter the word in the Add Distractor Word dialog box and select Save.
The distractor word appears in the Word Pool area with a green background (compare with blue for words that are part of the correct answer).
Add any additional distractors.

To delete a distractor from the word pool —
Select the X on the distractor and then choose OK to confirm the deletion.

Set word properties: Randomization & reuse words (Optional)

Select or clear check boxes for the following word properties.

Randomize word order
You're encouraged to select this option. Randomizing the order of the word choices in student view can help offset any potential answer sharing among students. If word order is not randomized: The student view of the pool matches the order of words and distractors shown in the Word Pool area of the Simple Editor
Reuse words
If you do NOT want to reuse words in the question, leave this check box blank. Adding a check mark lets the same word be used for blanks in different sentences. You can ignore this option if you've already assigned the same word as a match in different sentences. (A gray check mark appears automatically in the "Reuse words" check box.)
About reused words: The number of times the same word is used in different sentences appears next to the word in the Word Pool area. For example:

Set sentence properties: randomization & show numbers (Optional)

Select or clear check boxes for the following sentence properties in student view.

Randomize sentence order
Randomizing the sentence order can help discourage answer sharing among students. Randomization can be inappropriate when sentence order is significant, like for a sequential process.
Show sentence numbers
Choose this setting if you want sentences to be numbered as 1., 2.,3., etc. in student view.

Wrong-answer feedback: Add/delete (Optional)

Although optional, it is recommended that you provide wrong-answer feedback. Wrong-answer feedback can help students learn from their mistakes or incorrect choices.
Mastering provides the initial feedback "Incorrect; Try Again", followed by the wrong answer text you provide. For example:
If a sentence contains more than one blank, you should set a wrong answer response for each incorrect answer combination. Select add response as needed.
Example of the wrong-answer feedback area in the Simple Editor

To add wrong answer-feedback for a vocabulary answer type:

Select a sentence from the Sentence Pool area.
Choose the add wrong-answer feedback link.
The sentence you selected appears below "If the student answers:".
Select the check box for "If the student does NOT answer:" if you want to account for this condition.
Select an incorrect answer for the blank: Choose from the dropdown list, whether blank (no answer), *Any word, or a word from the pool.
Enter your wrong answer feedback in the Show this response box, using your keyboard and options from the editing toolbar and menus.
About entering TeX in this text box —
Supported TeX that you enter renders automatically. If the TeX code does NOT render, the coded answer is not supported.
Add a link to a hint in a wrong-answer response. (Optional)
Select add response to generate additional rows for as many wrong answers and associated wrong-answer feedback as you need.
To reorder wrong-answer responses — Choose the Move Up or Move Down arrows to reorder the wrong answers and associated feedback.
To delete wrong-answer responses — Select Delete choice in the row for the response.
To check your edits without saving, select Validate (from the top toolbar) to verify the XML.
To save your edits, select Save (from the top toolbar) or the Save & Preview link (top right). Do NOT press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command-S (Mac OS).
Test the student experience of wrong-answer feedback by submitting different incorrect answers in the saved item.

To delete wrong answer feedback — Select Delete on the toolbar for the response.

Follow-up text: Add/delete (Optional)

See add and edit follow-up text.