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Interactivity > Answer X of Y

Learners are asked to list a required number of items from a longer list of possible answers, e.g. “Name 5 of the 7 noble gases in the periodic table.” Variations (e.g. synonyms, abbreviated forms, variations in spelling) can be included, for each item, as acceptable answers.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types > Interactivity: Answer X of Y (opens in new tab).

Editor Interface

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Top Level: Core Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Page Title Text that appears in header of published page Text
Instruction Content that appears at the top of the page Text+ (Toolbar) Use this to give the context or instructions for the task. Other content (e.g. images, audio, video) can be embedded here.
Question Enter a prompt for the task Text+ (Toolbar) (e.g. “Name 5 noble gases listed in the periodic table”
Align Text Puts all the text in either the left or right panel {Left/Right} Text+ (Toolbar)
Panel Width Dimension of the right panel (gapped text). Choose from {Small/Medium/Large/Full}. Full puts the Introductory Text above the gapped text. Drop down
Number of Answers The number of answer fields shown on the page. Specify a number or enter * to create an answer field for every possible answer. Drop down Default: “ * ”, for example, if you list 7 items but you only require learners to enter 5 of them, enter “ 5 ” here.
Case Sensitive Treat answers as case sensitive Tick box Default: Checked

Top Level: Optional Properties

Page-specific

Property Description Type Tooltip
Attempts Number of attempts before detailed feedback is released Number Default - “1”
Delimiters… Answer Delimiter separates acceptable variations for an answer Character Default - “,”
Feedback Any additional feedback you want to add. Text+ (Toolbar) This feedback is displayed after submission. Oher options for feedback include Show Answers (see below) and labels from Language Options.
Show Answers Shows all the possible answers when the activity is complete Tick box
Tracking Score Weight Allows the task on the page to be weighted relative to other scored pages in the project. Text See the Tracking and Weighting page for more information on weighting.

General

See General Optional Properties.

Top Level: Language Options

Property Description Type Additional information
Feedback Label Text on button for checking answers Text Default - “Feedback”
Correct Answers Label Label at top of list of correct answers Text Default -“Correct answers”
Correct Text Text displayed when all answers are correct Text Default - “Well done, you have completed the activity”
Incorrect Text Text displayed when 1 or more answers is incorrect Text Default - “Not all of the answers are correct”
Attempt Label Shows how many attempts are left - see Optional Properties above Text Default - “Attempts remaining”
Check Button Label Text on the Submit button Text Default - “Submit”
Answer Field Hidden Aria-Label A hidden label for screen readers, so that each text field is labelled and spoken as Answer 1, Answer 2 etc Text Default - “Answer”

Add New Answer to list the first acceptable answer (and any acceptable variations of the at answer).

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Answer : Core Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Label The Label is for the author, and only appears in the authoring interface Text Default: “Answer” (this can be left as is)
Answer Enter here your first correct answer and any acceptable variations. Text The default delimiter for variations is “,” for example “Manchester United, manchester united, Man Utd, man utd”

There are no Optional Properties or Language Options for Answers.

Further information

This page can be tracked.

This page is very useful if you are creating an escape room task and you need to set a password. You set up the page so there is one answer option, and set the hints at a high number.