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

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).

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.

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