Tutorial 11: Question Types

I spotted a conversation between Dave and Dafydd over on the SchoolHistory.co.uk forum, about question types in quizzes. These guys are two of Yacapaca’s most prolific authors, so if they don’t know, we have clearly not got the message across. So for reference, here’s the complete list. Bookmark it now for future reference!

The Yacapaca assessment question types

Choose-1

AKA “select your answer”. The original multiple choice question. Two to six options.

Checkbox

Two to six checkboxes, none, some or all of which need to Continue reading →

Cloze vs. multiple choice

A pros and cons list for quiz authors. Continue reading →

Cloze question tutorial

This morning we updated Question Creatr for cloze (gap-fill) questions.

In addition to a general tidy-up, you will find the required response is now restricted to 10 characters. That may sound a little mean, but Continue reading →

Beginners’ guide to Cloze questions

Cloze or ‘gap fill’ questions are staple of language teaching, but they have many uses. For example:

Vocabulary, especially in MFL
Word suffix/prefix, e.g. in grammar or for chemical terms
Numerical input
Knowledge where correct spelling will be rewarded in an exam
Where guessing would be too easy in a multiple choice question

Yacapaca’s implementation of Cloze is especially Continue reading →