The Cloze block has multiple answer types—Text, Number, Dropdown, Dropdown - Pool of Options, and Long Text. To learn more about each answer type, refer to What answer types does the Cloze block have?.
The following instructions show the configuration of the Cloze block with the Dropdown - Pool of Options answer type.
- From the edit page view, click Add To Content and select Add Block.
- Select Cloze.
- The Add Cloze form displays with the default Answer Type: setting, Dropdown.
Note: The Cloze block only supports one answer type per Cloze block instance. For example, if Answer Type: is set to Text then all cloze item answers in that block will be Text answer types.
- Enter a title for the cloze activity and the points to award learners for each correct answer.
Note: The Cloze block title will be displayed at the top of the the Cloze block on the course page.
- Set the Answer Type: option to Dropdown - Pool of Options.
- The Dropdown - Pool of Options answer type allows multiple answer options to be entered. The answer options function as an answer pool for every cloze item within a Cloze block instance.
- Enter an answer option in the Answer Options:* field and click +Add more to configure additional answer options.
- The Dropdown - Pool of Options answer type configured with multiple answer options.
- Enter the activity text in the Content: field.
- Select a word or portion of the text that should be hidden from learners and serve as the answer for a cloze item. Click the Add Cloze in text option in the Content: field's WYSIWYG rich text editor.
Note: It is not a requirement to have text selected to add a cloze item. The answer can instead be missing from the text at the location of the cursor. A cloze item can be inserted at the cursor's location in the Cloze block's Content: field.
- Select the correct answer for the cloze item.
- Each answer type has a required field, Label Field:*, that can improve accessibility for learners by providing additional context for cloze items. To learn more about the Label Field:*, check out How do I design a cloze activity to be accessible?.
- Select the Add+ button to add the block to the page.
- The Cloze block will now appear on the page in the edit page view. Select the Publish My Edits button to save the block to the course page.
- Once the changes are published, the content will display as it will appear to learners.
For additional information about the Cloze block, refer to What answer types does the Cloze block have? and How do I design a cloze activity to be accessible?.