Cloze with drop down (clozedropdown)

Allows the learner to select answers to text prompts from drop down menus.

The cloze with drop down Question is referenced by its type in the code, which is "clozedropdown".

Read the authoring documentation for instructions on how to author content for this Question type.

Examples

{
    "response_id": "60013",
    "type": "clozedropdown",
    "stimulus": "Select the correct response for each blank.",
    "template": "<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s all clear,&rsquo; he {{response}}. &ldquo;Have you the chisel and the bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I&rsquo;ll swing for it!&rsquo;</p><p>Sherlock {{response}} had sprung out and seized the {{response}} by the collar. The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of {{response}} cloth as Jones clutched at his skirts. The light flashed upon the barrel of a revolver, but Holmes&rsquo; {{response}} came down on the man&rsquo;s wrist, and the pistol {{response}} upon the stone floor.</p>",
    "instant_feedback": true,
    "possible_responses": [
        ["whispered", "sprinted", "joked"],
        ["Homes", "Holmes"],
        ["acquaintance", "intruder", "shopkeeper"],
        ["burning", "departing", "rending", "broken"],
        ["revolver", "hunting crop"],
        ["rattled", "clinked", "spilt"]
    ],
    "validation": {
        "scoring_type": "partialMatch",
        "valid_response": {
            "value": ["whispered", "Holmes", "intruder", "rending", "hunting crop", "clinked"]
        }
    }
}

Attributes

type string

Defines the Question type to be rendered.

Must be set to "clozedropdown" in this case.
is_math boolean

Set to true to have LaTeX or MathML contents to be rendered with mathjax.

Default: false
metadata object

Object containing additional information about the question.
metadata.distractor_rationale string

Used to display individual response feedback/rationale to the student.
metadata.rubric_reference string

A unique identifier for the rubric to be used with the question - defaults to course rubric if assigned in activity
metadata.sample_answer string

A sample answer to be displayed on the Learnosity Reports API. HTML is supported.
metadata.acknowledgements string

References for any text passages, documents, images etc. used in the question.
metadata.distractor_rationale_response_level array
stimulus string

The question stimulus. This can include text, tables, images, resources and LaTeX entered via the Math Editor.
stimulus_review string

HTML/Text content displayed only in review state rendered above the response area. Supports embedded Feature <span> tags. Will override stimulus in review state.
instructor_stimulus string

HTML/Text content displayed when showInstructorStimulus is set to true on the activity. Supports embedded Feature <span> tags.
ui_style object

Object used to control different aspects of the UI
ui_style.fontsize string

Controls the size of base font for this question. Options are among 'small', 'normal', 'large', 'xlarge' and 'xxlarge'.

Default: "normal"
ui_style.validation_stem_numeration string

Numeration character to be displayed to the left of the validation label.

Default: "number"
feedback_attempts number

If instant_feedback is true, this field determines how many times the user can click on the 'Check Answer' button. 0 means unlimited.

Default: 0
instant_feedback boolean

Flag to determine whether to display a 'Check Answer' button to provide instant feedback to the user.

Default: false
validation object

In this section, configure the correct answer(s) for the question.
validation.allow_negative_scores boolean

Negative scores will be normalised to zero by default. Allowing negative scores, on the other hand, means that the score can drop below zero when penalties are applied.

Default: false
validation.penalty number

Value indicating the marks deducted for an incorrect response.

Default: 0
validation.min_score_if_attempted number

Positive value indicating the minimum score if a student attempted the question.

Default: 0
validation.scoring_type string

Defines the scoring approach used. Possible options:
'exactMatch': Exact Match - Entire response must match exactly
'partialMatchV2': Partial Match - A relative part of the score will be given for each correct response area
'partialMatch': Partial Match per response - Cumulative Score value will be given for each correct response area

Default: "exactMatch"
validation.unscored boolean

When enabled, this option will remove all scoring from the question. This is useful for creating practice questions.

Default: false
validation.valid_response object

An object containing the valid response score and value.
validation.valid_response.score number

Score awarded for the correct response(s).

Default: 1
validation.valid_response.value array[string]

An array containing all of the correct responses for each drop down (or {{response}}) in the template in order of appearance.
validation.automarkable boolean

Defines whether the question will be marked automatically, or must be marked manually.

Default: true
validation.alt_responses array

Add an alternate response if there is more than one correct overall solution to a question.
validation.alt_responses[ ].score number

Score if the alternative response is correct.

Default: 1
validation.alt_responses[ ].value array

An array containing all of the correct responses for each drop down (or {{response}}) in the template in order of appearance.
response_container object

Controls the presentation of all drop down menus.
response_container.height string

The default height of all drop down menus, in pixels.

Example: 100px
response_container.width string

The default width of all drop down menus, in pixels.

Example: 150px
response_container.placeholder string

The placeholder text for all drop down menus to be shown when the learner has not selected an answer.
response_containers array[object]

The individual presentation settings for specific drop down menus, in order of appearance.
response_containers[ ].height string

The height of the drop down menu, in pixels.

Example: 100px
response_containers[ ].width string

The width of the drop down menu, in pixels.

Example: 150px
response_containers[ ].placeholder string

The placeholder text for the drop down menu to be shown when the learner has not selected an answer.
response_containers[ ].aria_label string

The custom ARIA label text for the drop down menu to be read by screen readers.
description string

Deprecated See stimulus_review.
Description of the question and its context to be displayed. It supports HTML entities.
template string

The text prompt and drop down menus for learners to respond to.
possible_responses array[array]

An array containing each drop down menu and its possible responses, in order of appearance.
possible_responses[ ] array[string]

An array containing the possible responses for the drop down menu.
shuffle_options boolean

Use this to shuffle clozedropdown possible responses list order.

Default: false
case_sensitive boolean

Controls whether to validate the differences in capital letters between possible answers in the same drop down menu.

For example, when set to true, the values for "HTML" and "html" will be considered as two different values and will be scored differently. By default, both values would be considered identical for scoring.

Default: false

Response format

The data returned in the response format for this Question is the response(s) the learner selected from the drop down menu(s) when answering the Question.

Response format examples

{
    "value": [
        "whispered",
        null,
        "intruder",
        null,
        null,
        "clinked"
    ],
    "type": "array",
    "apiVersion": "v2.222.0",
    "revision": 1,
    "feedbackAttemptsCount": 1
}

Response attributes

value array[string|null]

The drop down menu response(s) selected by the learner, in order of appearance in the text prompt.

The value null indicates that the learner has not selected an option.
type string

Informs the scoring engine about what kind of data to expect in the values entered by the learner.

Must be set to "array".
apiVersion string

The version of the Questions API that returned this response.
revision numeric

Keeps track of the number of Question attempts and submissions, meaning, how many times the learner answered the Question and submitted it.
feedbackAttemptsCount numeric

Keeps track of the number of times the learner has clicked on "Check Answer".