In a fill in the blank question, learners can fill in one or more blanks in a sentence or paragraph using a dropdown menu or by typing in the correct answer. You can create new questions from within an existing Test or Question Bank or directly from the Questions tab.

Creating a Fill in the Blank Question From the Question Library or Within a Question Bank

1. Log into EchoExam with your instructor account.
2. From the My Library tab, select Questions or Question Banks.
   

   If you select Question Banks, open the Question Bank you want to add a question in.

3. Click the New Question button.
4. From the New Question Template window, select Fill in the Blank.
5. In the Enter question text box, type in your question.
   

   Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the question text.

6. In the question text box, highlight the word you’d like your learners to fill in and click Add Blank.
   

   The text is added to the Drop Down and selected as the correct answer. You can add multiple blanks to a question.

7. Click Add distractor and type in an additional dropdown option that is not part of the correct answer.
   

   Repeat to add more distractors.

   Click the vertical dots to the left of a distractor to rearrange them.

8. From the Content tab, you can
   • Set the question Mode of Drop Down or Text Entry.
     

     Drop down shows prepopulated answer choices and distractors and text entry requires learners to type an answer choice. Distractors will not be lost when switching between modes.

   • Change the Points value of the question.
   • Toggle Unique Drop Downs on.
     

     Unique Drop Downs allows separate dropdown options and distractors for each blank in the question.

   • Toggle Duplicate Answers on.
     

     Duplicate Answers allows the learner to choose the same answer for more than one blank in the question. This can be used when more than one blank has the same answer, or to increase the difficulty level of the question. When this is on, answer options will not be removed from drop downs when a learner selects them for a blank.

9. From the Metadata tab, you can view or edit metadata tags associated with the question.
10. Optionally, you can click the Desktop, Tablet Portrait, and Mobile Portrait icons to preview how the question is displayed on different devices.
11. When finished, click Save.
    

    The question is added to your Question Bank and / or Questions library so you can use it in additional tests.

Creating a Fill in the Blank Question in an Existing Test

1. Log into EchoExam with your instructor account.
2. From the My Library tab, select Tests.
3. Click the three vertical dots to open the action menu on the test you want to add a question to.
4. Select Edit.
5. Click the Add Question button.
6. From the New Question Template window, select Fill in the Blank.
7. In the Enter question text box, type in your question.
   

   Use the Rich Text Editor to edit the question text.

8. In the question text box, highlight the word you’d like your learners to fill in and click Add Blank.
   

   The text is added to the Drop Down and selected as the correct answer. You can add multiple blanks to a question.

9. Click Add distractor and type in an additional dropdown option that is not part of the correct answer.
   

   Repeat to add more distractors.

   Click the vertical dots to the left of a distractor to rearrange them.

10. From the Content tab, you can
    • Set the question Mode of Drop Down or Text Entry.
      

      Drop down shows prepopulated answer choices and distractors and text entry requires learners to type an answer choice. Distractors will not be lost when switching between modes.

    • Change the Points value of the question.
    • Toggle Unique Drop Downs on.
      

      Unique Drop Downs allows separate dropdown options and distractors for each blank in the question.

    • Toggle Duplicate Answers on.
      

      Duplicate Answers allows the learner to choose the same answer for more than one blank in the question. This can be used when more than one blank has the same answer, or to increase the difficulty level of the question. When this is on, answer options will not be removed from drop downs when a learner selects them for a blank.

11. From the Metadata tab, you can view or edit metadata tags associated with the question.
12. Optionally, you can click the Desktop, Tablet Portrait, and Mobile Portrait icons to preview how the question is displayed on different devices.
13. Changes are saved automatically.
    

    The question is added to your test and saved to your Questions library so you can use it in additional tests.