What is Gapfill?

Gapfill is a question type in Moodle that allows you to create fill-in-the-blank style questions. It's great for testing knowledge, vocabulary, or comprehension.


How to Add a Gapfill Question in Moodle

  1.   Log in to Moodle and go to your course.
  2.  Click on “Question bank” from the course menu or navigate to “Edit quiz” and then “Add a new question.”
  3.  Choose Gapfill from the list of question types and click “Add.”


Creating the Question

  1.  In the Question name field: give your question a short title (only visible to you).
  2.  In the Question text area: write your sentence and wrap the missing word(s) in square brackets.

Example:

The four common types of biological organisms that affect cooling water systems are [algae|bacteria|fungi|shellfish], [algae|bacteria|fungi|shellfish], [algae|bacteria|fungi|shellfish], and [algae|bacteria|fungi|shellfish].


Case Sensitivity & Feedback Options: You can choose whether answers are case-sensitive and if hints or feedback are given.



Hiding the Answers

  1.  Inside the Quiz, navigate to “Settings” and then click the dropdown for “Review Options.”
  2.  In this list, you can customize when the answer is revealed. We recommend unchecking the “Right Answer” option     under “Immediately after the attempt.”
  3.  In this instance, the user will only see the correct answer after submitting the quiz in its entirety. 


Other Tips

  •  You can provide alternate correct answers using the ~ symbol.
    • Example: [colour~color] allows either spelling.
  •  You can add distractors (extra words) in the "Extra words" field to increase difficulty in drag-and-drop mode.