Description In Match questions, participant fills gaps in a sentence by selecting answers from dropdown lists. You can add wrong options (distractors) to increase difficulty.
When to use
Cause-effect relationships
Matching terms to definitions
Sentence completion with context
Questions with multiple gaps
Testing knowledge of connections
Creating a question
Select type
“Add question” → “Match”
Enter text with gaps
Mark gaps as {0}, {1}, {2} etc.: The largest planet in the Solar System is {0}, and the smallest is {1}.
Provide correct answers
For each gap enter the correct answer:
Gap : Jupiter
Gap : Mercury
Add distractors (optional)
Wrong options that will appear in lists:
Set parameters
Time : 30-60 secondsPoints : 1000-2000 Participant view Participant sees sentence with dropdown lists:
The largest planet in the Solar System is [▼ Select], and the smallest is [▼ Select].
After clicking dropdown:
[▼ Select ] Jupiter Mars Mercury Venus Pluto
Distractors Distractors are wrong options added to dropdown lists.Without distractors With distractors Only correct answers Correct + wrong Easier Harder Fewer options More options
Add 2-4 distractors for optimal difficulty. Distractors should be plausible but clearly wrong.
Scoring Result Points All gaps correct 100% Some gaps wrong 0%
Scoring is “all or nothing” - all gaps must be filled correctly.
Examples Simple example
Question: “The capital of is .”
: Poland | Distractors: Germany, France
: Warsaw | Distractors: Berlin, Paris
Complex example
Question: “In plants convert and water into and oxygen.”
: photosynthesis
: carbon dioxide
: glucose
Distractors: respiration, nitrogen, protein, fats
Best practices Number of gaps
Minimum : 1 gapOptimal : 2-3 gapsMaximum : 4 gaps (above becomes too complex) Distractors
Should be plausible in context
Should not be obvious answer to another gap
2-4 distractors per question
Content
Sentence should make sense when completed
Context should help with selection
Avoid overly long sentences
Differences vs other types Match Fill in blank Select from list Type answer Multiple gaps easy Single gap typical Distractors increase difficulty No distractors
Match Multiple choice Gaps in sentence Separate answers Sentence context No context Relations between elements Independent options
Next steps
Open-ended Free text response
