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A Fill in the Blank question consists of a phrase, sentence, or paragraph with a blank space where a student provides the missing word or words. You can also create a question with multiple blanks. Example: [Patriarchy] translates to "rule by the father." Fill in the Blank questions are graded automatically. Answers are scored based on if student answers match the correct answers you provide. You choose the evaluation method for answers:
You choose whether or not the answers are case-sensitive. Answers need to be accurate (exact match) or chosen to match a pattern and be defined accordingly. Create a Fill in the Blank questionWhen you create a new test, select the plus sign to open the menu. In an existing test, select the plus sign wherever you want to add a question. Select Add Fill in the Blank question. You'll use the same process when you create questions in tests and assignments. Type your question and add brackets around the answer. You can use the options in the editor to format the text and add formulas, files, images, and links. Separate multiple correct answers with a semicolon. Example: One of the primary colors is [red;blue;yellow]. You may also use a regular expression. Only one expression per blank will be recognized. Note that you add brackets around the regular expression and around the answer. Example: [[a-zA-Z]] is a letter in the alphabet. Questions have a default value of 10 points. Select the Points box to type a new value. Note that Save is disabled because you need to make settings in the next step. Select Next Step to continue. In the Response type menu, choose how the answer is evaluated against a student's answer:
Select the Case sensitive check box if you want to take capitalization into account. More on creating answers Select Previous Step if you need to make edits. Select Save when you're finished. The question displays which response type you chose, such as Responses must match exactly. More on editing or deleting questions About creating answersKeep answers for the blanks simple and brief. To avoid difficulties with auto-grading, you can limit answers to one word. One-word answers prevent issues such as extra spaces or word order causing a correct answer to be scored as incorrect.
Match a patternWhen you choose to match a pattern for an answer, you can test the pattern and a new window opens. A check mark appears for a pattern that works. You can also type an expected correct answer and test your pattern. You'll receive an error message if your pattern can't be evaluated so you can make changes.
The following narrated video provides a visual and auditory representation of some of the information included on this page. For a detailed description of what is portrayed in the video, open the video on YouTube, navigate to More actions, and select Open transcript. Video: Fill in the Blank questions explains how to create a fill in the blank question type.
To help keep your assessment content organized, you can add files within individual questions. Make a selection from the editor's Insert Content menu, such as Insert from Cloud Storage. More on cloud storage You can edit settings for the files you've added to questions. Select the file in the editor and then select the Edit Attachment icon in the row of editor options. You can add a Display Name and Alternative Text. Alternative text describes the image for people who use screen readers or visit web pages with images turned off. You can also choose whether to insert the file as a link in the editor or to embed the file directly so it appears inline with other content you've added. Edit or delete a Fill in the Blank questionBefore students open the assessment, access the menu to select Edit or Delete. To change the points, select the score pill and type a new value. Select Align with goal from the menu to align goals with individual assessment questions to help your institution measure achievement. After you make the assessment available, students can view information for the goals you align with assessments and questions so they know your expectations. More on how to align goals with course content After submissions existYou can edit the text of most questions and answers, even after students have made submissions. For example, you may have chosen the wrong answer, found a typo, or want to adjust points or scoring options. You can make a change for all students to see and automatically update all grades. After students open the test, you can't add new questions and blanks, delete a question or blank, or move the content. In a test or a student's submission, open a question's menu and select Edit/Regrade to make changes. You receive a warning after you save your changes if student submissions exist and regrading will occur. More on editing questions
Fill in the Blank questions are graded automatically. Answers are scored based on if student answers match the correct answers you provided. Each Fill in the Blank question displays Correct or Incorrect and which response type you chose, such as Responses must be an exact match. You can't change the points an individual student earned for an automatically graded question.
Partial credit can be given on fill in the blank questions. This is great for those instructors who wish to grade student attempts at a more granular level. It will also benefit students based on their associated effort on these complex questions, and provide them with a more accurate representation of their proficiency. Edit a fill in the blank question and in Scoring options select Allow partial credit.
Use the 15-item pretest to test your knowledge in Writing. Record your pretest score and then study the tutorials that are provided on this site. When you feel that you are ready to take your TSI Assessment, you should schedule your test at the Testing Center. The results of this Pretest may give you a general idea of your actual placement results. This test is for practice only and the results are not used for actual placement. Select an answer for each item. If you do not know the answer, you should make an educated guess. At the bottom of the test, you will be given your results. Questions 1-5Read the following early draft of an essay and then choose the best answer to the question or the best completion of the statement.
In context, which of the following is best to insert at the beginning of sentence 7 (reproduced below)? Japanese researchers are much more familiar with it and have spent decades studying its potential uses.
In context, which of the following sentences would best be inserted between sentences 9 and 10?
In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 1 and 2 (reproduced below)? Seaweed-based fuel could one day power your car. It is more than just an ingredient in a purifying face mask or a sushi roll.
In context, which is the best revision to sentence 13 (reproduced below)? They say that the seaweed-based fuel would work better in automobiles than ethanol and be easier to transport.
In context, where would the following sentence best be placed? There are a number of possible reasons for this. Question 6
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Question 7Think about how you would rewrite the following sentence according to the directions given, and then choose the best answer. Keep in mind that your revision should not change the meaning of the original sentence.
Rewrite, beginning with: "To create a new piñata, ...". The next words will be: Question 8
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Question 9
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Question 10
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Question 11
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Question 12Think about how you would rewrite the following sentence according to the directions given, and then choose the best answer. Keep in mind that your revision should not change the meaning of the original sentence.
Rewrite, beginning with: "If they could be floated north before melting, ...". The next words will be: Question 13
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence. If you think the original sentence is best, choose the first answer. Question 14Think about how you would rewrite the following sentence according to the directions given, and then choose the best answer. Keep in mind that your revision should not change the meaning of the original sentence.
Rewrite, beginning with: "In some places, the subsoils must sustain the crops ... ". The next word will be: Question 15Think about how you would rewrite the following sentence according to the directions given, and then choose the best answer. Keep in mind that your revision should not change the meaning of the original sentence.
Rewrite, beginning with: "Formerly known as the Sandwich Islands, and consisting of eight major and many smaller islands, ...". The next word will be: Questions 16-17The following is a sample writing prompt from the writing portion of the TSI test:
Writing Assignment: Can any obstacle or disadvantage be turned into something good? The TSI uses the following criteria for scoring writing prompts:
For each question below, read the writer's response and choose the score that best matches with each response. Scoring criteria is outlined in the video at the top of the page.
Writer's Response: In times of desperation, it is often difficult to see the positives in a situation. More often than not, our survival instinct demands that we obliterate any obstacles in our path, without heeding the potential consequences. However, I believe, using Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and early American history, that it is indeed possible to use these apparent disadvantages as a means to improve yourself. The hero of Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, was by any account, a man of humble origins. Not only was he an orphan without a last name, but he was also abused and tormented by other children‐such as Hindley‐of his new household. Constantly frustrated at every turn in life, Heathcliff as a boy could not marry Catherine‐who he loved‐partially because of his lowly social status. After Catherine left to marry her new husband, Heathcliff undertook a journey, in which he amasses a good deal of money and seemingly elevates his place in society. Although these changes are superficial, Heathcliff, used the adversity facing him as a boy as motivation to improve himself, to marry Catherine; thus his early obstacles were turned into something good (at least for him). From Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, it is evident that obstacles can be transformed into motivation, a very positive emotion. In the 1770's, America was under the rule of a tyrant in England. Legislation, such as those that were called the "Intolerable Acts" that forbid such practices as forming a militia in Massachusetts, and the infamous "Stamp Act", which was essentially a tax forced on Americans to gain revenue for the British Empire, were passed continuously against Great Britain's colonies in America. The Quartering Act forced Americans to allow British soldiers to live in their homes, which resulted in many fights and the situation was not good. However, the early American political leaders used these dire times to rally the American people. The country, incensed by British practices, joined those rebellious leaders, such as Patrick Henry, George Washington, and John Adams, to fight in the Revolutionary War against a corrupt monarchy. If the American people had not suffered through these indignities leading up to the Revolutionary War, the United States of America probably would not exist today. Clearly, when one is faced by obstacles at every turn, it is extremely difficult to try to twist negative experiences into positive ones. However, if one takes the model shown by Heathcliff of Wuthering Heights and America's early political leaders, one can use these bad experiences to totally change one's life for the better. This essay should score:
Writer's Response: I do believe that any obstacle or disadvantage can be turned into something good. I believe this because people learn many things from their mistakes and that's the only way. In the example that is provided, the actor is obviously confused. The director makes a good point on how to work around it, and in a case where they make use of the chair that's in the way, which helps make it funny, exciting, or depressing. In a play or musical of any type, it adds meaning. Not only does an obstacle or disadvantage get turned into something good, but it can discover new things. Whenever any situation happens, such as in this case, I'd laugh if it's funny, cry if it's dramatic, make a joke out of it, or act like it didn't happen. Just keep in mind that the purpose of life is to learn from mistakes, which can turn into something good. This essay should score: IMPORTANT:After you check your answers, use the scale below to see where you might be placed when you take the actual TSI Assessment for Writing. This is not your actual TSI Assessment placement score. To get that, you must complete the TSI Assessment itself at your nearest ACC testing center. If you got the following number of questions correct, your placement level may be:
If you feel you need more preparation prior to taking the actual TSI Assessment, you should go to the Writing Review section of the website for additional information and practice. If not, return to the TSI Practice Tests section to complete your other required practice tests (if necessary) and co |