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Format symbols
Here are some common GIFT symbols and their use.
Symbols | Use |
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// text | Comment until end of line (optional) |
::title:: | Question title (optional) |
text | Question text (becomes title if no title specified) |
[...format...] | The format of the following bit of text. Options are [html], [moodle], [plain] and [markdown]. The default is [moodle] for the question text, other parts of the question default to the format used for the question text. |
{ | Start answer(s) -- without any answers, text is a description of following questions |
{T} or {F} | True or False answer; also {TRUE} and {FALSE} |
{ ... =right ... } | Correct answer for multiple choice, (multiple answer? -- see page comments) or fill-in-the-blank |
{ ... ~wrong ... } | Incorrect answer for multiple choice or multiple answer |
{ ... =item -> match ... } | Answer for matching questions |
#feedback text | Answer feedback for preceding multiple, fill-in-the-blank, or numeric answers |
{# | Start numeric answer(s) |
answer:tolerance | Numeric answer accepted within ± tolerance range |
low..high | Lower and upper range values of accepted numeric answer |
=%n%answer:tolerance | n percent credit for one of multiple numeric ranges within tolerance from answer |
} | End answer(s) |
\character | Backslash escapes the special meaning of ~, =, #, {, }, and : |
\n | Places a newline in question text -- blank lines delimit questions |
Table of Contents for Moodle Doc on Gift Format - Linked to original pages
- 1 General instructions
- 2 Question format examples
- 3 Options
- 4 Hints and Tips
- 5 Word processor and spreadsheet tools that create GIFTs
- 6 See also
- 7 External links