gift
<entry-title>GIFT Syntax</entry-title>
- short URL
- http://bit.ly/giftax
The GIFT picoformat allows writing multiple-choice, true-false, short answer, matching, missing word, and numerical quiz questions in a simple text format. The GPLed Moodle Course/Learning Management System can import and export questions in the GIFT picoformat.
Format symbol table
| Symbol | Use |
|---|---|
| // text | Comment (optional) |
| ::title:: | Question title (optional) |
| text | Question text |
| { | Start answer(s) |
| {T} or {F} | True or False answer |
| { ... =text ... } | Correct answer for multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank |
| { ... ~text ... } | Wrong answer for multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank |
| { ... =text -> text ... } | Match answer |
| # text | Answer feedback or comment |
| {# | Numeric question start |
| answer:range | Answer and tolerance range answering numeric question |
| %n%answer:range | Weight n percent credit for numeric answers in range |
| } | End answers |
Examples
// true/false
::Q1:: 1+1=2 {T}
// multiple choice
::Q2:: What's between orange and green in the spectrum? {=yellow ~red ~blue}
// fill-in-the-blank
::Q3:: Two plus {=two =2} equals four.
// matching
::Q4::
// math range question
::Q5:: What is a number between 2 and 4? {#3:2}
// alternate layout
::Title
:: Question {
=Correct answer 1
=Correct answer 2
~Wrong answer 1
#response to wrong answer 1
~Wrong answer 2
#response to wrong answer 2
}