https://docs.moodle.org/35/en/GIFT_format
Format symbols
Here are some common GIFT symbols and their use.
| Symbols | Use |
|---|---|
| // 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 |
| ####general feedback | General feedback |
| {# | 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 |
Here are some quick examples:
// true/false
::Q1:: 1+1=2 {T}
// multiple choice with specified feedback for right and wrong answers
::Q2:: What's between orange and green in the spectrum?
{ =yellow # right; good! ~red # wrong, it's yellow ~blue # wrong, it's yellow }
// fill-in-the-blank
::Q3:: Two plus {=two =2} equals four.
// matching
::Q4:: Which animal eats which food? { =cat -> cat food =dog -> dog food }
// math range question
::Q5:: What is a number from 1 to 5? {#3:2}
// math range specified with interval end points
::Q6:: What is a number from 1 to 5? {#1..5}
// translated on import to the same as Q5, but unavailable from Moodle question interface
// multiple numeric answers with partial credit and feedback
::Q7:: When was Ulysses S. Grant born? {#
=1822:0 # Correct! Full credit.
=%50%1822:2 # He was born in 1822. Half credit for being close.
}
// essay
::Q8:: How are you? {}
See the Moodle documentation link above for details.
