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The Quill Lessons tool enables teachers to lead whole-class and small-group writing instruction.

Teachers control interactive slides that contain writing prompts, and the entire class responds to each prompt. Each Quill Lessons activity provides a lesson plan, writing prompts, discussion topics, and a follow up independent practice activity.

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Students edit passages and receive personalized exercises based on their results. With over 100 expository passages, Proofreader gives students the practice they need to spot common grammatical errors.

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100 Writing Practice Lessons & Exercises

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Want to become a better writer? Perhaps you want to write novels, or maybe you just want to get better grades in your essay writing assignments , or maybe you'd like to start a popular blog .

If you want to write better, you need practice. But what does a writing practice actually look like? In this post, I'm going to give you everything you need to kick off your writing practice and become a better writer faster.

What Is Writing Practice?

Writing practice is a method of becoming a better writer that usually involves reading lessons about the writing process, using writing prompts, doing creative writing exercises , or finishing writing pieces, like essays, short stories , novels , or books . The best writing practice is deliberate, timed, and involves feedback.

How Do You Practice Writing?

This was the question I had when I first started The Write Practice in 2011. I knew how to practice a sport and how to practice playing an instrument. But for some reason, even after studying it in college, I wasn't sure how to practice writing.

I set out to create the best writing practice I could. The Write Practice is the result.

I found that the best writing practice has three aspects:

Deliberate . Writing whatever you feel like may be cathartic, but it's not an effective way to become a better writer or build your writing skills. You'll get better faster by practicing a specific technique or aspect of the writing process each time you sit down to write.

This is why we have a new lesson about the writing process each day on The Write Practice, followed by a practice prompt at the end so you can put what you learned to use immediately.

Timed . It's no secret writers struggle with focus. There are just too many interesting distractions—Facebook, email, Kim Kardashian's Instagram feed (just kidding about that last one, sort of)—and writing is just too hard sometimes.

Setting a timer, even for just fifteen minutes, is an easy and effective way to stay focused on what's important.

This is why in our writing practice prompt at the end of each post we have a time limit, usually with a link to an online tool egg timer , so you can focus on deliberate practice without getting distracted.

Feedback . Getting feedback is one of the requirements to deliberately practice writing or any other craft. Feedback can look like listening to the reactions of your readers or asking for constructive criticism from editors and other writers.

This is why we ask you to post your writing practice after each lesson, so that you can get feedback from other writers in The Write Practice community. It's also why we set up The Write Practice Pro community , to provide critique groups for writers to get feedback on each finished piece of writing.

Our 100+ Best Creative Writing Practice Exercises and Lessons

Now that you know how we practice writing at The Write Practice, here are our best writing practice lessons to jumpstart your writing skills with some daily writing exercises, for beginner writers to even the most expert writers:

All-Time, Top 10 Writing Lessons and Exercises

These ten posts are our most viewed articles to boost your writing practice:

1. What is Plot? The 6 Elements of Plot and How to Use Them . Great stories use similar elements in wildly different ways to build page-turning stories. Click here to read what they are and learn how to start using them !

2. Top 100 Short Story Ideas . Here are over a hundred writing prompts in a variety of genres. If you need ideas for your next story, check this out!

3. How To Use Neither, Nor, Or, and Nor Correctly . Even good writers struggle figuring out when to use neither/nor and either/or. In this post, our copy-queen Liz Bureman settles the confusion once and for all. Click to continue to the writing exercise

4. Ten Secrets To Write Better Stories . How does Pixar manage to create such great stories, year after year? And how do you write a good story? In this post, I distill everything I've learned about how to write a good story into ten tips. Click to continue to the writing exercise

5. 35 Questions To Ask Your Characters From Marcel Proust . To get to know my characters better, I use a list of questions known as the Proust Questionnaire, made famous by French author, Marcel Proust. Click to continue to the writing exercise

6. How a Scene List Can Change Your Novel-Writing Life . Creating a scene list changed my novel-writing life, and doing the same will change yours too. Includes examples of the scene lists from famous authors. Click to continue to the writing exercise

7. Why You Need to be Using the Oxford Comma . Most people I've met have no idea what the Oxford comma is, but it's probably something that you have used frequently in your writing. Click to continue to the writing exercise

8. Six Surprising Ways to Write Better Interview Questions.  The interview is the most-used tool in a journalist's bag. But that doesn't mean novelists, bloggers, and even students can't and don't interview people. Here's how to conduct a great interview. Click to continue to the writing exercise

9. Why You Should Try Writing in Second Person . You've probably used first person and third person point-of-view already. But what about second person? This post explains three reasons why you should try writing from this point-of-view. Click to continue to the writing exercise

10. The Secret to Show, Don't Tell . You've heard the classic writing rule, “Show. Don't Tell.” Every writing blog ever has talked about it, and for good reason. Showing, for some reason, is really difficult. Click to continue to the writing exercise.

12 Exercises and Lessons To Become a Better Writer

How do you become a better writer? These posts share our best advice:

• Want to Be a Better Writer? Cut These 7 Words
• What I Mean When I Say I Am A Writer
• How to Become a Writer: 3 Simple Steps
• 72% of Writers Struggle With THIS
• 7 Lies About Becoming a Writer That You Probably Believe
• 10 Questions to Find Your Unique Writing Voice
• The Best Writing Book I’ve Ever Read
• The Best Way to Become a Better Writer
• The Creative Writer’s Toolkit: 6 Tools You Can’t Write Without
• Should You Write More or Write Better: Quantity vs Quality
• How to Become a Better Writer in One, Simple Step
• 11 Writing Tips That Will Change Your Life

6 Lessons and Exercises from Great Writers

If you want to be a writer, learn from the great writers who have gone before you:

• 23 Essential Quotes from Ernest Hemingway About Writing
• 29 Quotes that Explain How to Become a Better Writer
• 10 Lessons Dr. Seuss Can Teach Writers
• 10 Writing Tips from Ursula Le Guin
• Once Upon a Time: Pixar Prompt
• All the Pretty Words: Writing In the Style of Cormac McCarthy

12 Genre and Format Specific Writing Lessons and Exercises

Here are our best writing lessons for specific types of writing, including essays, screenplays, memoir, short stories, children's books, and humor writing:

• Writing an Essay? Here Are 10 Effective Tips
• How To Write a Screenplay: The 5 Step Process
• How to Write a Great Memoir: a Complete Guide
• How to Write a Short Story from Start to Finish
• How to Write a Thriller Novel
• How to Write a Children's Book
• How to Write a Love Story
• How to Write a Coming of Age Story or Book
• How to Write an Adventure Book
• 5 Key Elements for Successful Short Stories
• 4 Tips to Write a Novel That Will Be Adapted Into a Movie
• Humor Writing for People Who Aren’t Funny

14 Characterization Lessons and Exercises

Good characters are the foundation of good fiction. Here are our best lessons to create better characters:

• Character Development: How to Create Characters Audiences Will Love
• Writing Villains: 9 Evil Examples of the Villain Archetype
• How NOT to Introduce a New Character
• The Strongest Form of Characterization
• The Most Important Character Archetype
• How Do You Build A Strong Character In Your Writing?
• 75+ Antihero Examples and How to Use Them
• How to Explore Your Characters’ Motivations
• 8 Tips for Naming Characters
• The Protagonist: How to Center Your Story
• Heroes vs. Anti-Heroes: Which Is Right For Your Story?
• The Weakest Form of Characterization
• How to Write With an Accent
• How To Create a Character Sketch Using Scrivener

15 Grammar Lessons and Exercises

I talk to so many writers, some of whom are published authors, who struggle with grammar. Here are our best writing lessons on grammar:

• Is It Okay To End A Sentence With A Preposition?
• Contractions List: When To Use and When To Avoid
• Good vs. Well
• Connotation vs. Denotation
• Per Se vs. Per Say
• When You SHOULD Use Passive Voice
• When Do You Use “Quotation Marks”
• Polysyndeton and Asyndeton: Definition and Examples
• The Case Against Twilight
• Affect Versus Effect
• Stop Saying “Literally”
• What Is a Comma Splice? And Why Do Editors Hate Them?
• Intra vs. Inter: Why No One Plays Intermural Sports
• Alright and Alot: Words That Are Not Words
• The Poor, Misunderstood Semicolon

4 Journalism Lessons and Exercises

Want to be a journalist? Or even use techniques from journalism to improve your novel, essay, or screenplay? Here are our best writing lessons on journalism:

• Six Ways to Ask Better Questions In Interviews
• How Should You Interview Someone? Over Email? In Person?
• What If They Don’t Want to Talk to You?
• Eleven Habits of a Highly Effective Interviewers

16 Plot and Structure Lessons and Exercises

Want to write a good story? Our top plot and structure lessons will help:

• The Ten Types of Story and How to Master Them
• Points of a Story: 6 Plot Points Every Story Needs
• How to Shape a Story: The 6 Arcs
• 7 Keys To Write the Perfect First Line of a Novel
• The Secret to Creating Conflict
• 4 Tips to Avoid Having Your Short Story Rejected by a Literary Magazine
• 7 Steps to Creating Suspense
• 5 Elements of Storytelling
• 3 Important Rules for Writing Endings
• A Writer’s Cheatsheet to Plot and Structure
• Overcoming the Monster
• How to Satisfy Your Reader With a Great Ending
• Pow! Boom! Ka-Pow! 5 Tips to Write Fight Scenes
• The Dramatic Question and Suspense in Fiction
• How to Write a Memorable Beginning and Ending
• How to Write the Perfect First Page

6 Lessons and Exercises to Beat Writer's Block

Writer's block is real, and it can completely derail your writing. Here are six lessons to get writing again:

• How To Write Whether You Feel Like it Or Not
• This Fun Creative Writing Exercise Will Change Your Life
• When You Should Be Writing But Can't…
• What to do When Your Word Count is Too Low
• 7 Tricks to Write More with Less Willpower
• When You Don’t Know What to Write, Write About Your Insecurities

7 Literary Technique Lessons and Exercises

These writing and storytelling techniques will teach you a few tricks of the trade you may not have discovered before:

• 3 Tips to “Show, Don’t Tell” Emotions and Moods
• 3 Reasons to Write Stream of Consciousness Narrative
• 16 Observations About Real Dialogue
• Intertextuality As A Literary Device
• Why You Should Use Symbolism In Your Writing
• 6 Ways to Evoke Emotion in Poetry and Prose
• 3 Tips To Write Modern Allegorical Novels
• Symbol vs. Motif: What’s the Difference

3 Inspirational Writing Lessons and Exercises

Need some inspiration? Here are three of our most inspiring posts:

• Why We Write: Four Reasons
• You Must Remember Every Scar
• 17 Reasons to Write Something NOW

3 Publishing Blogging Lessons and Exercises

If you want to get published, these three lessons will help:

• The Secret to Writing On Your Blog Every Day
• How to Publish Your Book and Sell Your First 1,000 Copies
• How to Get Published in Literary Magazines

11 Writing Prompts

Need inspiration or just a kick in the pants to write. Try one of our top writing prompts :

• Grandfathers [writing prompt]
• Out of Place [writing prompt]
• Sleepless [writing prompt]
• Longing [writing prompt]
• Write About Yourself [writing prompt]
• 3 Reasons You Should Write Ghost Stories
• Road Trip [writing prompt]
• Morning [writing prompt]
• The Beach [writing prompt]
• Fall [writing prompt]
• How to Use Six-Word Stories As Writing Prompts

Is It Time To Begin Your Writing Practice?

It's clear that if you want to become a writer, you need to practice writing. We've created a proven process to practice your writing at The Write Practice, but even if you don't join our community, I hope you'll start practicing in some way today.

Personally, I waited  far  too long to start practicing and it set my writing back years.

How about you? Do you think practicing writing is important?  Let me know in the comments section .

Choose one of the writing practice posts above. Then, read the lesson and participate in the writing exercise, posting your work in the Pro Practice Workshop . And if you post, please give feedback to your fellow writers who also posted their practices.

Have fun and happy practicing!

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50 Comments

You have THE BEST content for writing on this blog!!

Thank you, Kristen. This made my morning. 🙂

Thanks Mitch. 🙂

I can’t remember when I started following this website. I have to look in my notebooks because that’s where I did these practices. I didn’t have access to a computer when I did them, so I wrote them out, setting the time limit. But even when I do get to a computer, I have my reservations about putting my practices on the page. even though it’s practice, I want them to be the best, almost perfect. But I know it won’t be. I’ve gotten feedback before that says so. It still gets to me that I didn’t put something together that not everyone liked. I need to get over it. After all, that is what these practices are about: to learn and improve on our craft.

I don’t know either, George, but it’s been several years. Perfectionism is something so many of us face, and it’s made worse when you don’t have a critique community as warm and encouraging as ours is. I hope you and everyone here are always willing to try something new, even if it comes out a little messed up, because you know we’ll support you and try to make you better.

What a great share! Thanks so much!

You’re so welcome, Elizabeth. Thank you for commenting.

when I ran writing classes I wrote. when I am “a member of writing classes” the teacher/leader/facilitator is NOT MY AUDIENCE and so I don’t write as well/as much. I don’t get the feedback I need from fellow students because most of them have never run their own writing projects/workshops. So many people expect you to write their story for them. I’ve actually got quite a few stories of me own. I have finally decided I like owning them. 😉

It sounds like you need a new critique group, Patience! Hope you can find a place where you get the feedback you need.

Wow! Terrific round-up of resources. 🙂

Thanks Stephanie. 🙂

Practice is necessary, period. It doesn’t matter what you want to learn. If you want to improve, practice is vital.

It’s odd. I’ve known and applied that principle for years on a variety of things. Painting. Drawing. Blogging. Gardening. Laundry.

But never writing.

Like you, I had the notion that just writing every day was all it took to improve. Why not the same level of dedication to writing?

Perhaps it’s time to change that!

I can relate, Carrie. It’s easy to confuse the craft of writing with journaling, thinking that you can just write whatever you feel like and you’ll get better, write something worth reading. The truth is that writing interesting things to read is a skill, but the good news is that you can get better at it with practice. Thanks for practicing with us! 🙂

I love these suggestions , and have set Writing Practice as my homepage so the first 15 minutes of my day is spent writing, whether its a practice or exercise here or another that is sprinkled through out this site, Thank you for all you do everyone here at The Write Practice

This is great Debra. I want to write the first 15 minutes of my day too!

I agree with Joe, Do it. Could be your to do list… ( that could lead to something else story wse later)

I love that, Debra. Such a good way to start your day.

Thanks Joe!

The best! Thank you so much for this.

You’re very welcome!

I simply LOVE all the tips and suggestions given on this blog. They are super helpful!

THANK you. We love sharing them with you. 🙂

Hi! You forgot the link to How to Write a Story a Week: A Day-by-Day Guide.

Thanks a lot for your work! This post is amazing.

It’s a great post Thiago. Definitely one of our most shared. Thanks for mentioning it! BTW here’s the link:

https://thewritepractice.com/a-story-a-week/

Wow!! There are so many exercises…. I just love it..! I am gonna really enjoy it..!

Awesome! Thank you for reading and practicing with us. 🙂

I only read halfway , My tootie is jumping all over me, and typing this is a struggle when a 3yr old wants his Toy Story movie on Youtube in this computer. Thank you for this article, will come back later to finish reading.

I know the feeling! Good luck!

Can’t wait to get stuck in with this! 🙂

Very helpful! Thank you!

I’ve just bookmarked this page. Thanks for this wonderful list.

This is awesome! So many helpful tips. I will be coming back to this often. Thanks for posting this!

Wow, so many goodies! Thank you for always providing such amazing content!!

I have enjoyed all these articles. Thank you for the help an inspiration to get my writing on its way. My creativity is boosting with confidence. Tootle loo.

Amazing contents for beginners like me Joe. I am highly inspired by your commitment. Thank you.

Hey, thanks!

Although I have only read half of thisc article, the practice exercises are excellent. Some of them are exactly what a beginning writer like myself needs. I am committing to at least try ALL of them. Thanks Joe!!

very helpful! thank you..

Amazing articles! Thanks so much for sharing!

My god this article made me love this site . You know it’s kinda hard for a beginner writer, who don’t know where to start and fixing goals, even samll ones give us a direction . A place to go , an aim for our creativity so thanks you , this community and this site. Love you all . At your pens ! 😉

Wow. This is great. I find all your posts informative, but this one is the best for me to use as a guide to get my self starting to write….Thank you.

I’m an old lady who wants to publish one more book before I die — have published several, all non-fiction, and done two under contract to a major publisher (reference books). So help me, the BIGGEST problem I have all along, is keeping track of the damned paper work and research that goes into a book!!! Yet I never ever see articles on something as simple as “How to file” — Oh I know, there’s wonderful software these days so probably I will never find a way to get paper organized — everybody will use software and do it on the computer. I’m too old for that — just one look at the learning curve for software, even putting the damned stuff into computer files is even MORE frustrating than paper!! Oh well, somehow I managed in the past to get books published, I may be able to do it one more time.

you enjoy writing more than anything else and you do indeed care to help others write. I love writing but translation from Arabic into English and English into Arabic is taking all of my time from the early hours of the morning till the evening. I will soon get all of your books in order to read them as soon as possible. One thing I am sure of. You know what you are doing very well. Hamzah

Excellent! Many useful tips. Many thanks!

Liz and Joe, I have only looked at a few exercises. Already, I am convinced that your site is one of the best sites out there. Thank your for sharing your wisdom.

Wow, these are the best lessons and exercises for writing. Actually i’m participating in a compitition this wendsday. so, i’m quite nervous and exited. this helped me a lot

Magnificent post ever I have read. This article will help me a lot to write a right way. Thank you.

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1 . Question

I’ll send it to you ________ I get the money.

2 . Question

She’s wearing a ________ dress.

• black long beautiful
• long beautiful black
• beautiful long black
• long black beautiful

3 . Question

I ________ like getting up early.

• doesn't

4 . Question

He drives quite ________, but his brother drives really ________.

• slowly … fastly
• slowly … fast
• slow … fast
• slow … fastly

5 . Question

Where ________ they from?

6 . Question

The film ________ by Quentin Tarantino.

• was directed
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7 . Question

She’s from ________, so she speaks ________.

• Spanish … Spanish
• Spain … Spainese
• Spanish … Spain
• Spain … Spanish

8 . Question

I ________ been hit by a car, but luckily I just managed to get out of the way.

• should have

9 . Question

I drink coffee ________.

• two times for a day
• two times day
• twice in day
• twice a day

10 . Question

How did this ________ broken?

11 . Question

Put ________ bag on ________ table, then give me ________ apple and ________ bar of chocolate.

• the … the … a … a
• a … a … the … the
• the … the … an … a
• a … the … an … the

12 . Question

It was the first time he ________ anything so spicy.

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13 . Question

I wish he ________ so rude to people when we go out.

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• won't be
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14 . Question

Winters here ________ be really cold sometimes, so make sure you bring warm clothes!

15 . Question

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16 . Question

I’m busy on Friday, so I ________ come.

17 . Question

Where ________ he work?

18 . Question

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19 . Question

Take a sandwich with you ________ you get hungry later.

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20 . Question

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21 . Question

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22 . Question

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23 . Question

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24 . Question

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25 . Question

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26 . Question

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27 . Question

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28 . Question

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32 . Question

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36 . Question

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Boost Online Learning Engagement With Quiz Variety

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If you're ever involved in creating an online training course , you will find that using a variety of quiz question types for your elearning course is an excellent way to add interactivity and increase learner engagement. Incorporating different types of questions allows you to test learners' understanding of the content in different ways, and it also makes learning more enjoyable.

But does this mean you should just randomly throw in different types of questions in the hope that this will somehow make your course more exciting? Uh, no. It doesn't quite work that way. You'll still need to put in the work to make your content interesting by using techniques that have been proven to aid in learner engagement and retention, such as gamification, microlearning elements , and social learning. 

But even high-quality courses won't do much good if you have a bunch of repetitive or poorly written quiz questions. You can end up boring, frustrating, or even misleading your learners if the question type, stem, and answers aren't properly thought out and executed. So here is your guide to best practices when writing quiz questions for elearning courses.

✔  Multiple choice questions

✔  Multiple select questions

✔  True or false questions

✔  Fill in the blanks questions

✔  Matching questions

How to create a quiz using the GoSkills Course Builder

To add a quiz block to your lesson:

• Click “Add content block” and choose the Quiz block. 
• Click  Edit quiz to choose the question type and add details.
• Click the plus ➕ icon and choose the question type you want to add.

1. Best practices for writing multiple-choice questions

With multiple-choice questions, there are at least two choices, and the learner is only allowed to select one.

In writing good multiple-choice questions, remember that the goal should be to challenge students while still allowing them to succeed. This means you should:

• Keep it simple. Avoid long or confusing questions, trick questions, and too many answer options. Try to limit the number of choices to three or four.
• Make sure answer options do not overlap. In other words, ensure that there is only one correct answer to the question asked. 

How to do it in the GoSkills Course Builder

• Type the question in the “Enter question title” field. You may want to provide some context for the question with a description.
• Enter the answer options next. As mentioned before, there will be at least two answer options, but most multiple choice questions have three or four choices. You can add more by clicking “Add another answer”.

• As the quiz creator, you'll need to identify the correct answer by clicking the radio button next to that option. An example is shown below.

2. Best practices for writing multiple-select questions

Multiple select questions allow the learner to select more than one checkbox from the available options. Use this type of question when:

• A question has several correct answers , for example, "Which of the following are classified as insects?"
• You want to test that the learner knows all the elements that make up a composite answer, for example, the various steps that make up a process.
• The learner must select all the right options for their answer to be marked correct. 

How to do it in the GoSkills Course Builder 

• Type the question in the “Enter question title” field. You can add an explanation just below the question.
• Enter the answer options next. The default is two answer options, but you can add more by clicking “Add another answer”.

• Identify the correct answers by ticking the checkboxes next to those options.

3. Best practices for writing true or false questions

True or false questions ask the learner to decide whether the statement is true or false. Here are some tips for writing effective true or false quiz questions:

• Do not simply copy-paste from the course material. Instead, use statements that test understanding of the content by rephrasing the true/false statement.
• Use negative statements sparingly , for example, "True/False: The sky is not blue." Negative true or false questions add significant cognitive load to the learner and may result in them guessing the answer rather than learning and knowledge retention.
• Consider using images, videos, and situational questions. Combining these elements with true or false statements will make learning more interesting and help learners process what they are learning in a variety of ways.

How to do it in the GoSkills Course Builder  

• The ‘True’ and ‘False’ options will automatically be displayed.

4. Best practices for writing fill in the blank questions

These question types are typically sentences with one, two, or three words missing and require that the learner type the missing word(s) in the blank space(s) provided. Good fill-in-the-blank questions generally have the following elements:

• Only one possible answer for each blank. When blanks have multiple possible correct answers, this can cause learner frustration.
• Account for variations in spelling and representation , for example, "center/centre", "twenty/20", "dollars/$", etc.   

The default question, as shown below, provides an example of what a fill-in-the-blank question might look like.

• Type the question stem, omitting the words you want the learner to input. 
• To add a new blank, place the cursor where you want it to appear, then click the ‘Add a blank’ option.

• Once saved, the number of acceptable words or phrases for that blank will be indicated by a number while you are in Creator mode.

5. Best practices for writing matching questions

Matching questions ask the learner to pair items in one column to the correct option in another column by dragging on the answer options. Bear the following in mind when writing matching questions:

• Matching questions are useful for identifying relationships between items, for example, a list of inventions in one column and a list of inventors in the second column.
• State clearly what the learner is matching. For example, the question stem might say, "Match the capital cities on the right to their countries on the left."

• For the first option, type the first part of an answer you want the learner to see in the left column. In the right column of the same option, type the second part of that answer.
• Repeat the above for the second option.
• The default is two options, but you can add more by clicking “Add another answer”. 

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Apart from the type of question you choose, it's worth exploring what options your course authoring tool provides for modifying the behavior of the quiz. In order to improve the learner experience, the GoSkills Course Builder offers several features that you can customize for each quiz block. 

Add extra design elements to a quiz question

You can add even more variety to specific quiz questions by clicking on their 3-dot menu. Maybe you’d like to: 

• add an image that your learner should reference to answer the question.
• add a hint to help the learner decide on the correct answer.
• explain the correct answer which your learner will see at the end of the quiz.
• shuffle the order of the answer options each time the learner takes the quiz.

From this menu, you can also duplicate the question to make it easier to add a question of the same type and structure or delete the question.

Jazz up the entire quiz block

You can change the behavior of the entire quiz block (all the questions in that section) by hovering over the quiz block and clicking “Edit”. Then select the “Settings” tab in the “Edit quiz block” panel.

Some of the options you'll see are:

• Require quiz. The ‘Require quiz’ setting is OFF by default, meaning that learners can choose to skip the quiz. Switching it on means that learners must attempt the quiz to move on in the course.
• Passing score required. The ‘Passing score required’ setting is OFF by default. If switched on, you will have to enter the minimum percentage score needed to move on in the course. 
• Reward learners with coins. The ‘Reward learners with coins’ toggle is OFF by default. If switched on, learners will get 10 GoSkills gamification coins for achieving the passing score.
• Shuffle questions. ‘Shuffle questions’ is OFF by default. Switching it on will cause the order of the questions to change each time the quiz is attempted.
• Show correct answers. The ‘Show correct answers’ option is ON by default. Switching it on means that the correct answers will be displayed on the results page.

Big takeaways

1. use situational questions.

These will prevent the learner from simply skimming or regurgitating the course material, but instead, think of how the knowledge can be applied in everyday settings.

2. Use mini quizzes throughout the course

Asking one or two questions after learning a key point or after a short lesson helps learners to understand what will be important to remember. It is also a good idea to include important concepts that will be tested in the final exam in a mini quiz, as this will help long-term information recall.

3. Vary the design of quiz elements 

Do not feel forced to ask the same number of questions after each lesson. It is perfectly acceptable to ask a single question if that is all the lesson calls for. Likewise, shuffling questions, answer options, and adding gamification elements will keep learners alert and engaged till the very end.

3. Use multimedia elements where possible

Adding images and videos to your quiz questions where possible will aid in comprehension and information recall and is another way of improving the visuals in your course.

4. Provide feedback

Learners will get extremely frustrated if they are not able to go through the correct answers, or at least pointed in the right direction after entering incorrect answers.

5. Make your quiz useful

This last one might seem obvious, but don't just write a quiz for the sake of writing a quiz. Consider the thought process that students will be using to arrive at the correct answer and make sure that it is productive for their learning. If your question does not aid in knowledge retention, it should likely be eliminated.

Over to you

Quiz questions are not just a way to test learners’ knowledge – they’re an important part of the learning process itself. Your L&D program should be designed with learner engagement and knowledge retention in mind. So experiment with different question types and add variety, interaction, and fun to the learning experience!

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An example of ___________ is taking someones painting and taking credit for their work.

An example of evidence for an essay you are writing on jungle animals is ________.

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This part of the writing process involves exploring ideas for writing, choosing a purpose and audience, gathering and sequencing ideas, and narrowing the topic. What stage of the writing process is this?

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Spelling, along with punctuation and grammar, is one of the aspects included under Language. Language is one of the six assessment criteria for the Writing sub-test. Any spelling mistakes you make will be taken account of in your score for Language. 

What happens if I write too many/too few words in the Writing sub-test?

There is no automatic penalty for writing over or under the word range for the task (180 – 200 words). However, each task is designed to be achievable within that word range. If you have written significantly more, it is likely that you have included irrelevant material or your letter is not well organised. If you have written significantly less, you may have misunderstood the task and/or the case notes, or missed out important information. In either case, your scores for the six assessment criteria for Writing will reflect any weaknesses in those areas.  

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What layout do I use? Where do I write the date and address?

A number of different formats are accepted by health professionals in different local contexts. It is important that your letter is clearly laid out and appropriate for the particular task but there is no particular format or layout that you have to use in the Writing sub-test.  

Can I use all capitals in the Writing sub-test?

If it is your preference to write in all capital letters, you can. However, you must be consistent. In other words, don’t switch between CAPITAL and lower-case letters.

What scores on the level descriptors do I need to reach on the writing test?

You should aim to achieve the highest level in the descriptors for each criterion. Test-takers securing grade B will have achieved scores of 2 out of 3 for Purpose and 5 out of 7 for the remaining criteria. 

Is it important to read the case notes and plan my response?

To achieve your best score in Writing, it's important to understand the task and the case notes. Plan your response so you can select the information only relevant to the reader. The five minutes of reading time at the start of the Writing sub-test is an opportunity for you to do this.  

Tasks for the Writing sub-test are designed to ensure you have enough time in the remaining 40 minutes to write a response of the required length and check over what you have written. You can consult the task and the case notes at any point during the 40 minutes allocated for writing, not just during the reading time.

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• ChatGPT Plus and Copilot Pro use GPT-4 but have noticeable differences due to integrated tools and user interfaces.
• Copilot is faster, offers more integrated image editing tools, and is integrated with Microsoft 365.
• ChatGPT excels in writing eloquent content, has fewer ads, and restricts content imitation more than Copilot.

OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus and Microsoft's Copilot Pro are among the biggest names in artificial intelligence. Yet, these chatbots arguably have more in common than any other subscription-based AI software. That's because both platforms are built with versions of GPT-4 . In theory, this means one shouldn't be any smarter than the other. However, while the underlying training data is similar, the two AI platforms have a few noticeable disparities that could make all the difference in choosing where to spend that $20-a-month subscription.

I created a ChatGPT Plus vs. Copilot Pro battle by feeding both programs the same prompts. Both use GPT-4 and DALL-E, yet Copilot just made GPT-4 Turbo available even to non-paying customers. That move gives Microsoft's offering a bit more speed. Yet, that's not the only distinction. The wildly different user interfaces, integrations, and policies create noticeable gaps between the two AI chatbots. ChatGPT tended to be a bit more long-winded yet offered more descriptive language and varied sentence structures. On the other hand, Copilot offered more tools inside the AI app while simultaneously being integrated into more places, like Word and Outlook.

With both subscriptions costing $20 a month and utilizing GPT-4 and DALL-E, the differences between ChatGPT Plus and Copilot Pro make one a better fit. Here's how the two programs differ.

I tested Gemini Advanced against ChatGPT Plus to see which AI is better

Image test: copilot has more built-in image editing tools, yet chatgpt delivers the requested style a bit better.

Both chatbots had the same struggles that feel fairly universal across generative AI -- neither could properly spell "happy birthday" within the graphic itself when I asked it to create a birthday card. Similarly, both struggled with human hands and portraying people in a way that didn't feel artificial.

While the platforms share similar struggles, looking at the integrated tools, Copilot pulls ahead. Microsoft's AI created four image options, whereas ChatGPT created one. But Copilot's real benefits come from the integrated tools. Designer, the GPT made for creating images, has a few integrated tools where you can edit the resulting graphic. Integrated styles allowed me to convert to a different genre like watercolor or pixel art. I could even click on part of the image to create a background blur or a color pop effect or switch to a square aspect ratio, all without leaving Copilot.

The one thing I felt ChatGPT excelled at was getting the style right on the first attempt. When I asked for a watercolor image, ChatGPT produced a watercolor image. With Copilot, it produced a render that wasn't at all like a watercolor. With Copilot, I could then use the built-in tools to select a style, and then the result was closer to what I was looking for. Still, Copilot's watercolor featured black outlines more consistent with comic book art than with a painting.

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Writing test: chatgpt is long-winded, but more eloquent, copilot was able to add in more recent facts.

ChatGPT tends to get wordy if you don't request a specific length. However, the program from OpenAI also produced more polished content. ChatGPT's writing, for both business and creative tasks, contained more varied sentence structures, less passive voice, and more descriptive language.

In contrast, when tasked with writing a short story about a haunted house, Copilot started with "once upon a time" and ended with "happily ever after" in an odd mashup of horror tropes and fairy tale storytelling. Copilot did a bit better when I switched from the fast conversation style to creative, though I still enjoyed ChatGPT's story more. Copilot also misunderstood instructions when I asked it to write up a letter of recommendation for a former coworker, writing a letter to me rather than from me.

The one area where Copilot performed a little better was pulling recent information. ChatGPT integrated more specifics in an email about the iPhone 15 Pro when requested, but acted as if the phone hadn't been announced yet and reminded me to check the specifications. Copilot seemed to do better at incorporating recent information, adding specifications about the smartphone on the first attempt. Both programs incorrectly stated that the Pro version had the A16 chipset, serving as a reminder to always check factual data when using AI.

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Advice test: chatgpt often suggests more options, but co-pilot still had some sound advice.

What felt long-winded when tasked with writing a professional email turned into more ideas when I asked ChatGPT for advice. When I asked for gift ideas, the chatbot churned out more ideas in general than Copilot.

However, the two programs felt most similar here in chatting and asking for advice. I could have asked for a specific number of ideas and received very similar results. ChatGPT listed more options, but both churned out fairly standard advice when I asked for gift ideas and job interview tips.

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Speed test: copilot tends to finish faster, copilot has three modes for choosing when speed is most important.

With ChatGPT coming from OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, it's a bit surprising that Copilot is actually the first to utilize GPT-4 Turbo. While the upgraded GPT is available for beta users of ChatGPT Pro, Copilot began integrating the Turbo version for consumers first, resulting in a tendency to answer questions faster.

When I asked for a poem, Copilot finished plus added four images (that I didn't request) before ChatGPT could even finish just the text. In general, Copilot seemed to finish faster nearly every time.

Copilot also has three conversation styles to choose from, so you can prioritize speed, creativity, or precision. Switching to creative mode occasionally allowed ChatGPT to finish first. But, in general, Copilot completed more tasks first.

ChatGPT seemed to experience more freezes. It's limited to 40 messages every three hours. Microsoft doesn't list a specific number for Copilot, but the company recently removed the former 300-message daily limit for the free tier.

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Ethics test: both chatbots use the similar training data, but chatgpt has more content restrictions in place.

With both chatbots using GPT-4, the difference in ethics between the two platforms lies in each company's content policy guidelines. Neither chatbot refused to generate an image in the style of Van Gogh. However, when I asked for an image inspired by more recent living artists, ChatGPT refused, as imitating a specific artist's style is against the content guidelines.

Neither platform refused when asked to imitate a writer's style, past or present.

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Privacy test: copilot doesn't use data for training, but both platforms have some data controls.

Both ChatGPT and Copilot allow users to delete their previous chats. ChatGPT will delete your data automatically every 30 days if you turn off chat history. Copilot has a privacy center where users can visit and manually delete their data, though this also deletes Bing search history.

Microsoft says it doesn't use data typed into Copilot for training -- which makes sense as the system is based on training data from OpenAI. ChatGPT will use your data for training, but users can turn this off in the settings.

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Extra features test: copilot has more integrations, but chatgpt has more custom gpts and fewer ads.

Naturally, as a Microsoft product, Copilot is integrated into more apps. You can use Copilot in Word and PowerPoint if you also have a Microsoft 365 subscription. Microsoft also incorporates the AI into Outlook email. That means there's less copy-paste action to get the AI-written content into your email, word processor, or presentation. You don't have to go back and forth between the Copilot app or web version and the program you are using.

Copilot also has more integrated tools. You can edit your images right from the image generator. Copilot Notebook will also generate content for you without the chat-like experience, allowing longer descriptions of what you would like the AI to write for you.

While ChatGPT doesn't have those same integrations, it does have a longer list of custom GPTs. The Explore GPT section has plenty of different options in a number of different categories, while Copilot is limited to Copilot, Designer, Vacation Planner, Cooking Assistant, and Fitness Trainer.

ChatGPT also doesn't have ads within the paid mobile app or web platform. Copilot annoyingly sneaks in some links and even some photo ads after nearly each generation.

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Verdict: which ai chatbot subscription is the best, copilot has a free trial and is faster, and the free version uses gpt-4.

Despite sharing similar training data, ChatGPT Plus and Copilot Pro both have unique quirks that make the decision on which chatbot to use a more clear-cut choice. Both have the same $20 a month cost, though Microsoft is the only one with a one-month free trial accessible by downloading the mobile app.

With integration into Microsoft 365, Copilot is the better choice for users who already have a subscription to the brand's suite of tools like Word and PowerPoint. While the AI is in addition to the subscription costs for Microsoft 365, the integration means less back-and-forth between separate apps.

Copilot is also the faster of the two AI systems, with fewer message limits. Microsoft's chatbot also has more integrated image editing tools for use with DALL-E graphics. The user interface also has a separate Copilot Notebook, allowing for generating text without the chat-like experience.

While Copilot is the better choice for those who already use Word and Outlook, ChatGPT Pro consistently produces more eloquent written content. Where Copilot's felt more like a first draft, OpenAI delivered more varied sentence structure and vocabulary for a smoother read. ChatGPT also has content restrictions that prevent imitating another modern artist. The OpenAI program was also free of the ads that dotted Copilot.

Looking outside the subscriptions to the free tiers, the decision is more clear-cut. The free version of Copilot uses GPT-4, while ChatGPT uses the older GPT-3.5 for non-paying users. That allows Copilot to deliver better results in less time for those who cannot swing the cost. The free access to GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo is limited to non-peak times, however, and the free option also excludes the Microsoft 365 integrations.

You can take a TSC school bus for a test drive on Saturday. Here's what you need to know

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — While driving a school bus may sound like a slow job, the Tippecanoe School Corp. hopes it could be a change of pace for someone looking for a new career.

From 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, the TSC transportation department will host a test drive event at Wea Ridge Middle School, offering the public a chance to get behind the wheel of a school bus.

Chris Bearden, TSC's director of transportation, said in previous years the corporation has seen success through hosting these types of events. They hope to replicate that recruitment on Saturday. With both full-time and part-time positions available, Bearden said TSC currently employs about 120 drivers with a commercial driver's license (CDL) and a handful of drivers with a Department of Education (DOE) license.

"We are looking to fill all positions," Bearden said. "We always try to expect a number of occurrences every day where you're going to need to fill those routes when there is an absence."

The starting pay for full-time CDL drivers is $23.34 per hour, Bearden said, with DOE licensed drivers beginning at $19.07 per hour. For those who inquire about driving for the corporation, Bearden said he always encourages the pursuit of a CDL, as it offers further opportunity for pay, hours and benefits.

Brenda Fassnacht, a TSC bus driver and trainer for incoming drivers, said alongside the flexibility of a daily work schedule, one of the biggest benefits to driving a school bus she hears from fellow drivers focuses more on the precious cargo.

"I hear a lot from our drivers that the opportunity to invest in the next generation without the typical full-time job lifestyle is what they love most — you leave your work at work, but at the end of the day you're still making a difference," Fassnacht said. "I have drivers who've driven buses for 20 and 30 years, and they really get to know their families. When drivers get to know your kids by name, it gives everybody more peace of mind, and kids behave better when they know their driver cares and has their parents' backs."

Driving a large vehicle like a school bus sounds intimidating, but Bearden said coming to an event like this, where participants can safely drive a bus under professional supervision around the school property is a good icebreaker.

For experienced drivers like Fassnacht, she explained there are many other added benefits, especially for parents of school-aged children, to become drivers, as it allows for further opportunity to be on their children's schedule while getting paid.

"This is a great way to stay involved in your kids' lives and not be stuck behind a desk all day," Fassnacht said. "Being able to see the sun rise each morning sounds like a silly thing, but I would miss that if I was working a different job."

Jillian Ellison is a reporter for the Journal and Courier. She can be reached via email at [email protected]. Follow her on X at @ellison_writes.

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