This document provides instructions for adding GIFT formatted questions to Swayam 2.0. It explains the GIFT format for multiple choice, multiple select, true/false, and short answer questions. The steps include opening a text document, saving it as UTF-8 encoding, typing sample questions in GIFT format with question codes, answers, and feedback, copying the questions, pasting them into the GIFT Questions page in the Course Builder, and adding the question group to a lesson or assessment.
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1. Adding GIFT Questions inAdding GIFT Questions in
Swayam2.0Swayam2.0
Dr Rekha Sharma
Associate Professor,
UGC-Human Resource Development Centre,
Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur
2. GIFT format helpsGIFT format helps to writeto write
Multiple-choice,
True-false,
Short answer,
Matching missing word andMatching missing word and
Numerical questions in a simple format
that can be imported to Swayam 2.0.
3. GeneralGeneral InstructionsInstructions
Comments are preceded by double slashes (//) and
are not imported.
At least one blank line must be left between each
question.
Question codes are written ::Code:: followed byQuestion codes are written ::Code:: followed by
Question
Answers are set in between brackets{ },
An equal sign (=) indicates the correct answer(s)
Tilde (~) indicates the wrong answers
Hash (#) insert a feedback.
4. Symbols Use
// text Comment until end of line (optional)
::title:: Question title (optional)
text Question text (becomes title if no title specified)
{ 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 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)
=%n%answer:tolera
nce
n percent credit for one of multiple numeric ranges within
tolerance from answer
} End answer(s)
character Backslash escapes the special meaning of ~, =, #, {, }, and :
7. Step 3: Open the text document and type :-
A. Multiple Choice Question
8. MCQ in GIFT format explainedMCQ in GIFT format explained1.Write command for
type of question
2. Leave one
blank line after
the command.
3.Write Question
Code inside
4. Begin your
question after
writing question
code
7. Start
feedback with
# sign
8. End
answers with
{ sign
6. Start
Incorrect answer
with ~ sign
5. Begin answers
with { sign
Code inside
:: code :: .
5. Begin correct
answers
with = sign
9. B. Multiple Select Question
Give percent tolerance for correct answer as ~%n%
Note that there is no equal sign (=) in any answer.
The total of answers should not be more than 100%,
otherwise swayam 2.0 will show an error.
10. C.True or False
Here the answer indicates whether the
statement is true or false.The answer
should be written as {TRUE} or {FALSE},
or abbreviated to {T} or {F}.
11. D. Short Answer
Answers in Short Answer question-type
are all prefixed by an equal sign (=),
indicating that they are all correct
answers.The answers must not contain a
tilde.