Rearrange blocks

Rearrange is a type of question block. They allow you to assess your learners ability to rank or organise information by presenting items and requiring learners to place them in a correct order.

Rearrange blocks are available for use in formal assessment sections.

Contents of this article:

• Create a rearrange block
• Add text to a rearrange question
• Add more answers to a question
• Designate the correct answer
• Edit answer feedback
• Randomise answer order
• Delete or duplicate answers

To create a rearrange block:

1. Navigate to the storyboard view of your lesson.

2. Select 'Add new block'

3. Select the 'Question' drop-down in the left-hand sidebar.

4. Select 'Rearrange'. The library will display available block layouts that include rearrange questions. 

5. Select 'Preview' to view the block layout without creating it.

6. Select 'Choose block' to finalise your choice.

To add text to a rearrange question:

1. Navigate to the editor view of your rearrange block.

2. Select the rearrange section of the block.

3. Select the answers or images directly to edit them.

To add more answers to a question:

1. Navigate to the editor view of your rearrange block.

2. Select the rearrange section of the block.

3. In the left-hand sidebar, roll your mouse over over the existing rearrange answers.

4. Select one of the blue '+' buttons.

To designate the correct answer:

1. Navigate to the editor view of your rearrange block.

2. Select the rearrange section of the block.

3. In the left-hand sidebar, select one answer at a time.

4. Drag each answer up or down the sidebar to rearrange it into the correct order and drop it into place.

To edit answer feedback:

1. Navigate to the editor view of your rearrange block.

2. Select the rearrange section of the block.

3. In the left-hand sidebar, select the 'Feedback' drop-down to view the feedback panels.

4. Select the text in the feedback panels to edit the feedback messages.

5. In the left-hand sidebar, toggle between 'Correct' and 'Incorrect' to view and edit each message.

Note: You can only record a single message to be delivered to all incorrect responses. Variations of feedback responses for different submitted answers cannot be recorded.  Check out our tip on how to write effective feedback.

To randomise answer order:

1. Navigate to the editor view of your rearrange block.

2. Select the rearrange section of the block.

3. In the left-hand sidebar, toggle 'Randomise options' to 'On'.

Warning! 'Randomise options' is set to 'On' by default. Switching it off will cause the answer options to appear to the learner in the correct order when they view the block.

To delete or duplicate answers:

1. Navigate to the editor view of your rearrange block.

2. Select the rearrange section of the block.

3. In the left-hand sidebar, select the three vertical dots button next to the answer you wish to delete or duplicate.

4. Select 'Delete' or 'Duplicate' from the drop-down.