Duration:
2:58
Updated:
August 21, 2026
Inline Text Item
Create an Inline Text item, where students type a number or word in context with the surrounding text.
Helpful Tips
- An Inline Text item allows students to type brief answers into text boxes within surrounding text.
Setting Up the Response Template
- Use the Response Template to enter the surrounding text and place responses where text boxes should appear.
- Bracketed response areas indicate where students will see a text box.
- Select Add Response to add another response to the template and Response List.
- Use the Delete icon to remove a response.
Setting Up Responses
- Make sure each response in the template has a corresponding Correct Value in the Response List.
- Use Input Type to specify whether each response is text, numeric, or math.
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Use the Settings icon to customize each response:
- Input Width controls the size of the text box and can range from 60–400 pixels.
- Character Limit controls how many characters a student can enter.
- Case Sensitive requires students to match capitalization exactly when selected.
- Add up to 20 alternate correct responses to account for acceptable variations in student answers.
- Students must enter an accepted response exactly to receive credit.
- Select Save when finished.
Standards & Item Details
- After saving, select the Content Area, adopted year, Primary Course, and Student Expectation (SE).
- Add a dual-coded standard when applicable.
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From the Item View, you can:
- Edit the question or item details.
- Test Text to Speech.
- Add Related Content, such as passages, maps, or charts.
- Add Keywords to make the item easier to find in future searches.
From the Text Entry section, the inline text item type allows students to type a brief answer into a text box within surrounding text.
Click the box or green plus icon.
You can see here that we have three sections.
The Question, Response Template and then our Response List.
These will be listed as Response 1, Response 2 and so on.
On the top right, select English or Spanish.
Click here to add a protractor or a ruler to the item.
Use the editing tools provided to format.
Make sure to use this first icon to paste in plain text when copying from another source.
For demo purposes, we are starting with everything already entered in.
Use the response template to input text and include where text boxes appear.
By default, at least one response must be entered.
Bracketed response areas designate where the text boxes appear for students.
When adding a new response to the template, using the blue button, it adds another to the responses below.
Click the delete icon to remove.
With the template done, ensure the correct number of Responses show below and the correct value is entered for each one.
Use the ' Input Type ' drop-down to select if the answer is text, numeric, or math.
Click the settings icon to enter an input width.
The input width controls the size of the Text Box.
The range is 60 to 400 pixels wide.
The Character limit controls how much a student can type in the box.
For example, if you are looking for a number that has three digits, you can make the character limit 3 or more.
Mark if it's case sensitive or not.
If selected, a student would get the answer wrong if they did not use the proper form.
If you want students to capitalize a word such as the name of a city, make sure to check this option.
Add up to 20 alternate correct responses, making it easier to account for variations in student answers.
This is optional.
Note the reminder in the blue box that says student must type in the answers exactly to receive credit for the question.
Click Save on the top when finished.
A pop-up appears allowing you to select standards.
Select the Content Area, adopted year and select the primary course and Student Expectation.
You also have the option to dual code.
Click save.
From this screen, use the icons to make edits to the question, or details on the right.
Use this icon to test how the item reads for text-to-speech.
To add 'Related content', click the Add icon.
Related content, such as reading passages, Maps, and Charts, can be attached to more than one assessment item.
This makes tests easier to organize.
You can also assign keywords to items making them easier to search for in the future.
Click the add icon and put each new keyword or phrase on a new line.
Click save to return to the previous screen.
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