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How to ask "Fill in the blanks in a paragraph" type questions

  • August 16, 2020
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fuimaranwe
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Hi there. I am using Qualtrics to give language exams at a university and I would like to write "fill in the blanks in a paragraph" type questions. Because Qualtrics does not have the fill in the blank question type, I prepared one as an html form like the one below.
image.pngAnd I prepared 8 text entry type questions and hid them through display logic. My question is: Is there a way to link each of these blanks with one of the hidden questions, thus when a student fill in those blanks, the answers are entered to hidden questions automatically and I can collect student answers in Data&Analysis tab? Or is there a way to store what is written in the blanks as embedded data? Thanks in advance.

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    TomG
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    • TomG
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    • August 16, 2020

    No, you can't save a value to a question hidden with display logic. Yes, you can save data to an embedded data field using the JavaScript Qualtrics function Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData().
    There is an example of what you are trying to do here (it is a combination of type in and drop down answers).

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      • ansakach
      • September 18, 2020

      Hi All,
      TomG , should I start with text entry question? How can I change the HTML of the text frame? It only allows me to add the JS. How can I access the HTML panel to custom the code?
      Thank you.

      TomG
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      • TomG
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      • September 18, 2020

      You could use a text entry form. To edit HTML click on the question text, then the HTML view tab.

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      • LFGS
      • February 10, 2025

      No, you can't save a value to a question hidden with display logic. Yes, you can save data to an embedded data field using the JavaScript Qualtrics function Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData().
      There is an example of what you are trying to do here (it is a combination of type in and drop down answers).


       

      ​@TomG , i can't follow the link and i really need the demo. can u send me the example? 
      thank you. 

      TomG
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      • TomG
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      • February 10, 2025

      No, you can't save a value to a question hidden with display logic. Yes, you can save data to an embedded data field using the JavaScript Qualtrics function Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData().
      There is an example of what you are trying to do here (it is a combination of type in and drop down answers).


       

      ​@TomG , i can't follow the link and i really need the demo. can u send me the example? 
      thank you. 

      See this.

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        • LFGS
        • February 11, 2025

        No, you can't save a value to a question hidden with display logic. Yes, you can save data to an embedded data field using the JavaScript Qualtrics function Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setEmbeddedData().
        There is an example of what you are trying to do here (it is a combination of type in and drop down answers).


         

        ​@TomG , i can't follow the link and i really need the demo. can u send me the example? 
        thank you. 

        See this.

        Thank you ​@TomG 

        I read the information from the link, and my text question with blanks seems fine, but when trying to retrieve the data, there are no responses associated with this question. Do you know of any solution?

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