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$wims_name_quick_SELECTWORD requires the learner to select a word or words in a piece of text.

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Usually there are two phases in a $wims_name_quick_SELECTWORD type exercise:

In the first phase certain words or group of words have to be identified by clicking on them

or by turning over (by clicking on them) the labels (or flashcards) to hide words 

(select then <tt>flashcard</tt>, the text is written twice, first usually, then with labels).

In the second phase the learner has to provide some sort of "explanation" for 

each word or group of words (for example a translation, identification of the 

grammatical form, the irregular form of a verb or a plural noun, etc.).

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In the second phase of the exercise: 

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You can decide which format you wish to use(clickfill, case, dragfill).

If there are several possible correct answers, they have to be separated by ||.

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The feedback (correct answers) to the exercise can be displayed either 

in the text beside the word(s) or between the lines or outside the text.

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The following variants of an exercise can be created depending on the kind 

of task you wish the learner to do:

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It is possible not to have a second phase (just ask the learner to select 

words or group of words);

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It is possible not to have a first phase (i.e. the learner doesn't have to first select words).

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The size of the blanks or labels in the second phase of the exercise have 

to be configured according to the length of the "explanation" required.

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Several data sets can be included in an exercise but they will be displayed randomly .

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A different picture, audio recording, introduction or title (i.e. piece of text) 

can be added to each data set.

:format

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:??The cat|subject?? likes ??mice|direct object??. But ??mice|subject??

 don't like ??cats|direct object??.

:??He|subject?? prefers ??the red car|direct object??.

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:??first word(s) to be selected|answer in the second phase?? texte

??second word(s) to be selected|answer in the second phase??.

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<span class="wims_warning">$wims_name_remark</span>: The possible answers for the second 

phase of the exercise can be added to the beginning of the data file using 

the following format. For example:

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choice=subject,direct object,indirect object

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<span class="wims_warning">$wims_name_remark</span>: If the exercise has no second phase 

just one ,|is removed and only the word(s) corresponding to the first phase 

shall be written. For example:

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:??The cat?? likes ??mice??. But ??mice??

 don't like ??cats??.

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<span class="wims_warning">$wims_name_remark</span>: When there are several possible 

correct answers, they have to be separated by || . For example: 

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:She ??be - negative form|is not||isn't?? my sister.

:Elle ??être|était||a été?? aux USA.

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If the exercise has no first phase (i.e. the learner is not required to 

click on a word) the format is the following:

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:??|a possible answer||a second possible answer||a third possible answer??

:The ??|organisation||organization?? of this meeting is difficult.

:Beaucoup de ??|gens||personnes?? en France ont un téléphone portable.

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<span class="wims_warning">$wims_name_remark</span>: Preferences for a data set.

If you wish to add a different audio recording, a different title (i.e. text) 

or a different introduction to each data set (i.e. exercise), the first line must 

have the following format

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:audio=audio_file.mp3 image=picture_file.jpg title="your text" intro="instructions" 

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