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What is Wise About Words? How can I use one in a lesson?

Wise About Words asks students to evaluate three choices and pick two that best answer the question. This drag and drop activity features text, audio, and image compatibility, and is useful for many Depth of Knowledge Level 1 – 3 skills, such as comparing, relating, categorizing, and differentiating.

Wise About Words is available in both audio and non-audio formats.


Wise About Words Sample

Wise About Words Sample Formatting

Complete the interactive above. Then, study the sample formatting below to see how it was authored.

[insert Wise About Words interactive]

[Question 1]
Question: Which two sentences are written in the passive voice?
Question Audio: “Which two sentences are written in the passive voice?”

*Answer Choice: The baseball was pitched by Brandon.
Answer Choice Audio: “The baseball was pitched by Brandon.”

Answer Choice: Jill handed the newspaper to her sister.
Answer Choice Audio: “Jill handed the newspaper to her sister.”

*Answer Choice: The band’s website is visited by thousands of fans.
Answer Choice Audio: “The band’s website is visited by thousands of fans."

Correct Feedback: That’s right! Passive voice sentences emphasize the action over the subject.
Incorrect Feedback: That’s incorrect. The passive voice is about the verb, or action, of a sentence.
[END Question 1]

[Question 2]
Question: What states of matter does carbon dioxide (dry ice) go through during sublimation?
Question Audio: “What states of matter does carbon dioxide (dry ice) go through during sublimation?”

*Answer Choice Image: 2470266659
Answer Choice Audio: “solid”

*Answer Choice Image: 927951664
Answer Choice Audio: “gas”

Answer Choice Image: 2074969720
Answer Choice Audio: “liquid”

Correct Feedback: Correct! During sublimation, dry ice skips over a liquid state, and goes straight from solid to gas.
Incorrect Feedback: That’s incorrect. Dry ice has no liquid state during sublimation.
[END Question 2]

[END Wise About Words interactive]


Customizable Content:

  • Question Text & Audio
  • Answer Choice Text, Images & Audio
  • Feedback Text & Audio

Constraints:

  • 1-10 question sets per activity.
  • Three answer choices per question.
  • Two correct answers per question.
  • Images should be easily identifiable in small views.

Formatting Template

To use the Wise About Words interactive, copy and paste the text shown below, and replace the placeholder text with your own.

[insert Wise About Words interactive]

[Question 1]
Question: QUESTION TEXT GOES HERE
Question Audio: “QUESTION AUDIO GOES HERE”

*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE TEXT HERE
Answer Choice Image: ANSWER CHOICE IMAGE HERE
Answer Choice Audio: “ANSWER CHOICE AUDIO HERE”

*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE TEXT HERE
Answer Choice Image: ANSWER CHOICE IMAGE HERE
Answer Choice Audio: “ANSWER CHOICE AUDIO HERE”

Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE TEXT HERE
Answer Choice Image: ANSWER CHOICE IMAGE HERE
Answer Choice Audio: “ANSWER CHOICE AUDIO HERE”

Correct Feedback: CORRECT FEEDBACK HERE.
Incorrect Feedback: INCORRECT FEEDBACK HERE.
[END Question 1]

[Question 2]
Question: QUESTION TEXT GOES HERE
Question Audio: “QUESTION AUDIO GOES HERE”

*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE TEXT HERE
Answer Choice Image: ANSWER CHOICE IMAGE HERE
Answer Choice Audio: “ANSWER CHOICE AUDIO HERE”

*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE TEXT HERE
Answer Choice Image: ANSWER CHOICE IMAGE HERE
Answer Choice Audio: “ANSWER CHOICE AUDIO HERE”

Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE TEXT HERE
Answer Choice Image: ANSWER CHOICE IMAGE HERE
Answer Choice Audio: “ANSWER CHOICE AUDIO HERE”

Correct Feedback: CORRECT FEEDBACK HERE.
Incorrect Feedback: INCORRECT FEEDBACK HERE.
[END Question 2]

[END Wise About Words interactive]

Note: * marks the correct answer.