The Pair Up interactive asks students to pair like items into two distinct categories. Use this type of sorting to reinforce similarities and differences between related concepts that are easily confused.
Pair Up is available in both audio and non-audio formats.
Pair Up Sample
Pair Up Sample Formatting
Complete the interactive above. Then, study the sample formatting below to see how it was authored.
[insert Pair Up interactive]
[Question 1]
Category 1: Pre-World War II
Category 2: Post-World War II
Correct Feedback: Correct!
Incorrect Feedback: Sorry, but that is
not correct.
Answer Choice Text: The Vietnam War
Answer Choice Category: 2
Answer Choice Text: Fall of Berlin Wall
Answer Choice Category: 2
Answer Choice Text: Assassination of
Archduke Ferdinand
Answer Choice Category: 1
Answer Choice Text: The Great
Depression
Answer Choice Category: 1
[END Question 1]
[Question 2]
Category 1: Renewable Resources
Category 2: Nonrenewable Resources
Correct Feedback: That’s right! Gas and
coal are nonrenewable resources.
Incorrect Feedback: Incorrect.
Remember, nonrenewable resources take millennia to form.
Answer Choice Image: 2137480589
Answer Choice Audio: "solar power"
Answer Choice Category: 1
Answer Choice Image: 2502807305
Answer Choice Audio: "wind power"
Answer Choice Category: 1
Answer Choice Image: 2503281277
Answer Choice Audio: "coal"
Answer Choice Category: 2
Answer Choice Image: 2454970039
Answer Choice Audio: "gasoline"
Answer Choice Category: 2
[END Question 2]
[END Pair Up interactive]
Customizable Content:
- Category Text & Category Audio
- Answer Choice Text, Answer Choice Image, & Answer Choice Audio
- Correct & Incorrect Feedback
Constraints:
- 1-5 question sets per activity.
- Images should be easily identifiable in small views.
- Must include two categories, and four answer choices (two for each category)
- Answer choices are text and image based with or without audio.
Formatting Template
To use the Pair Up interactive, copy and paste the text shown below, and replace the placeholder text with your own.
[insert Pair Up interactive]
[Question 1]
Category 1: INSERT CATEGORY 1 NAME HERE
Category 2: NSERT CATEGORY 2 NAME HERE
Correct Feedback: Type correct feedback
here
Incorrect Feedback: Type incorrect
feedback here
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 1
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 1
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 2
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 2
[END Question 1]
[Question 2]
Category 1: INSERT CATEGORY 1 NAME HERE
Category 2: NSERT CATEGORY 2 NAME HERE
Correct Feedback: Type correct feedback
here
Incorrect Feedback: Type incorrect
feedback here
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 1
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 1
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 2
Answer Choice Text: Insert answer
choice text here
Answer Choice Image: Include image for
answer choice
Answer Choice Audio: “Answer choice
audio”
Answer Choice Category: 2
[END Question 2]
[END Pair Up interactive]
