Connect pairs
Students join each item in one column to its partner in the other, such as a term and what it means. The pairs are checked automatically.
When to use it
Matching suits knowledge that comes in pairs: a term and its definition, a part and its job, a cause and its effect, a word and its translation. Students have to recognise which two belong together, so it tests the link between them rather than recall of a single word.
Each item on the left has exactly one partner on the right. If several items share an answer, use a Grouping task instead.
Building the pairs
In a worksheet, use the + between two items, search for Connect pairs task and choose it.
Click the pencil on the new task and write the instruction at the top, for example "Match each part of the plant with its job."
Click Add Pair. A row appears with a field on each side.
Type the term on the left and its partner on the right. Either side can be a picture instead of text: use the picture button beside the field.
Add the other pairs the same way, then click the tick.
What you put side by side is the answer key. To delete a pair, use the bin on its row and confirm with Remove Pair. Rows you left completely empty are removed when you click the tick.
What students do
Students see the two columns, each in a shuffled order. They click an item on the left, then its partner on the right, and a line joins them. Choosing a different partner moves the line, because each item can belong to only one pair. Every item on the left has to be connected before they can submit.
If Show correct answers is turned on in the presentation settings, the lines are marked right or wrong after submitting. A wrong line is marked, but the correct partner is not drawn in, so students still have to work out the right match themselves.
Checking the answers
Each line is checked automatically against your pairs. All pairs right counts as correct, some right as partially correct. Open Results on the question to see the pairs each student made.
Tips
Keep the right-hand items alike in length and form, so the match depends on knowledge and not on spotting which phrase fits grammatically.
The last pair can always be found by elimination. Four or more pairs keep that from deciding the answer.
Use pictures on one side to match names to images, for example the parts of an organ.