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Cloze (fill-in-the-blank)

Turns specific words within a sentence or paragraph into blanks, while the rest of the text stays visible as context. Instead of splitting a long passage into separate flashes one by one, you can mark several distinct blanks within a single, natural paragraph.

Fields​

  • Cloze text: the actual text where you mark the blanks (using the syntax below).
  • Extra info (backExtra): optional additional explanation that appears after the answer is shown.

Syntax​

The cloze button in the editor's toolbar writes this for you; you can also type it by hand:

⟦c1::answer⟧

To add a hint:

⟦c1?hint::answer⟧

Use more than one number (c1, c2, ...) within the same text and each one generates a separate flash; while studying one flash, only that flash's number is hidden, and the other blanks are shown openly as context.

Color (optional)​

You can customize the color of the answer or the hint:

⟦c1@green::answer⟧
⟦c1@red,grey?hint::answer⟧

The first color after the @ sign sets the answer's color, and the second (if present) sets the hint's color. Color names match the named colors listed in 03-editor/04-yazi-renkleri-ve-efektler.md.

Example​

Card text entered:

The organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell is the ⟦c1::mitochondrion⟧,
and the organelle where photosynthesis occurs is the ⟦c2::chloroplast⟧.

This single card generates two separate flashes:

  • First flash: "The organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell is the [...], and the organelle where photosynthesis occurs is the chloroplast." → answer: mitochondrion.
  • Second flash: "The organelle known as the powerhouse of the cell is the mitochondrion, and the organelle where photosynthesis occurs is the [...]." → answer: chloroplast.

On each flash, only its own blank is hidden; the other blank stays visible as context.

Tips​

  • If you want to test multiple separate pieces of information in one sentence, use separate c1/c2/c3 numbers instead of one long blank: each one generates its own flash, and the scheduling algorithm tracks them independently.
  • If you use the same number (c1) in multiple places within one text, they're all hidden/shown together on the same flash (a single flash with multiple blanks).
  • A hint should be a short nudge that makes the answer easier to guess, not something that contains the answer itself.

Good and bad examples​

✅ Good (multiple independent blanks in a single card):

A water molecule is made up of ⟦c1::two hydrogen⟧ atoms and
⟦c2::one oxygen⟧ atom.

Two separate flashes are generated automatically, with no need for an extra field or a separate card.

❌ Bad (simulating the same idea by hand, with separate cards):

Card 1 (cloze text): A water molecule is made up of ⟦c1::two hydrogen⟧
atoms and one oxygen atom.
Card 2 (cloze text): A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms
and ⟦c1::one oxygen⟧ atom.

You've copied the same sentence twice, as two separate cards. Use c1/c2 in a single card instead: it's easier both to write and to fix later, and the source stays in one place (see Card–flash distinction).

❌ Bad (an empty answer):

⟦c1:: ⟧ is the powerhouse of the cell.

The answer field is empty, or contains only a space character. This produces a useless flash with no answer. Before saving a card, make sure every blank has a real answer.