Use a slide layout

Do this first. The question then sits in a layout made for it.

  1. Under the slide list, choose Add slide.
  2. The dialog title is Choose a layout. The field says Search layouts…
  3. Choose Interactive Question Slide.
  4. If the question should sit next to an image, choose Interactive Question Slide with Image instead.
  5. If you do not see that layout, choose Show all layouts. Under that card you see Browse everything in a dedicated view.
  6. The slide is added. On it you see Click to add question and Insert interactive question here.
  7. Click Click to add question. The Questions panel opens. Its title is Interactive questions.

Then follow the steps below to add this question type.

Steps

  1. Open the presentation in the editor.
  2. Choose Questions. A panel opens. Its title is Interactive questions.
  3. Open Activities, then choose Matching.
  4. It appears on the slide you are on. You do not press Save.
  5. Click the question on the slide. It starts as Ask your question here... Type your own question.
  6. Open Matches. A new Matching starts with three pairs: Germany with Berlin, Italy with Rome, and Spain with Madrid. Under the heading it says Enter one match per row. You can add an image on either side. Replace the pairs with your own.
  7. To add a pair, choose New option. You can have from 2 to 8 pairs.

What you see

The question sits on the slide. When you present live, you see the pairs people made.

What participants do

On their own device, they connect the item on the left with the item on the right that belongs with it.

When to use it

Use Matching when the link between two things is the point. A term and its meaning, a cause and its effect, a picture and its name.

About three pairs is enough for a short live round. A wrong pair shows which ideas people mix up.

Settings

Open Presenter.

Show results as is Matching. You see the pairs people made. Switch it to Combination matrix if you want a grid. The line under that choice says Show how many people paired each left item with each right item.

Under Show answers, a new Matching question uses Show answers after a click. The result stays hidden until you click. Switch to Show answers immediately if you want it to appear while people are still answering.

Open Settings.

Time limit is off. People can answer for as long as the question stays open. Turn it on to close answers after 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 2 minutes.

Participants can edit their answers is on. A person can change what they already sent. Turn it off if you want the first answer to stay.

If it does not work

A slide can hold one interactive question. If it already has one, you see One question per slide. The message says Only one interactive question per slide is allowed. Choose Cancel to stay on this slide, or Add to new slide to place the Matching question on a new slide.