H5P | About H5P Activity types

H5P is one of the external learning tools that are integrated into Brightspace, allowing teachers to create interactive content within their courses. With H5P, educators can design a wide variety of learning activities,  providing students with opportunities to actively engage with the material. These activities can include interactive presentations, quizzes, timelines, 360° images, and videos with embedded questions or clickable elements.

In this article you will find an overview of the H5P activity types.

Overview of activities

Expand or collapse content True/false

Create True/False questions.

A True/False question is often used in surveys and consists of a statement that demands a true or false answer. Alternatively, you could change the answers to Yes/No, Agree/Disagree, etc. 

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Single choice set

Create questions with one correct answer.

The Single Choice Set content type allows allows content designers to create question sets with one correct answer per question. The end user gets immediate feedback after submitting each answer. 

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Expand or collapse content Multiple choice

Create flexible multiple choice questions.

The Multiple Choice content type is your staple multiple choice quizzing tool. Multiple Choice can be used to test the learner's level of knowledge on a given topic. 

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Multimedia choice

Create a task where the alternatives are images.

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Expand or collapse content Flashcards

Create stylish and modern flashcards.

The Flashcards content type is a set of cards containing a picture on one side of the card and a corresponding text on the other side. The learner is asked to type a word or expression corresponding to the picture, before turning the card over and revealing the correct answer. 

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Dialog cards

Create text-based turning cards.

The Dialog cards content type enables you to create a set of cards with corresponding words or expressions on either side of the cards. 

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Fill in the blanks

Create a task with missing words in a text.

The Fill in the blanks allows eLearning designers to create close tests. Portions of words or sentences are removed from a text and the learner is asked to replace the missing text. 

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Audio recorder

Create an audio recording

An HTML5 audio recorder. Record your voice and play back or download a .wav file of your recording.

See the tutorial here.

Expand or collapse content Essay / Open question

Create essay questions with instant feedback.

The text which learners have created will be scanned for keywords that have been defined by an author beforehand.

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Expand or collapse content Summary

Create an interactive summary task.

The Summary content type allows learners to interactively build a summary of a certain topic. Summaries are a perfect way to strengthen your learners’ ability to remember by encouraging them to build interactive summaries as they learn.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Guess the answer

Create an image with a question and answer.

This content type allows you to create questions where the end-user should guess the answer based on the image. Then, by pressing the bar below the image, the user reveals the correct answer. 

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Image sequencing

Place images in the correct order.

The Image Sequencing content type challenges the learner to order a randomized set of images according to a task description.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Drag the words

Create text-based drag and drop tasks.

Drag the Words question type allowing creatives to create text-based challenges where users are to drag words into blanks in sentences. Excellent for language training among other things.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Arithmetic quiz

Create time-based arithmetic quizzes.

Create arithmetic quizzes to test the learner's knowledge in Basic Arithmetic Operations or in Linear Equations. The author chooses the number of questions and the type while the Questions are generated automatically.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Memory game

Create the classic image pairing game.

Memory game content type allows authors to add their own images (and optional text) to a memory game. To play the game, users search for image pairs, which will display a specified text message once a matching pair has been found.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Image slider

Easily create an Image Slider.

Image Slider can be used to present images in an appealing way. Images appear in a carousel with navigational arrows on each side.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Drag and drop

Create drag and drop tasks with images.

The Drag and drop content type allows learners to drag a piece of text or an image and drop it on one or more corresponding dropzones. 

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Image hotspots

Create an image with multiple info hotspots.

The Image hotspots content type allows you to place an overlay of hotspots on images and graphics. The user presses the hotspots to reveal an associated text.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Accordion

Create vertically stacked expandable items.

The Accordion content type allows users to add accessible accordions to their sites. The accordion is fully responsive and works great on smaller screens as well as on desktops.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Collage

Create a collage of multiple images.

Use the Collage tool to put together images in a nice composition. There are several layouts to pick from.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Page

Combine multiple content items into one page layout.

The page content type could be used to organize your H5P content into a single page layout. Content types that address similar material or share a common theme can be grouped together using Page to create a coherent learning experience. 

See the tutorial here.

Expand or collapse content Interactive book

Create small courses, books and tests

The Interactive book tool can be used to combine various H5P option into a larger collection of pages.

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Expand or collapse content Question set

Create a series of interactive questions.

The question set allows eLearning designers to create a sequence of various quiz types, including Multichoice questions, Fill in the blanks, and Drag and drop. The question set supports customized text feedback as well as video feedback to the learner.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Course presentation

Create a presentation with interactive slides.

The Course presentation content type allows you to create a slide-based presentation of your learning material. Elements such as slide titles, links, pictures, audio and video clips, as well as various quiz types can be embedded seamlessly right into the presentation for a richer learning experience.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content GameMap

In this game map, students can navigate through learning activities in their own pace. The activities are sequentially placed on a guiding image, the game map. Any type of H5P content can be added to any of the stops.

See the video tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content 360 Virtual tour

Create interactive 360 environments.

Virtual Tour (360) content type allows users to add questions, text, and interactions to multiple 360 environments using only a web browser. Make your 360 (equirectangular) images more engaging with H5P and Virtual Tour.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Sort the paragraphs

Create a set of paragraphs to be sorted.

Type or paste in a list of paragraphs that will be randomized. You may for instance let each paragraph be a part of a song, a block of code or steps in a recipe. Learners are to sort the paragraphs into the correct order.

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Expand or collapse content Structure strip

Create an interactive structure strip.

A structure strip is traditionally put next to a sheet of paper (or even glued onto it). It provides students with a scaffold for a text and helps them to keep the lengths of different text segments in good proportions.

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Expand or collapse content Interactive video

Create videos enriched with interactions.

The Interactive video content type allows you to add interactions on top of video clips. Interactions such as images, elaborating text, links and quizzes pop up while the learner watches the video.

See the tutorial here.

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Expand or collapse content Branching scenario

Create a sequence of questions that adapt based on the learner's answers.

The branching scenario is a content type for creating decision-based learning experiences where each choice leads to a different path. This enables learners to explore dilemmas, apply knowledge in context, and follow personalized learning journeys.

See the tutorial here.

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