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Match Two Columns

Ask learners to match items across two columns correctly.

Best for: terminology, definitions, pairings.

Build Two-Column Matching Activities Fast

Matching is one of the oldest question types in instructional design and authoring tools still handle it badly. The built-in version is cramped, hard to use on a phone, and looks like a form.

Match Two Columns gives you a clean version in minutes. You enter the pairs, then export a single HTML file you embed in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Captivate, Canvas, Moodle, or any LMS that accepts HTML.

Use it for term and definition work, role and responsibility mapping, and product and feature pairing, where the content is simple and the presentation should not fight it.

WHY IT WORKS

Match Two Columns has learners pair each term with its match across two columns.

Trying to answer before seeing the answer improved later learning, even when the attempt failed. Kornell, Hays and Bjork (2009).

Build Two-Column Matching Activities Fast

How To Use the Generators


Each tool in the eLearningDesign.org ecosystem follows a streamlined, three-step workflow designed to keep you focused on instructional strategy while we handle the technical execution.

  1. Input Your Content: Open the Content tab to add your specific learning prompts, interactive options, and coaching feedback. This is where you build the logic and instructional heart of your activity.

  2. Customize Your Design: Switch to the Design tab to align the tool with your course aesthetic. You can manually adjust colors, typography, and layout structures to ensure a seamless visual fit.

  3. Generate and Embed: Go to the Generate tab to finalize your tool. Click "Copy Embed Code" for your authoring tool's HTML block, or "Download as HTML" for local hosting and offline use.

Common Use Cases


  • Terms and Definitions: Pair vocabulary with meaning in a format learners can use quickly.

  • Roles and Responsibilities: Match each role to what it actually owns.

  • Products and Features: Connect offerings to the features that differentiate them.

Technical Specifications


  • Visual Interface for Code: Enter your pairs while the generator handles the column layout, matching, and feedback.

  • Fixed-Frame Optimization: Built to hold its layout inside iframes and web objects in Rise 360 and Storyline.

  • WCAG Friendly: Includes keyboard navigation support so the activity stays accessible.

  • Brand-Consistent Palette: Fully customizable colors and fonts so the tool matches any corporate, educational, or organizational identity.

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