Match Question

Defined inquizzes.hcl

The match_question resource asks learners to pair items from two columns. Provide the correct pairings as key-value pairs in answer.

HCL Syntax

Basic Syntax

resource "match_question" "capitals" {
  question = "Match each country to its capital."
  answer = {
    France = "Paris"
    Japan  = "Tokyo"
  }
}

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
question	string	✓	Instructions for the matching exercise
answer	map(string)	✓	Map of items to their correct matches (e.g. country = capital)
hints	list(string)	—	Optional hints that can be revealed to help learners
tags	list(string)	—	Optional tags for organizing and filtering questions

Examples

With hints

resource "match_question" "ports" {
  question = "Match each service to its default port."
  answer = {
    HTTP  = "80"
    HTTPS = "443"
    SSH   = "22"
  }
  hints = ["Think of the well-known port range"]
  tags  = ["networking"]
}