Section and article in HTML - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to create a section with a heading.

HTML

<section>
  <[1]>Welcome to my website</[1]>
</section>

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Adiv

Bspan

Cp

Dh1

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using div instead of a heading tag.

Using span which is inline and not for headings.

The h1 tag is used for the main heading inside a section.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to create an article with a paragraph inside.

HTML

<article>
  <[1]>This is an article about nature.</[1]>
</article>

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ap

Bsection

Ch2

Dfooter

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using h2 instead of paragraph for normal text.

Using section inside article incorrectly.

The p tag is used for paragraphs inside articles.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code by choosing the correct tag for the article heading.

HTML

<article>
  <[1]>My Travel Story</[1]>
  <p>I visited many countries.</p>
</article>

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Ah3

Bdiv

Cfooter

Dspan

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using div which is not a heading.

Using footer inside article heading.

The h3 tag is a proper heading inside an article, smaller than h1 or h2.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a section with an article inside it.

HTML

<[1]>
  <[2]>
    <h2>News</h2>
    <p>Today is sunny.</p>
  </[2]>
</[1]>

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Asection

Bfooter

Carticle

Dheader

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping section and article tags.

Using footer or header incorrectly.

The section groups content, and article is for independent content inside it.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create an article with a header and a paragraph.

HTML

<article>
  <[1]>
    <h1>Welcome</h1>
  </[1]>
  <[2]>This is the first paragraph.</[2]>
  <[3]>Footer info</[3]>
</article>

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Aheader

Bp

Cfooter

Dsection

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using section instead of header or footer.

Using div instead of semantic tags.

The header holds the heading, p is the paragraph, and footer is for footer info inside the article.

Practice

1. Which HTML tag is best used to group related content with a heading on a webpage?

easy

A. <article>

B. <section>

C. <div>

D. <span>

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the purpose of <section>

   The <section> tag is designed to group related content, often with a heading, to organize the page logically.

2. Step 2: Compare with other tags

   <article> is for independent content, <div> and <span> are generic containers without semantic meaning.

3. Final Answer:

   <section> -> Option B

4. Quick Check:

   Grouping related content = <section> [OK]

Hint: Use <section> for grouped content with headings [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Confusing <article> with <section>
• Using <div> instead of semantic tags
• Thinking <span> can group block content

2. Which of the following is the correct syntax to start an article section in HTML?

easy

A. <article>

B.

C.

D. <article>

Solution

1. Step 1: Identify correct opening tag syntax

   The correct way to start an article is with an opening tag <article> without a slash.

2. Step 2: Check other options for correctness

   <article/> is self-closing and invalid for this tag; <article></article> is a full element, not just start; <article></section> mismatches tags.

3. Final Answer:

   <article> -> Option D

4. Quick Check:

   Opening tag syntax = <article> [OK]

Hint: Opening tag never has a slash inside brackets [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using self-closing syntax for non-void tags
• Mismatching start and end tags
• Confusing full element with just opening tag

3. What will the browser display when this HTML code is rendered?

<section>
  <h2>News</h2>
  <article>
    <h3>Article 1</h3>
    <p>Content of article 1.</p>
  </article>
  <article>
    <h3>Article 2</h3>
    <p>Content of article 2.</p>
  </article>
</section>

medium

A. A heading 'News' with two separate articles each having their own heading and paragraph

B. Only the heading 'News' is shown, articles are hidden

C. Two articles shown without the 'News' heading

D. Syntax error, nothing is displayed

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand the structure of the code

   The <section> contains a heading <h2> 'News' and two <article> elements each with their own <h3> and paragraph.

2. Step 2: Predict browser rendering

   The browser will display the 'News' heading, then each article's heading and paragraph as separate blocks.

3. Final Answer:

   A heading 'News' with two separate articles each having their own heading and paragraph -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Section with heading + articles = full content shown [OK]

Hint: Section heading shows above articles content [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Thinking articles are hidden by default
• Ignoring the section heading
• Assuming syntax error from nested tags

4. Identify the error in this HTML snippet:

<section>
  <article>
    <h2>Title</h3>
    <p>Paragraph content.</p>
  </article>
</section>

medium

A. Paragraph tag is not allowed inside article

B. Missing closing tag for <article>

C. Mismatched heading tags: <h2> opened but </h3> closed

D. Section tag cannot contain article tag

Solution

1. Step 1: Check tag pairs for correctness

   The heading starts with <h2> but incorrectly closes with </h3>, which is a mismatch.

2. Step 2: Verify other tags

   The <article> and <section> tags are properly opened and closed; paragraph tag is valid inside article.

3. Final Answer:

   Mismatched heading tags: <h2> opened but </h3> closed -> Option C

4. Quick Check:

   Matching tags must open and close the same [OK]

Hint: Match opening and closing tags exactly [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Ignoring tag mismatch errors
• Assuming section cannot contain article
• Thinking paragraph is invalid inside article

5. You want to create a blog page with multiple posts. Each post has a title, author, and content. Which is the best HTML structure to organize this content semantically?

hard

A. \n \n Post Title\n By Author\n Post content here.\n \n \n Another Post\n By Another Author\n More content here.\n \n

B. \n \n Post Title\n By Author\n Post content here.\n \n \n Another Post\n By Another Author\n More content here.\n \n

C. \n \n Post Title\n By Author\n Post content here.\n \n \n Another Post\n By Another Author\n More content here.\n \n

D. \n \n Post Title\n By Author\n Post content here.\n \n \n Another Post\n By Another Author\n More content here.\n \n

Solution

1. Step 1: Understand semantic roles of <section> and <article>

   <section> groups related content; <article> is for independent, self-contained content like blog posts.

2. Step 2: Analyze each option's structure

   <section>\n <article>\n <h2>Post Title</h2>\n <p>By Author</p>\n <p>Post content here.</p>\n </article>\n <article>\n <h2>Another Post</h2>\n <p>By Another Author</p>\n <p>More content here.</p>\n </article>\n</section> uses one <section> to group all posts, each post is an <article> with title, author, and content. This is semantically correct. <article>\n <section>\n <h2>Post Title</h2>\n <p>By Author</p>\n <p>Post content here.</p>\n </section>\n <section>\n <h2>Another Post</h2>\n <p>By Another Author</p>\n <p>More content here.</p>\n </section>\n</article> wrongly nests <section> inside <article>. <div>\n <div>\n <h2>Post Title</h2>\n <p>By Author</p>\n <p>Post content here.</p>\n </div>\n <div>\n <h2>Another Post</h2>\n <p>By Another Author</p>\n <p>More content here.</p>\n </div>\n</div> uses generic <div> without semantic meaning. <section>\n <section>\n <h2>Post Title</h2>\n <p>By Author</p>\n <p>Post content here.</p>\n </section>\n <section>\n <h2>Another Post</h2>\n <p>By Another Author</p>\n <p>More content here.</p>\n </section>\n</section> nests <section> inside <section> for posts, which is less clear than using <article> for posts.

3. Final Answer:

   Option A: section grouping articles for posts -> Option A

4. Quick Check:

   Posts = articles inside a section [OK]

Hint: Use <article> for posts inside a <section> container [OK]

Common Mistakes:

• Using <section> instead of <article> for posts
• Nesting <section> inside <article> incorrectly
• Using only <div> without semantic tags