What is VocabBoost?
VocabBoost is a productivity chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 1,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 3.43 from 7 rated user, last update is 1344 days ago.
What’s new in version 0.0.0.13?
Boost your language learning. Make a language test out of any website:
* Learn relevant vocabulary from stuff you love!
* Make the Internet your own exercise book!
* Learn new words on your own terms!
How to make a test:
1) Open a website
2) Select the text with your mouse
3) Right click
4) Choose "Make a test"
5) If you think the test is too hard, click "Show choices". You can drag the words into the test.
6) Once you are ready to grade, click "Check answers".
7) If you want to see all answers, click "Show answers".
8) To make a new test, please refresh the page.
This extension supports all languages (including Japanese, but excluding Chinese and Korean).
This is a free beta version.
Please provide your feedback via https://vocabboost.online/feedback.
How to install VocabBoost?
You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.
Preview of VocabBoost
Technical Features:
- Latest Version: 0.0.0.13
- Requirements: Windows Chrome, Mac Chrome
- License: Free
- Latest update: Sunday, April 18th, 2021
- Author: because_curious
VocabBoost Available languages:
English.
FAQ
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What about others talk about vocabboost chrome extension?
67% user give 5-star rating, 33% user give 2-star rating. Read reviews of vocabboost
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How could i get help if there is something wrong with vocabboost chrome extension?
You could find more help information from vocabboost support page.
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How could i contact the developer of vocabboost chrome extension?
You could send emails to publisher, or check publisher's website.
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What are the required permissions for extensions?
- contextMenus
- activeTab
- storage
More about manifest_file of vocabboost.
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How could i report abuse of vocabboost chrome extension?
You could click to report abuse of vocabboost.
Reviews of vocabboost:
As an ESL instructor, I'm always looking for more tools that my students can use to help with their learning. This tool is very easy to use and is quite accessible. I find that the fill-in-the-blank/cloze answers are great for students who also want to practice their inference skills, and the availability of drag-and-drop answers is also helpful. As the other review mentions, the words selected sometimes feel a bit arbitrary, but I'm willing to overlook that for the ease of practice and accessibility this will offer to my students.
This extension works technology-wise, but isn't helpful for actually learning a language. The idea is to create an immediate fill-in-the-blank test based on some text that you chose yourself. But so what? Let's say I highlight a sentence like this: "I will go to the mall to buy a new pair of jeans." You don't get to chose which word will get blanked out - the extention might blank out "I", which isn't exciting for anyone who isn't a total beginner in a language. Also, in this example, there are other words that would make perfect sense here, instead of "I": we, you, etc... correctly guessing "I" in this sentence doesn't give you anything. It doesn't help reinforce any grammatical concepts (since English doesn't have lots of verb conjugations) or anything else. The idea of using fill-in-the-blanks is good one, but you can do that in Anki by creating cloze deletion sentences (Google it). Yes, it will take you 2 extra seconds to copy/paste something into Anki, but you get to chose what gets blanked out (based on your level and what you actually need to learn/repeat).
This extension is awesome! I just highlight the text that I want to practice and right-click to "make a test", and BOOM I have a beautiful fill-in-the-blank practice quiz that I can type my answers into, or even click "show options" and drag-and-drop words from the pre-made word bank. It's nice to see my correct answers in green, and the wrong ones in read. This is awesome practice for learning a language or using it to quiz myself on texts for comprehension! From a busy college student: Thanks, Vocabboost!