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    How to Add Different Quiz Question Types

    Straightforward way to add a quiz question

    Different quiz questions are important to prevent cheating, ensure fairness, assess comprehensive understanding, encourage critical thinking, accommodate different learning styles, combat memorization, and reflect real-world complexity.

    Add a New Quiz Question

    Step 1

    Navigate to the quiz you would like to Edit

    Step 2

    Click on the Quiz


    Step 3

    Click the Admin Gear icon and Questions

    Step 4

    On the right-hand side of the screen, click Add


    Step 5

    Click a new question


    Step 6

    Select the type of question you want to add. The most common types used are Multiple choice, essay, matching and short answer.


    Step 7

    Click Add

    Add a Quiz Question from a Question Bank

    Step 1

    Navigate to the quiz you would like to Edit

    Step 2

    Click on the Quiz


    Step 3

    Click the Admin Gear icon and Questions


    Step 4

    On the right-hand side of the screen, click Add

    Step 5

    Click from question bank


    Step 6

    Select the category you want to add questions from

    Step 7

    Select the questions you want, and use the ‘T’ checkbox to select or deselect All questions.


    Step 8

    Click Add selected questions to the quiz


    The following sections explain the setup process for some of the most common question types. The procedure will continue after the steps followed in the Add a New Quiz Question section.

    Multiple Choice Question Setup

    Step 1

    Name the question in the Question name field

    Note

    The question name will appear above the question

    Step 2

    Type in the question in the Question text field


    Step 3

    Set One or multiple answers

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    Step 4

    Set Shuffle the choices (disable if any answer options include: ‘All of the Above’, 'a and b,' etc.)

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    Warning

    It is recommended NOT to use All of the Above types of answers.


    Step 5

    Type answer choices into the Choice field

    Step 6

    Provide feedback in the Feedback field

    Step 7

    Set Grade to 100% for the correct answer


    Note

    If there is more than one answer required, set each to the percentage it is worth (e.g., two answers at 50% each)

    Step 8

    Scroll to the bottom and click Save changes

    Essay Question Setup

    Step 1

    Name the question in the Question name field

    Note

    The question name will appear above the question

    Step 2

    Type in the question in the Question text field

    Step 3 (Optional)

    If you want students to type in specific information in a specific area, fill in the Response template


    Step 4

    Click Save changes


    Matching Question Setup


    Step 1

    Choose Matching on the options at the left and then click Add.


    Step 2

    Give the question a name and fill the question text 


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    Note

    Question text is the question description displayed to the students


    Step 3

    Scroll down and add the Questions and their respective Answers in the appropriate fields.


    Step 4

    Once you've added all the questions, scroll down and save the changes




    Step 5

    You can preview the question by clicking on the magnifying glass

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