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
Step 2
Type in the question in the Question text field
Step 3
Set One or multiple answers
Step 4
Set Shuffle the choices (disable if any answer options include: ‘All of the Above’, 'a and b,' etc.)
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
Step 8
Scroll to the bottom and click Save changes
Essay Question Setup
Step 1
Name the question in the Question name field
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
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
