Overview
The quiz activity enables a teacher to create quizzes comprising questions of various types, including multiple choice, matching, short-answer and numerical.
The teacher can allow the quiz to be attempted multiple times, with the questions shuffled or randomly selected from the question bank. A time limit may be set.
Each attempt is marked automatically, with the exception of essay questions, and the grade is recorded in the gradebook.
The teacher can choose when and if hints, feedback and correct answers are shown to students.
Quizzes may be used
As course exams
As mini tests for reading assignments or at the end of a topic
As exam practice using questions from past exams
To deliver immediate feedback about performance
- For self-assessment
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Adding a quiz
Follow the steps given below to add a quiz.
- Turn on editing in your course by clicking the Turn on editing button in the upper right or the Turn on editing link in the Administration block on the left.
- Click the Add an activity or resource link in the section where you want the quiz to appear.
- Click Quiz in the Add an activity or resource window and then click the Add button.
Adding questions
The first time you create a quiz, you can click the Edit quiz button in the center of the screen to start adding questions. After you have added at least one question, you can get to the question-adding screen by clicking the Edit quiz link in the Administration block of the quiz.
Follow the steps given below to add questions to a quiz.
- Click the Add a question button to create a new question.
- Choose your desired question type from the Choose a question type to add window, then click the Next button.
- Every question requires a Question name and the Question text.
- The Question name is for your own reference and will not be shown to students. The Question textis the prompt of the question to which students respond.
- Enter appropriate answers in the Answers section of the question.
- Indicate which answer is correct by setting the “Grade” for that answer to be 100%. Use the “Grade” setting to indicate partially correct alternate answers, when applicable.
- Click Save changes when you are finished.