In This Article:
Quiz Features
- Questions can be taken from different categories. If you are compiling a comprehensive quiz, questions from category Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 3 can be combined.
- Not all questions within a category need to be used. Questions from multiple categories can be combined to create a new quiz.
- Quizzes can be a combination of question types.
- Quizzes can have random questions added.
- Quizzes can be organized into Sections. There is an option to have a specific section 'shuffle' questions.
Creating The Quiz
- From the main content page, select "add an activity or resource" and choose quiz
- Make all selections as to the management of the quiz and then choose "save and display".
- Click on "Edit quiz"
- To add the first question: Click on the "Add" button to select either a new question, question bank or random question.
- +a new question, as previously discussed....create the new question.
- +from question bank (this would be for an existing question):
- Select a category from the Question Bank
- Put a check mark in front of one or more questions
- Click "Add selected questions to the quiz"
Questions can be:
- Sorted by ascending or descending question type order - click the triangle next to the letter "T"
- Previewed using the 'magnifying glass' icon
Other Important Elements on this screen:
- Maximum grade default - Change this to match the value on the exam
- Save - if you change the maximum grade, you must save
- Move or reposition question - move questions within a page or to another page
- Delete
- Repaginate - recommend no more than 5 questions per page and for essay questions, 1 per page.
Organization Questions
- Once questions have been added to the quiz headings can be added to it.
- Using the screen shot below....
- Click the Add a page break icon after question 2 (icon is to the left of the question)
- Click the "Add" button - from the drop down menu choose New Section.
- Name the section
- To shuffle questions within the section, place a check mark in the "Shuffle" box.
Adding Random Questions
- Random Questions are questions that are automatically selected by Moodle for entry into a quiz.
- Each time the quiz is accessed, a different question(s) is (are) added.
- Each student could get a different quiz because of the random question(s).
- Random question from an existing category:
- Select the category that you want the random question drawn from.
- Add: How many questions should be selected there must me enough questions in the category to meet your 'Number of random questions'.
- Add random question
- Random question using a new category:
- Here you can create a new category and add questions to it.
- Be deliberate about the Parent category you select.
