Quizzes

Overview
Create a Quiz
Preview a Quiz
View Quiz Results
Override a Student's Quiz Grade
Delete a Student's Quiz Attempt
Import Quiz Questions

Overview

In Moodle, you can create online quizzes consisting of different question types, such as multiple choice, true-false, and short answer questions. These questions are stored in a course question bank and can be re-used within courses and between courses.

Moodle quizzes can allow multiple attempts. Each attempt is automatically marked, and you can choose whether to give feedback and/or show the correct answers.

Create a Quiz

Creating a quiz is a four-step process. First, you add the quiz activity and configure its settings, such as the number of attempts allowed, etc. Second, you create categories for the quiz questions. (Assigning questions to categories will help you locate them in the question bank if you want to reuse them for other quizzes.) Third, you create the quiz questions. Fourth, you add the questions to the quiz.

To add the quiz activity and configure its settings:

1. Click on the Turn editing on button in the upper-right corner of your course home page.
2. In the desired week or topic section, click on the Add an activity... down arrow and select Quiz.
3. In the name field, enter a name for the quiz.
4. In the Introduction field, enter instructions plus any other additional information that students will need to know, such as the number of attempts allowed, scoring rules, etc.
   
5. Specify the other quiz options. (For more information about the quiz options, click on their help buttons.)
6. Click on the Save changes and display button at the bottom of the page.

To create categories for quiz questions:

1. Click on the Edit Categories button.
   
   
2. In the Category field, enter a name for the category.
   
   
3. If desired, in the Category info field, enter a description for the category.
   
   
4. Click on the Add button.
   
   
5. Repeat steps 2 -4 for each category you want to create.
6. When you are finished creating categories, click on the Quiz link.
   
   

To create quiz questions:

1. Click on the Category down arrow and select the desired category.
   
   
2. Click on the Create new question down arrow and select the desired question type.
   
   
3. In the Question name field, enter a name for the question.
   
   
4. In the Question text field, enter the question.
   
   
5. Specify the other question options. (For more information about the question options, click on their help buttons.)
6. Click on the Save changes button at the bottom of the page.
7. Repeat steps 1 - 6 for each question you want to add.

To add questions to the quiz:

1. Put a checkmark in the Action checkbox next to the question that you want to add (or click on the Select all link).
   
   
2. Click on the Add to quiz button.
   
   
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each question you want to add.
4. When you are finished adding questions, click on the Save changes button on the left side of the page.
   
   

Preview a Quiz

After you've created a quiz, you can preview it by clicking on the Preview tab.

View Quiz Results

1. On the course home page, click on the quiz to open it.
2. Click on the Results tab.
   
   

Override a Student's Quiz Grade

1. On the course home page, click on the quiz to open it.
2. Click on the Results tab.
   
   
3. Click on the grade that you want to override.
   
   
4. Click on the desired Make comment or override grade link.
   
   
5. Click on the Grade down arrow and select the desired grade.
6. Click on the Save button.
7. Click on the Close this window button.

Delete a Student's Quiz Attempt

1. On the course home page, click on the quiz to open it.
2. Click on the Results tab.
3. Put a checkmark next to the attempt that you want to delete.
   
   
4. Click on the With selected down arrow and select Delete.
   
   

5. Click on the OK button.

Import Quiz Questions

Moodle supports a number of file formats for importing quiz questions. For more information, please contact Marcie Beintema at x2106.