1. Creating Quizzes

InformationThe Quiz activity allows you to create quizzes that students take online. You can make use of a wide variety of question types, including multiple choice, true-false, and short answer. These questions are kept in the Question bank and can be re-used in different quizzes.

  1. From your course’s main page, click the Turn Editing On button in the upper-right.
  2. With editing turned on, click Add an Activity or Resource in the section where you want to add the assignment.
  3. From the menu that appears, click the Radio Button next to Quiz and click the Add button at the bottom of the menu.
  4. Provide a Name for the quiz. You can also provide a Description for the quiz. The name is how the quiz will be displayed on the course page, in the gradebook, etc. The description is what the students will see before they attempt a quiz, and is useful for providing prompts or instructions.
  5. Open the Timing menu to set time limits on the quiz. You can specify when to Open the quiz, when to Close the quiz, and whether the quiz has a Time limit. Ensure that the Enable checkbox is checked for any option you want to use.
  6. Click the Grade section to expand it. Specify which Grade category the quiz will go in (if any). You can also set the number of Attempts allowed and the Grading method for those multiple attempts (e.g. take the highest grade, take the most recent grade, take the average grade, etc.).
  7. Click Save and display when done.

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