Build a Question Library

The Quizzes tool is two tools in one. It contains a Question Library, where you build and store questions that you can import into any quiz, survey, or self-assessment, and a Quizzes tool where you build and administer your quizzes.

Create Sections

You can create Sections (e.g. folders) to organize your questions and make them easier to find later.

Step 1             

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2                   

Select the Question Library tab.

Step 3                   

Select the New button. Select Section from the menu.

New and Section buttons

Step 4                   

Type in a Section Title that will help you to identify the questions stored inside this section.

Section Title field

Step 5                   

Select the Save button (or use the Save menu to save and create a new section, or save and make a copy of this section).

Save button

Step 6                   

Repeat this process to create as many sections in your Question Library as you would like.

Create Subsections

Step 1                             

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2                           

Select the Question Library tab.

Step 3                           

Select the name of any Section folder to open it.

Section in Question Library

Step 4                           

Follow the same steps from the Create Sections section above to create a section.

Step 5                           

Repeat this process to add as many subsections as you would like.

Create New Questions

To prevent formatting problems, we recommend that you type rather than cut-and-paste your question text.

Step 1                   

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2                   

Select the Question Library tab.

Step 3                   

Select the name of any section folder to open it.

Note

You can use the "tree" on the left side of your Question Library to navigate between sections.

Sections in Question Library

Step 4                   

Select the New button. Select the question type you wish to create from the menu.

New and True or False Question buttons

Import Questions from a Quiz

Step 1                   

Select Quizzes from the course navbar.

Step 2                   

Select the Question Library tab.

Step 3                   

Select the name of any Section folder to open it.

Note 

You can use the "tree" on the left side of your Question library to navigate between sections.

Question Library navigation tree

Step 4                   

Select the Import button. Select Browse Existing Questions.

Import and Browse Existing Questions buttons

Step 5                   

Select Source and select the quiz you want to copy from.

Source button

Note 

You may have to select the triangle icon to view questions nested within a section.

Step 6                   

Select the Preview icon to view any question in detail.

Preview Question button

Step 7                 

Use the checkboxes to select questions to add to your Question Library.

Step 8                   

Select the Import button.

Import button


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