How do I create a quiz?

Quizzes can be created using either the Quiz block or the Quiz Bank Quiz block.

The Quiz Bank Quiz block pulls questions from an existing quiz bank with preconfigured assessment items. For more information, see How do I create a quiz with questions from a quiz bank?.

This article explains who to configure a Quiz block using the following question types: matching, multiple choice (single or multiple answers), ordering, text answer (checked or unchecked), and true/false.

1. Navigate to the page and select Edit this Page. Find the position you want to add a block and select the plus (+) icon.
   
2. From the dropdown, select Add Block.
   
3. In the Add Block modal, either: 
   • Use the Search field to find a block by keyword
   • Select a block from your custom list of Favorites
   • Scroll through the list of All Blocks to select one

   • Use the various Categories to filter by block type

   • Select a star icon to add or remove blocks in your Favorites list
      

4. Select the Quiz block. The Add Quiz form will appear. In the Quiz Settings section, complete the following fields:
   • Title: Enter a title for the quiz. The title is not displayed on the course page.
   • Graded?: Select Yes if the quiz should be graded and for the score to be reflected in the grade sent back to the LMS. If No is selected, a score will not be calculated for this activity.
     Note: This option will not appear if the course is set to No Tracking or Grading.
   • Show Feedback?: If enabled, feedback is shown to learners after a quiz's Submit button is selected.
     • Yes, and show correct answers—feedback is displayed and the correct answers are identified
     • Yes, and do not show correct answers—feedback is displayed
     • No—no feedback is displayed
   • Allow retries?: Select the Yes option if learners should be able to take the quiz more than once. Select the No option to limit the quiz to a single attempt.
   • Randomize Questions?: Select the Yes option to have the questions presented in random order. The default setting is No.
   • Conditional Release: is an optional feature that must be turned on in Administrative settings. Conditional release uses a single Quiz block to withhold access to any following pages within a module. When the conditional release setting is enabled in a Quiz block, learners must complete the quiz with a designated passing score to gain access to the remaining pages of the module.
     To learn more about using this feature, visit the How do I use the conditional release option in the Quiz block? article in our Knowledge Base.

   
   

5. Once the Quiz Settings are configured, use the Manage Questions section to add questions. To create a new question, select a question type from the Type of Question: field and complete the associated fields. Click the Save Question button to add the question to the block. Saved questions can be copied using the Copy Question button to form the basis for a new question.
   • Feedback: If enabled in Quiz Settings, each question includes the option to provide feedback. If feedback is not needed, leave the Feedback: fields blank.
     Note: Multiple Choice (one answer), Multiple Choice (multiple answers), and True/False questions allow feedback for each answer.
   • Hint: Each question includes the option to give a hint. The Show Hint button will appear on the page as an optional support for learners to use before answering a question. If a hint is not needed, leave the Hint: field blank.
     
6. Select the Save Question button to save the question.
   
7. Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all the required questions are created. Once all the required sections have been saved, select the Add Block+ button to save the block to the page.
   
8. The new block will appear on the page in Edit Mode with a red, dotted outline indicating it's editable.  
   
9. Select the Publish My Edits button to save the block to the course page and see the content as it will appear to learners. 

Feedback Examples

1. Show feedback?: Yes, and show correct answers 
   
   

   If this option is enabled, learners will see their results immediately after submitting the quiz, including which responses were correct or incorrect, along with the correct answers for each question and custom feedback.

   
   
2. Show feedback?: Yes, and do not show correct answers
   
   If this option is enabled, learners will see their results immediately after submitting the quiz, including which responses were correct or incorrect .  
   
   
   
3. Show feedback?: No
   
   If this option is enabled, learners will see their results immediately after submitting the quiz, including which responses were correct or incorrect.  
   
   

Analytics

Content creators and instructors can view learner response data for supported Quiz blocks. Use quiz analytics to gain insight on how students perform on assessments. To learn how to make the most of CourseArc's data features, see What are quiz question analytics?. 

Refer to the following articles for more information about the different Quiz block question types:

• How do I create a matching question?
• How do I create a multiple choice question?
• How do I create an ordering question?
• How do I create a text answer question?
• How do I create a true/false question?