Create a quiz

Quizzes are interactive assessments inside a course. You can create single-choice or multiple-choice questions, configure quiz settings, and optionally import questions from a file.

Create a quiz module

1. Open the course in Edit mode.
2. Navigate to the section where you want the quiz to appear.
3. Click Add module and choose Quiz.
4. Click the quiz title to rename it.

NOTE

A newly created quiz is empty until you add at least one question.

Add questions

Use the Questions panel to build your quiz:

• Click + Add question to create a new question.
• Click a question to edit it.
• Drag & drop questions to reorder them in the editor.
• Delete a question from the question list when it’s no longer needed.

Question text

Add the question prompt in the question editor.

Answers (options) and correct answers

• Click + Add answer to add more options.
• Select which option(s) are correct:
  • Single choice: only one correct answer can be selected.
  • Multiple choice: one or more answers can be selected as correct.

TIP

For multiple-choice questions, a learner must select all correct options (and no incorrect options) to be marked correct.

Question settings (feedback + type)

In the question Settings panel you can configure:

• Question type
  • Single choice
  • Multiple choice
• Feedback type
  • Single: one feedback message is shown after answering.
  • Correct/Incorrect: different feedback is shown based on whether the learner is correct.

If you don’t provide custom feedback, the learner will still see a default Correct/Incorrect message.

Import questions from a file

You can import questions into a quiz by uploading a document:

• Supported formats: .pdf, .txt, .docx
• In the quiz editor, click Upload question file and submit your document.

For the supported structure and sample files, see:

• Bulk upload questions

Quiz settings

Quiz-level behaviour is configured in the quiz Settings panel.

Default settings

• Pass mark (%): 80
• Show feedback: On
• Limit number of questions: Off
• Limit number of attempts: Off
• Allow skipping directly to quiz: Off

Settings reference

Setting	What it controls
Pass mark (%)	The score required for a learner to pass the quiz attempt.
Limit number of questions	When enabled, the quiz asks only a subset of questions per attempt.
Number of questions to show	How many questions are asked when question limiting is enabled (must be ≤ total questions in the quiz).
Limit number of attempts	When enabled, learners can only start a fixed number of attempts.
Max. number of attempts	Maximum attempts allowed when attempt limiting is enabled.
Allow skipping directly to quiz	Allows access to the quiz even when course progression rules would normally prevent skipping ahead.
Show feedback (On/Off)	Controls whether feedback is shown after each answer.

Learner experience (how quizzes behave in a course)

Random question sequence

IMPORTANT

At the time of viewing the course, the quiz questions appear in a random sequence.

This means:

• Two learners may see the same quiz questions in a different order.
• The order can also change between attempts.
• If Limit number of questions is enabled, the quiz randomly selects which questions appear in that attempt.

Feedback flow

• Feedback On: after submitting an answer, feedback is shown and the learner clicks Next question.
• Feedback Off: after submitting an answer, the quiz automatically moves to the next question (or finishes the quiz).

Finishing a quiz attempt

After the learner answers all required questions, they must click Finish quiz to complete the attempt and view their score.

Retakes (attempt limits)

• If Limit number of attempts is enabled and the learner reaches the maximum, the quiz will not offer Start New Attempt.
• If attempt limiting is disabled, learners can start new attempts as needed.

Save and publish changes

Quiz question and settings changes are only applied after you click Save in the editor.