Question banks for tests and quizzes

Overview

Question banks let you create a repository of test questions to use in tests and quizzes. You can create question banks in Resources and courses.

Create question banks in Resources

1. Select Resources and choose Personal or Group.

2. Click Add Resources and choose Add Question Bank from the list.

3. Enter the information and click Create.

Add questions from Resources

1. Select Resources and choose Personal or Group.

2. Select the question bank.

3. Click Add Question and choose an option from the list.

4. Enter the information and click Complete Question.

Create question banks from a course

1. Navigate to a course.

2. Select the test or quiz whose questions you want to save in a question bank.

3. Select Questions.

4. Add questions by:

   • Selecting Options and choosing Add all Questions to Bank. 

   • Clicking the question's gear icon and choosing Add to Bank.

5. Select the question bank or create a new one.

6. Click Add Questions.

Add questions from a question bank to a test/quiz

Use question banks to build tests and quizzes.

Add individual questions from a question bank

1. Navigate to a course.

2. Select Add Materials and choose Add Test/Quiz from the list.
   Alternatively, select a previously created test/quiz.

3. From Questions, click Add Question.

4. Select From Question Banks.

5. From Import from Question Banks, select Individual Questions.

6. Select the question bank.

7. Select the questions to import.
   Alternatively, select Auto-select, enter the number of questions, and click Select.

8. Enter a value for each question to set its point value.
   Alternatively, click Set Points and enter a value in Points Per Question.

9. Click Add Questions.

Add a random selection of questions from one or more question banks

1. Navigate to a course.

2. Select Add Materials and choose Add Test/Quiz from the list.
   Alternatively, select a previously created test/quiz.

3. From Questions, click Add Question.

4. Select From Question Banks.

5. From Import from Question Banks, select Random Questions.

6. From Select Question Banks, select one or more question banks.

7. Click Select Question Banks.

8. From Add Random Questions, enter the number of questions to generate from each bank and each question’s point value.

9. Click Add Questions.

   • Each quiz contains the selected number of questions.

   • Each student receives a unique set of questions.

Add test/quiz questions to a question bank

If you created test/quiz questions from a course using Add Question, you can save the questions to your resources for future use.

1. Navigate to a course and select the test/quiz.

2. Select Questions.

3. Click Options and choose Add Questions to Bank from the list.

4. Select the questions to save or Select All.

5. Choose an existing Question Bank or select New Question Bank.

6. Click Add Questions.