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Creating questions/quizzes in Moodle
In this exercise, we will create questions, question categories
and quizzes for Moodle.
Exercise 1 Creating categories
Step 1) Turn editing on
Step 2) Click Questions on the Administration Control Panel
Step 3) Click the categories button
Step 4) Write the name Sample Questions in the field Name,
then click the button Add category
Step 5) Click the Questions button and we may begin adding
questions.
*NOTE* Categories are first created since Questions are
grouped
by category
Exercise 2 Creating questions
Before starting to create questions, click the category you want
to place them in.
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Part1MultipleChoiceQuestionsStep1)ClickthechoosebuttonnexttotheCreatenewquestionlabelandthenclickmultiplechoice.AddthequestionnameSamplemultiplechoicequestion,addthequestiontextWhohasjustwonthe2008USAElectionsforPresidentStep2)UndertheChoice1box:
AddGeorgeW.Bushasthefirstanswer,setthegradetonone,setthefeedbacktexttoNo,GeorgeW.Bushwasthepreviouspresident.Anexampleisshowninthenextfigure
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Step3)UndertheChoice2box:
AddBarrackObamaasthefirstanswer,setthegradeto100%,setthefeedbacktexttoCorrect,heisthefirstblackpresidentoftheUSA.Step4)UndertheChoice3box:
AddJohnMcCainasthefirstanswer,setthegradetonone,setthefeedbacktexttoNo,SenatorJohnMcCainlostthe2008elections.Step5)Clicksavechanges
Part2Matchingtypequestions
Step1)ClickthechoosebuttonnexttotheCreatenewquestionlabelandthenclickMatching.AddthequestionnameSamplematchingquestion.AddthequestiontextMatcheachcountrytothecorrectcapitalcityStep2)AddunderQuestion1,Question:Philippines,Answer:Manila
Step3)AddunderQuestion2,Question:Japan,Answer:Tokyo
Step4)AddunderQuestion3:Question:Indonesia,Answer:Jakarta
Step5)Click3moresetsofblanks,toaddmoreQuestionsandAnswers
Step6)AddunderQuestion4:Question:(LEAVEBLANK),Answer:ExtraAnswer.Youshouldgetaresultsimilartothefigurebelow
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Step7)ClickSaveChangestofinish
Part3ShortAnswerQuestionStep1)ClickthechoosebuttonnexttotheCreatenewquestionlabelandthenclickShortAnswer.AddthequestionnameSampleshortanswerquestion.AddthequestiontextNameanofficiallanguageofthePhilippinesStep2)UnderAnswer1:AddtheAnswerTagalog,thenaddthefeedbackTextYesFilipino/Tagalogisanofficiallanguage,andclickGradetobe100%.Itshouldbesimilartothefigurebelow
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Step3)UnderAnswer2:AddtheAnswerFilipino,thenaddthefeedbackTextYesFilipino/Tagalogisanofficiallanguage,andclickGradetobe100%Step4)UnderAnswer3:AddtheAnswerEnglish,thenaddthefeedbackTextYesEnglishisanofficiallanguage,andclickGradetobe100%Step5)ClickSavechangestofinish
Attheendofthisexerciseyoushouldhaveascreensimilartothis:
OtherQuestiontypes:
o True/False
Astudentisgivenonlytwochoicesforananswerinthiskindofquestion:Trueor
False. Thequestioncontentcanincludeanimageorhtmlcode.
o Essay
Thisquestiontypeismeantforshortanswers(aparagraphortwo)oftenfound
inwrittenexams.Forlongeranswers,betteroptionistouseUploadan
Assignmentactivity.
Essaysaregivenagradeof0untiltheyarereviewedbytheteacherandare
gradedmanually.
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Ifthereareessayquestionstobegraded,alinkwilltellyouGradeessay
questions.
Clickingonthislinknavigatesyoutoascreenshowinghowmany
ungradedessayquestionsthereare. Ungradedonesarelistedinred.
o Calculated
Calculatedquestiontypesletyouhaveonequestionwithvaryingresults.
o Description
Descriptiontypeisnotactuallyregardedasquestionsforitsimplyprintsout
sometextandsometimesgraphicswithoutrequiringananswer.
Part3CreatingquizzesStep1)CreateanewQuiz
Step2)AddthenameSampleQuiz,withtheIntroductionTextThisisasamplequiztouseallthequestionswehavejustcreatedStep3)ClickSaveandDisplay.Afteryoushouldgetascreenlikethefigurebelow
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Step4)Clicktheselectallbutton
Step5)Clicktheaddtoquizbutton,youshouldthengetascreenlikethebelowfigure
Step6)Clickthesavechangesbutton
TheQuizisnowfinished.ClicktheLIPMoodlebuttonatthetopofthepagetoreturntothecourse.The
SampleQuizshouldnowbeanewactivityintheCourseandyoushouldgetascreensimilartothefigure
below:
