Quiz Step 1: Adding Questions in the Question Bank Moodle ISU

Introduction
The Moodle ISU Question bank contains all of the questions in the course and provides ways to organize those questions using categories. This document will provide instructions on how to add questions to the question bank as well as how to organize questions in categories.

When creating a quiz in Moodle ISU, the first step in the recommended process is to add your questions in the Question bank.

See these guides for more information about quizzes:

This guide will help you to:

Access the Question Bank
Organize the Question Bank
Add Questions to the Question Bank

Accessing the Question Bank

To access the Question bank:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

Select from the list:

Questions to see the questions page.
Categories to see the categories page.
Import to import questions from a variety of formats.
Export to export to a variety of formats.

Organize the Question Bank

Categories and subcategories are very powerful when combined with random questions that can be selected either from one category or any of its subcategories. Using categories, you can create a quiz with questions chosen randomly from the questions available in the category.

Add a Category

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.
Select Categories.

Note: You will see a list of the current categories.

Scroll down to Add category.

Note: Parent category refers to the location of the new category you are making - it will be placed as either a brand new category or as a sub-category for an existing one.

Choosing Top means that this category will not be contained in any other category.

Note: If you choose to place the new category into an existing category, you will be creating a sub-category.

In the Name text box, Type the name of your new category.

In the Category info text box, Add an optional description.
Click Add category.

Note: Your new question category will appear in the list of current categories.

Delete Categories

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.
Select Categories.

Note: In order to delete the category, you must first go into the category and individually move or delete the questions.

Click the X next to the category you want to delete.

Note: If you try to delete a category containing questions, you will be asked to specify a different category for the questions. You cannot delete or move the last category; there must always be one category in a context.

Move Categories

You can arrange the categories in a hierarchy so that they are easier to manage.

Use the arrow icons to change the order in which category 'peers' are displayed.

Note: The arrow icons are also used to move a top-level category between contexts. If you move a category to be the first or last category in a context, and then press the arrow key again, it will be moved to the next context.

Use the right arrow icon to move a category to be a sub-category of the category listed immediately above it.
Use the left arrow icon to move a category up one category level.

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Note: If you are not sure what action an icon will perform, place the cursor over the icon and a message will appear explaining the icon’s function.

For more information, see Question Categories.

Add Questions to the Question Bank

Adding questions to the Question bank makes it easier to create quizzes. Instead of having to add questions every time you create a quiz, you can just pull from the Question bank.

There are a couple of ways to add questions to the Question bank.

For more information, see:

To create a new question:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

Select a category.
Click Create a new question.

Select the type of question you would like to create.

Note: For detailed descriptions and step-by-step instructions for creating questions, see Quiz: Question Type.

Click Add.

View Questions

To view questions in the Question bank:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.
From the Select a category dropdown menu, Select the category housing the question(s) you would like to view.

Note: If you did not specify a category when the question was made/imported, it will be kept in the Default for [COURSE NAME] category.

Move Questions

Moving questions in the Question bank will help you keep the bank organized and helps you to place questions in the correct categories if it was misplaced.

There are two different ways you can move questions within the Question bank.

To move questions in the Question bank:

Within the Question bank categories:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.
Locate the question(s) you would like to move.
To the right of the question(s), Check the box to select it.

When you have the question(s) selected, Scroll to the bottom of the page.
In the With selected section, from the dropdown menu, Select the category in which the chosen question(s) will be placed.

Click Move to >>.

You will be taken to the category you selected.

Within the question settings:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.
From the Select a category dropdown menu, Select the category housing the question you wish to move.

Locate the question.
To the right of the question, Click the gear icon.

At the top of the page, Uncheck the box for Use this category.

From the Save in category dropdown menu, Select the category to which the question will be saved.

Scroll to the bottom of the page.
Click Save changes.

Delete Questions

There are two ways to delete questions from the Question bank.

To delete questions:

Select the question(s) by checking the box to the left of the question.

At the bottom of the page, Click Delete.

~OR~

Locate the question you wish to delete.

Click the X to the right of the question.

You will be asked if you are sure you want to delete the question.
Click Continue if you are sure, otherwise, Click Cancel.

Note: If the question is not currently included in a quiz, the question will be permanently deleted. If the question is currently included in a quiz, it will still exist in that quiz. To permanently remove a question, it will first need to be deleted from the quiz.

For more information, see Question Bank.

For additional assistance, contact ITRC - (208)-282-5880 or email itrc@isu.edu.

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IntroductionThe Moodle ISU Question bank contains all of the questions in the course and provides ways to organize those questions using categories. This document will provide instructions on how to add questions to the question bank as well as how to organize questions in categories.

When creating a quiz in Moodle ISU, the first step in the recommended process is to add your questions in the Question bank.

See these guides for more information about quizzes:

Quiz: Overview

Quiz: Step 2: Creating Quizzes in Moodle ISU

Quiz: Step 3: Adding Questions to a Quiz in Moodle ISU

This guide will help you to:

Access the Question Bank

Organize the Question Bank

Add Questions to the Question Bank

Accessing the Question Bank

To access the Question bank:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

Organize the Question Bank

Categories and subcategories are very powerful when combined with random questions that can be selected either from one category or any of its subcategories. Using categories, you can create a quiz with questions chosen randomly from the questions available in the category.

Add a Category

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

Select Categories.

Note: You will see a list of the current categories.

Scroll down to Add category.

Note: Parent category refers to the location of the new category you are making - it will be placed as either a brand new category or as a sub-category for an existing one.

Choosing Top means that this category will not be contained in any other category.

Note: If you choose to place the new category into an existing category, you will be creating a sub-category.

In the Name text box, Type the name of your new category.

In the Category info text box, Add an optional description.

Click Add category.

Note: Your new question category will appear in the list of current categories.

Delete Categories

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

Select Categories.

Note: In order to delete the category, you must first go into the category and individually move or delete the questions.

Click the X next to the category you want to delete.

Note: If you try to delete a category containing questions, you will be asked to specify a different category for the questions. You cannot delete or move the last category; there must always be one category in a context.

Move Categories

You can arrange the categories in a hierarchy so that they are easier to manage.

Use the arrow icons to change the order in which category 'peers' are displayed.

Note: The arrow icons are also used to move a top-level category between contexts. If you move a category to be the first or last category in a context, and then press the arrow key again, it will be moved to the next context.

Use the right arrow icon to move a category to be a sub-category of the category listed immediately above it.

Note: If you are not sure what action an icon will perform, place the cursor over the icon and a message will appear explaining the icon’s function.

For more information, see Question Categories.

Add Questions to the Question Bank

Adding questions to the Question bank makes it easier to create quizzes. Instead of having to add questions every time you create a quiz, you can just pull from the Question bank.

There are a couple of ways to add questions to the Question bank.

For more information, see:

Quiz: Importing Questions in Aiken Format

Quiz: Importing Questions in GIFT Format

Quiz: Importing Questions from ExamView

To create a new question:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

Select a category.

Click Create a new question.

Select the type of question you would like to create.

Note: For detailed descriptions and step-by-step instructions for creating questions, see Quiz: Question Type.

Click Add.

View Questions

To view questions in the Question bank:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

From the Select a category dropdown menu, Select the category housing the question(s) you would like to view.

Note: If you did not specify a category when the question was made/imported, it will be kept in the Default for [COURSE NAME] category.

Move Questions

Moving questions in the Question bank will help you keep the bank organized and helps you to place questions in the correct categories if it was misplaced.

There are two different ways you can move questions within the Question bank.

To move questions in the Question bank:

Within the Question bank categories:

In the Administration block, Click Question bank.

Delete Questions

There are two ways to delete questions from the Question bank.

To delete questions:

Select the question(s) by checking the box to the left of the question.

~OR~

Locate the question you wish to delete.

Note: If the question is not currently included in a quiz, the question will be permanently deleted. If the question is currently included in a quiz, it will still exist in that quiz. To permanently remove a question, it will first need to be deleted from the quiz.

For more information, see Question Bank.

For additional assistance, contact ITRC - (208)-282-5880 or email itrc@isu.edu.

Introduction
The Moodle ISU Question bank contains all of the questions in the course and provides ways to organize those questions using categories. This document will provide instructions on how to add questions to the question bank as well as how to organize questions in categories.