Use the Question Library to create questions you may want to use in multiple assessments - tests or quizzes. Each instance shares one Question Library that can be organized and managed from any test or quiz page inside of a course.
- Create a Question
- Edit a Question
- Organize the Question Library
- Add a Question to an Assessment
- How do I know if the question is from the Question Library?
Create a Question
Create a Single Question:
Path: Content > Manage Content > Actions > Edit > go to Quiz or Test page > click Choose from Question Library
- Once you've landed in the Question Library, click Create New Question.
- Choose your Question Type and add the content.
- Make sure to click Add Question at the bottom of the page to add the question to the library.
Import a group of questions:
If you have a larger set of questions you'd like to add in bulk, you can do so by uploading a .txt file with GIFT formatting.
Path: Content > Manage Content > Actions > Edit > go to Quiz or Test page > click Choose from Question Library
- Once you've landed in the Question Library, click Import.
- Click Choose File and add the .txt file.
- If your file is successfully uploaded, the questions will be automatically added to the Question Library and will display immediately.
To save a GIFT formatted .txt file from Microsoft Word:
- Format either Multiple Choice or Essay questions using GIFT formatting. See examples in the note below.
- Click File > Save As and update the File Format to Plain Text (.txt). Click Save.
- A window will pop up for File Conversion. Click Other encoding: and choose Unicode (UTF-8). Then click OK.
- If the GIFT formatting in the file is valid, the file type should be ready for upload.
Tip
Validate your GIFT formatting is correct before you upload by using this free GIFT Question Validator.
Note
We currently only support Multiple Choice or Short Answer (referred to as Essay in the platform) questions for GIFT file uploads.
Multiple Choice question example:
What is the most popular form of crust worldwide?
{=Thin Crust
~Cheese-stuffed Crust
~Deep Dish
~NY Style}
Multiple Choice question with rejoinders (hints) example:
How many pizzas are sold in the world each year?
{~5 million #Try again
~50 million #Not quite
~500 million #Getting closer!
=5 billion #Correct!}
Multiple Choice question with true/false answers example:
Norway eats the most pizza (per head).
{=True
~False}
Short Answer (Essay) question example:
In which Italian city was the modern pizza invented?
{}
TIPS: Make sure there are no spaces after your main question's punctuation. Each answer starts on a new line with no extra spaces after the answers.
Edit a Question
Path: Content > Manage Content > Actions > Edit > go to Quiz or Test page > click the Choose from Question Library
- Once you've landed in the Question Library, click the pencil icon next to the question you'd like to edit.
- Edit the question.
- Make sure to click Save Question at the bottom of the page to save the changes to the library.
Organize the Question Library
Once you've landed in the Question Library, you can organize the questions you've added to the library by adding categories. You can see the categories on the left of the library page.
Note
By default, we've added a category for you called "General Questions". You can add questions to this category any time. It's especially handy if you don't need more than one category. This category cannot be edited or deleted.
Add a New Category:
Path: Content > Manage Content > Actions > Edit > go to Quiz or Test page > click Choose from Question Library
- Once you've landed in the Question Library, click Add New Category.
- Give the category a name
- Make sure to click Save.
Tip
You can easily edit the category's name or remove it altogether by using the icons in the category menu. You can also move the categories around to be in whichever order works best for you.
Add a Question to a Category:
Path: Content > Manage Content > Actions > Edit > go to Quiz or Test page > click Choose from Question Library
- Once a Category exists, click on that category from the left hand category menu, then click Create New Question.
- Choose your Question Type and add the content.
- Make sure to click Add Question at the bottom of the page to add the question to the library.
Move existing questions to another category:
Path: Content > Manage Content > Actions > Edit > go to Quiz or Test page > click Choose from Question Library
- Once you've landed in the Question Library, click the pencil icon next to the question you'd like to move.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the field "Move question to the following category:".
- Update the category.
- Click Save Question.
Add a Question to an Assessment
Once you've added some questions to the question library, you can easily add them to any quiz or test page in courses.
Path: Content > Manage Content > Actions > Edit > go to Quiz or Test page > click the Choose from Question Library
- Once you've landed in the Question Library, navigate to the right category and click the checkbox next to the question you'd like to add to the assessment.
- You can click more than one checkbox at a time. You also have the option to select all questions in a category.
- Once you've selected the right questions, click Add to Page.
How do I know if the question is from the Question Library?
When utilizing the Question Library, the questions created there can be used across any test or quiz page in courses. Because of this, you can only edit the questions from the Question Library itself. To identify if a question on your test or quiz page is coming from the Question Library, look for the pencil icon next to the question - if the pencil icon does not exist, the question was added from the Question Library. Therefore, you'll want to navigate to the library to edit the question if needed.
