Adding a Quiz to a Course

The steps below explain how to set up a  quiz in your course. Once the basic structure of the quiz has been set, you will then be able to add questions  outlined in the guides found under the above Related Resources area. 

Step 1: Toggle on edit mode.

Step 4:

a. Enter a title in the Name field. 

b. If desired, enter text in the Description field.  Including instructions in this field can provide helpful guidance for students.

c. Click the check box if you wish the description to display on the front of the course. If left unchecked, the description will display after they click into the Assignment. 

Step 5: Timing

a. Click on the Timing heading to expand the assignment date options. 

b. To open the quiz on a specific date, click the enable checkbox and then adjust the timing in the Open the Quiz fields.  

c.To close the quiz on a specific date, click the enable checkbox and then adjust the timing in the Close the Quiz fields. 

d. If you wish to add a time limit for the quiz, click the enable check box and then adjust the Time limit fields. 

Pro Tip:  If using a Time limit, make sure you also adjust the Open and Close the Quiz time to allow an entire time limit window.  This is because even if there is a Time limit remaining during an attempt, the quiz will always automatically end once the Close the Quiz time passes. 

Step 6: Grade

a. Click on the Grade heading to expand the grade options.

b. If desired, click the Grade category drop-down menu and select a grade book category for the Quiz. 

Step 7: Click on the Review options heading to expand the setting options. 

Note: The review options section allows you to set the type of information students will be able to see after they submit a quiz. Faculty can adjust the review options to share more or less information with students at any time (before, during, or after the quiz). Whenever changes are made in this section, the new settings immediately apply to the quiz activity. 

 Possible options include showing students their submitted responses on the quiz (the attempt), score (marks), and the right answer.  You can also limit this information to only appearing during specific time intervals. These periods of time are represented by the column headings. For an in-depth explanation of the settings in this section, please review the Moodle Doc on Review Options.   

Step 8: To adjust a review options setting, click the check box to select (or deselect) an option in any timing column.  Repeat as necessary.

Pro Tip: To delay showing students their quiz grade,  uncheck Marks in every column in the Review options section.  Once you have reviewed the results and are ready to release student scores, go into Review options again and select Marks under After the quiz is closed.  This will display the grade to students in both the quiz activity and the grade book.