Examples of quiz question types
- 21 Jun 2022
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Examples of quiz question types
- Updated on 21 Jun 2022
- 3 minutes to read
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There are a range of question types available within the quiz module. The standard quiz question types are listed below with brief descriptions and examples.
Information on how to create these questions can be found on the Adding quiz questions page.
Please see administering question types for instructions on how to switch on/off certain question types at the site level.
| Question type | Description | Example question |
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Multiple choice | Allows the selection of a single or multiple responses from a pre-defined list. The total grade must add up to 100%. If a single answer is correct, one answer must have the grade set to 100%. | MCQ question example - What kind of animal is a feline?
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True/False | A simple form of multiple choice question with just the two choices, True and False. | True/False example question - Totara Learn is open source?
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Matching | Matching questions ask the learner to match multiple question stems to multiple possible answers. | Matching question example - Match these countries with their capitals.
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Short answer | Allows a response of one or a few words that is graded by comparing against various model answers, which may contain wildcards. You can use an asterisk (* ) to represent a wild card. For example, by typing in the answer as; hydrogen*oxygen the quiz would accept any of the following answers:
| Short answer example question - What elements make up water?
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Numerical | Allows a numerical response, possibly with units, that is graded by comparing against various model answers, possibly with tolerances. | Numerical question example - If I travel 100 miles in 2 hours, how fast am I traveling?
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Essay | An essay question is a free-response text area where learners can enter larger blocks of text in response to your question. These questions are not scored by the system and require manual grading. | Essay example question - Describe the key differences between ice cream and gelato.
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Calculated | Calculated questions are like numerical questions but with the numbers used selected randomly from a set when the quiz is taken. | Calculated question example - What is {a}+{b}?
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Calculated multi-choice | Calculated multi-choice questions are like multi-choice questions which choice elements can include formula results from numeric values that are selected randomly from a set when the quiz is taken. |
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Calculated simple | A simpler version of calculated questions which are like numerical questions but with the numbers used selected randomly from a set when the quiz is taken. |
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Drag and drop into text | Missing words in the question text are filled in using drag and drop. |
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Drag and drop markers | Markers are dragged and dropped onto a background image. | Drag and drop marker example question - Label the colours of the rainbow.
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Drag and drop onto image | Images or text labels are dragged and dropped into drop zones on a background image. | Drag and drop onto image question example - Label the parts of the skeleton.
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Embedded answers (Cloze) | These consist of a passage of text that has various answers embedded within it, including multiple choice, short answers, and numerical answers. The editor has been modified and allows you to test if your syntax is good. You can click Decode and verify the question text to test it. | Embedded answers (Cloze) example question - Match the following cities with the correct state.
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Random short-answer matching | Like a Matching question, but created randomly from the short answer questions in a particular category. | Random short-answer matching example question - Answer these questions about New Zealand.
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Select missing words | Missing words in the question text are filled in using dropdown menus. | Select missing words question example - Roses are ___ and violets are ___.
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Description | This is not a question and instead allows you to show some text (and possibly graphics) without requiring an answer. It is more of a label than a question type and may act as an introduction to a new section or may contain a resource (such as a video) that will be the basis for further questions. | - |
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