Add a question to a course

Create a new question

1. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
2. Click on a course.
3. In the left sidebar, below the list of existing activities, click Add activity.
4. Scroll down to the Question section, and click on a question type.
5. Enter the mandatory elements of the question.

By default, the title of the question is displayed in the left sidebar. To prevent learners from knowing the question title before they reach it, you can add a generic title, then enter the details of the question in the field Additional information.

See the consequences of adding an activity to an active course.

Import an existing question

Contributors can reuse questions from courses on which they have the main author or co-author role. Admins and editors can reuse questions from courses on which they have the main author or co-author role, or owned by their group. Platform administrators can import any question.

You can choose to keep the link with the existing question (in which case, editing the imported question will also edit the original question), or remove the link (in which case, the imported question will be independent).

1. At the top of the homepage, click Courses.
2. On the right of a course, click Edit.
3. In the left sidebar, below the list of existing activities, click + Add activity → Reuse question (last option at the bottom of the list).
4. Select the questions.
5. On the top left, enable or disable Keep link.
   • If you enable Keep link, editing the imported question will also edit the original question.
   • If you disable Keep link, the imported question will be independent.
6. On the top left, click Import.

Display questions in a random order

See Display randomized questions in a course.

List of available questions

Close-ended questions

Close-ended questions must have correct answers. For each type of close-ended question, make sure to add the correct answers.

True / False

You can click Yes/No below True and False, to switch with True/False.

Single Selection

You can display answers in a random order, or in the exact order of the edition screen.

Multiple Choice

You can display answers in a random order, or in the exact order of the edition screen.

Ordered Question

By default, suggested answers will display in a random order.

Linker

You can link items with their corresponding match (carrot/orange, banana/yellow).

Fill in the blank

• To allow for several correct answers, click once on the underlined word.
• To cancel a blank, double-click on the term.
• Answers are case-insensitive (if the correct answer is "Ravenclaw", entering "RAVENCLAW" will be correct).
• Avoid creating two consecutive blanks. Instead, make a blank contain several words.
• Please refrain from editing this type of question from the browser of your mobile device: the double-click interaction will conflict with the default system behavior.

Pick-a-Point

Clicking one correct zone is enough to pass the question, even if several zones were added.

If you want the Learners to click on all the zones, we suggest creating several Pick-a-Point questions.

Open-ended questions

Open-ended questions must be corrected by an evaluator. Learners can answer by submitting a text and/or a document.

Open Question

See Add an open-ended question to a course.

Video Pitch

Video Pitch questions require the Coaching Solution or the Mobile Advanced Solution. Contact your Account Manager to learn more.

See Add a Video Pitch question.

Screencast Demo

Screencast Demo questions require the Coaching Solution. Contact your Account Manager to learn more.

See Add a Screencast Demo question.

Opinion questions

Opinion questions do not count in the score of the course.

See Add an opinion question to a course.

Multiple choice (opinion)

Learners must check boxes. See Add an opinion question to a course.

Open question (opinion)

Learners must submit a text and/or a document. See Add an opinion question to a course.