Question Banks

Question Banks

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Question Banks

1 question bank containing 20 questions.

5 question banks containing 20 questions each

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You can create a repository of questions in the form of a question bank and reuse questions from it to create multiple quizzes across different courses. Creating question banks in Learn will allow you to create quizzes easily and is a convenient way to save time and effort.  You can also group questions that belong to the same category into topics inside a question bank.

Creating a question bank


To create a question bank:

  1. Navigate to the Learning tab and click on Question Bank.

  2. Click on the Create (+) icon and select Question Bank.

  1. Provide a name and description for your question bank and click Create.

  1. Click Add Topic.

  2. Enter a topic name and select Add Topic.

 

Adding questions to your question bank

To add new questions:

  1. Go to the topic in the question bank, click on Add Questions.

  1. Click the Add a Question button, then choose the question type.

  1. Enter the question, the answer choices, and choose the correct answer for the question.

To add a question description:

You can add a description to your question by clicking on the Add question description icon.

To enable custom feedback:

Enable the Custom feedback button, then select a feedback type and type in the feedback.

To set a question time limit:

Enable the Question Time Limit button and select the duration from the Minutes picker.

To set a score for a question:

Set the score in the Question Score input box.

Editing a question

To edit a question:

Click on the Edit Questions button and make the necessary chances.

Deleting a question

To delete a question:

  1. Navigate to the topic in the question bank, then click Edit Questions.

  2. Hover over the question that you want to delete in the navigation pane.

  3. Click on the Bin icon that appears next to the question.

Reordering questions

To reorder questions:

  1. Navigate to the topic in the question bank, then click Edit Questions.

  2. To reorder questions, drag and drop the questions in the navigation pane

Renaming a topic

To rename a topic:

  1. Navigate to the question bank.

  2. Click the More options icon () on the topic in the navigation pane.

  3. Click Rename.

  1. Type the new name for the topic and press the Enter key.

 

Deleting a topic

To delete a topic:

  1. Navigate to the question bank.

  2. Click the More options icon () on the topic in the navigation pane.

  3. Click Delete.

 

Sharing a question bank

You can share the question bank that you've created with your users in your hub.You can choose to share your question bank with specific users, a space or to everyone in your hub.

To share a question bank with specific users:

  1. Navigate to the question bank and click the Share button.

  2. Type their names or email addresses in the text box and select them.

  1. Select one of the access privileges and click Add.

 

To share a question bank with everyone in the hub:

  1. Navigate to the question bank and click the Share button.

  2. Click the button next to Everyone and click Enable.

Importing a question bank

You can save time and energy if you already have a CSV file with questions by simply importing them.You can map the columns with the corresponding properties in your question bank once the import is complete.

To import a question bank:

  1. Create a new question bank.

  2. Navigate to the question bank and click Import in the top-right corner.

  1. Click Browse and select a CSV file from your device.

  1. Click Import.

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Currently, fill-in-the-blank questions cannot be imported.

Sample CSV files

File format for a question bank with a single question type

Below is a sample CSV file for reference


Sample file

File format for a question bank with several question types

You will be required to mention the question type in the CSV file, in case your question bank contains questions of different types like multiple choice, single choice, and descriptive.

Below is a sample CSV file with the question type mentioned under the column "Type".


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You can also map descriptions similarly by listing them down under the column "Description".

Mapping the question bank

After the CSV file is imported, you can map the inputs for the question bank with the corresponding columns in the CSV file.

To map the question bank:

  1. Select the corresponding column for the question topic, type, number, title, and description in the Question section.

  1. Select the columns corresponding to the choices for questions in the Choices section.

  2. Click Add Choice to add additional choices.

  1. Select the column for correct answers and set the answer pattern from the drop-down in the Correct Answers section.

  1. Select the columns corresponding to the feedback for any answer, feedback for a correct answer, and feedback for an incorrect answer in the Feedback section.

  2. Click Add Choice Feedback to set different feedback for each choice in a question.


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You have the option to either map your feedback or continue without it.
If you choose to provide feedback for the correct answer, you will also need to include feedback for the incorrect answer.