Questions can be added in tests, quizzes, and question banks. Let's see how to add new questions in any of these three places.

We have several options - slightly different depending on whether it's a test, quiz, or bank - once we click the +.

Adding Questions

There are multiple types of questions to choose from when adding new questions.

• Calculated formula question. This question is used for math problems. The student's answer can be an integer, decimal, or exponential number. Additionally, error ranges are allowed in the answers, and the system can generate multiple values for the same question, so all students receive the same problem but with different numerical values. Here is more information about these questions.
• Numerical calculation question. In this case, the student's answer is simply a number. The question may have formulas and require a calculation, but it may also not require mathematical calculations. For example, "What is the value of π".
• Essay question. This question offers an area to write the answer, as well as attach files to it. Remember that it changes the automated grading behavior of the exam.
• Fill-in-the-blank question. In this type of question, a text is shown with certain missing words that the student must fill in. Very typical in language courses.
• Hotspot question. Here, the question shows an image in which an area is configured that the student can select. These can be useful in subjects like geography or identifying certain parts of a whole (for example, "Locate the pancreas in this image").
• Matching question. This question is used for the student to associate pairs of prompts and answers. This type of question is also known as a matching question.
• Multiple choice question. It is one of the best-known and most used. The question has several answers, and one or more are correct. In both cases, we can create questions with negative scoring for incorrect answers.
• True or false question. In this question, a statement is presented, and the student must indicate whether it is true or false.
• Jumbled sentence question. In this type of question, the student must select the appropriate option to complete the sentence from a dropdown containing several options.
• Likert questions. Only available for quizzes, they allow displaying several options for the student to choose from. For example, five options between "strongly agree" and "strongly disagree."

When we choose the type of question to add, a form will be displayed to create and configure the question. We will write the question text, and depending on the question type, the options and answers. Each question differs, and we will not go into detail. You can see the details of each type here if you want.

Also remember to indicate the number of points and finish by clicking Save.

Automated Comments

Click on the switch to enable this option, which will allow you to add correct and incorrect feedback for each question, which can then be shown to the student.

Question Metadata

This option will allow us to add tags to the question that can later be used to search/filter questions.

Extra Credit

This checkbox allows marking a question as extra credit, which therefore contributes to the grade if answered correctly but does not penalize if answered incorrectly.

Reusing Questions

Reusing questions allows us to add existing questions in the course from other exams and banks.

Select the questions to add from both question banks and other assessments. On the left, we select criteria (assessment, question bank, question type...), and on the right, we see the questions and their scores. To choose the ones we want to add, we check the corresponding boxes. To finish, click Add Questions.

Adding Question Banks

Add question bank will allow us to add groups of questions from question banks or exams previously added to the course. This results in a "pool" from which questions are drawn for the exam.

As in the previous case, select the questions to add from both question banks and other assessments, filter using the criteria on the left, and check the questions you want to add. To finish, click Add Questions.

Then choose the score for the questions from the bank and indicate how many of the selected questions will be shown to students randomly. To finish, click Save.