How do I create a quiz by finding questions in a question bank?

Open Quizzes

Open Quizzes

In Course Navigation, click the Quizzes link.

 

Add Quiz

Add Quiz

Click the Add Quiz button.

Edit Quiz Details

Edit Quiz Details

In the Details tab, enter the name of your quiz [1]. In the Rich Content Editor [2], introduce your quiz with formatted text, images, video, or sample math equations. You can even use the media commenting tool to record an introduction to the quiz.

Complete the rest of the quiz details [3].

Find Questions

Find Questions

Click the Questions tab [1]. Click the Find Questions button [2].

Find Quiz Question

Find Quiz Question

Select the question bank where you want to select questions.

Note: When you find questions in a question bank, changes made to questions in the question bank will not update in the quiz.

Add Questions

Add Questions

Check the boxes next to the questions you want to add to your quiz [1]. If you want to select all the questions, click the Select All link [2].

If you want to add the selected questions to a question group, select the question group drop-down list [3]. You can create a new group or add to an existing group.

When you've selected all the questions you want to use, click the Add Questions button [4].

Regardless of the question name, students always see quiz questions in numerical order (i.e. Question 1, Question 2).

Notes:

  • When you click the Select All link, Canvas selects only the questions that currently appear in the window. If you have more than 50 questions in your question bank, click the More questions button until all the questions you want to select appear in the window.
  • If you set a question group to randomly select questions from a question bank, the questions will not be included in quiz exports. The QTI file will download quiz details, but no questions will be included.

Save Quiz

Save Quiz

Click the Save button to save your work and preview the quiz.

Note: You should not publish your quiz until it is your final product. If you are ready to publish your quiz and make it available to students, click the Save & Publish button.

 

Preview and Publish Quiz

Preview and Publish Quiz

Click the Preview button [1] to see what students will see when they take the quiz. If the preview shows the quiz the way you want it, click the Publish button [2].

Note: Although you can make changes to the quiz after it is published, students who have already opened or completed the quiz will not see any of the changes, which may affect their grades.