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Creating questions/quizzes in Moodle

In this exercise, we will create questions, question categories and quizzes for Moodle.

Exercise 1 Creating categories Step 1) Turn editing on Step 2) Click Questions on the Administration Control Panel Step 3) Click the categories button Step 4) Write the name Sample Questions in the field Name, then click the button Add category Step 5) Click the Questions button and we may begin adding questions. *NOTE* Categories are first created since Questions are grouped by category

Exercise 2 Creating questions Before starting to create questions, click the category you want to place them in.

Part1MultipleChoiceQuestions Step1)ClickthechoosebuttonnexttotheCreatenewquestionlabelandthenclickmultiplechoice. AddthequestionnameSamplemultiplechoicequestion,addthequestiontextWhohasjustwon the2008USAElectionsforPresident Step2)UndertheChoice1box:AddGeorgeW.Bushasthefirstanswer,setthegradetonone,setthe feedbacktexttoNo,GeorgeW.Bushwasthepreviouspresident.Anexampleisshowninthenext figure

Step3)UndertheChoice2box:AddBarrackObamaasthefirstanswer,setthegradeto100%,setthe feedbacktexttoCorrect,heisthefirstblackpresidentoftheUSA. Step4)UndertheChoice3box:AddJohnMcCainasthefirstanswer,setthegradetonone,setthe feedbacktexttoNo,SenatorJohnMcCainlostthe2008elections. Step5)Clicksavechanges Part2Matchingtypequestions Step1)ClickthechoosebuttonnexttotheCreatenewquestionlabelandthenclickMatching.Add thequestionnameSamplematchingquestion.AddthequestiontextMatcheachcountrytothe correctcapitalcity Step2)AddunderQuestion1,Question:Philippines,Answer:Manila Step3)AddunderQuestion2,Question:Japan,Answer:Tokyo Step4)AddunderQuestion3:Question:Indonesia,Answer:Jakarta Step5)Click3moresetsofblanks,toaddmoreQuestionsandAnswers Step6)AddunderQuestion4:Question:(LEAVEBLANK),Answer:ExtraAnswer.Youshouldgeta resultsimilartothefigurebelow

Step7)ClickSaveChangestofinish Part3ShortAnswerQuestion Step1)ClickthechoosebuttonnexttotheCreatenewquestionlabelandthenclickShortAnswer. AddthequestionnameSampleshortanswerquestion.AddthequestiontextNameanofficial languageofthePhilippines Step2)UnderAnswer1:AddtheAnswerTagalog,thenaddthefeedbackTextYesFilipino/Tagalogis anofficiallanguage,andclickGradetobe100%.Itshouldbesimilartothefigurebelow

Step3)UnderAnswer2:AddtheAnswerFilipino,thenaddthefeedbackTextYesFilipino/Tagalogis anofficiallanguage,andclickGradetobe100% Step4)UnderAnswer3:AddtheAnswerEnglish,thenaddthefeedbackTextYesEnglishisan officiallanguage,andclickGradetobe100% Step5)ClickSavechangestofinish Attheendofthisexerciseyoushouldhaveascreensimilartothis:

OtherQuestiontypes: o True/False Astudentisgivenonlytwochoicesforananswerinthiskindofquestion:Trueor False.Thequestioncontentcanincludeanimageorhtmlcode. Essay Thisquestiontypeismeantforshortanswers(aparagraphortwo)oftenfound inwrittenexams.Forlongeranswers,betteroptionistouseUploadan Assignmentactivity. Essaysaregivenagradeof0untiltheyarereviewedbytheteacherandare gradedmanually.

Ifthereareessayquestionstobegraded,alinkwilltellyouGradeessay questions.Clickingonthislinknavigatesyoutoascreenshowinghowmany ungradedessayquestionsthereare.Ungradedonesarelistedinred. Calculated Calculatedquestiontypesletyouhaveonequestionwithvaryingresults. Description Descriptiontypeisnotactuallyregardedasquestionsforitsimplyprintsout sometextandsometimesgraphicswithoutrequiringananswer.

Part3Creatingquizzes Step1)CreateanewQuiz

Step2)AddthenameSampleQuiz,withtheIntroductionTextThisisasamplequiztouseallthe questionswehavejustcreated Step3)ClickSaveandDisplay.Afteryoushouldgetascreenlikethefigurebelow

Step4)Clicktheselectallbutton Step5)Clicktheaddtoquizbutton,youshouldthengetascreenlikethebelowfigure

Step6)Clickthesavechangesbutton TheQuizisnowfinished.ClicktheLIPMoodlebuttonatthetopofthepagetoreturntothecourse.The SampleQuizshouldnowbeanewactivityintheCourseandyoushouldgetascreensimilartothefigure below:

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