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Import Questions from a Text File

Quick steps:

1. Click on the Lessons tab.
2. Locate the quiz you wish to add questions to.
3. Click on the already-created quiz link.
4. Click on the Add Question link in the toolbar.
5. Click on the Import Questions option.
6. Use the text fields to paste your text in the appropriate format.
7. Click the OK button when you are done.

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The Import Questions option imports questions through cut and paste.

Click on the Lessons tab. Navigate to the already-created quiz and click on its link. Click on the Add Question link in the toolbar. Click on the Import Questions option to enter the Import Questions editor.

The editor contains the following instructions:

Replace the sample text in the text box with the questions you want to import. Use this example as a master to create your own questions.

Replace this sample text with your questions.

Q: Each question should start with 'Q:' or be successively numbered.
A. If there are choices, the first choice should start with 'A.'.
B. Each successive choice should start with the next letter and a period.
C. Each choice should be on a single line, but it is OK if it is longer than will fit in the text area and it wraps on its own.
ANSWER: B
POINTS: 2

You can also set the default choice question format, open-ended question format and point value for questions. The questions text should conform to the following specifications.

• Each question should begin on a new line.
• The first line of each question should start with 'Q:' or the question number followed by a period ('1.', 2.', '3.', etc.).
• If the question has choices the choices should immediately follow the question text.
• Each choice should be on a line by itself.
• Each choice should begin with a choice letter followed by a period ('A.', 'B.', 'C.', etc.).

The following optional settings may be added after the question and its choices. Each setting should be on a line by itself and follow the format SettingName: SettingValue.

• ANSWER: For choice questions enter the letter of each correct choice separated by commas. For open-ended questions enter the actual answer text.
• Fill-in-multiple-blanks should have each answer on a separate line in the format of Answer:;Percentage: Example: Answer:Red;Percentage:25
• POINTS: The integer point value for the question. For Multiple Select questions this is the value of each correct choice.
• IMAGE: The URL of an image to display before the question text.
• FEEDBACK: Text to display after the user submits the quiz.
• TYPE: Identifies the specific question format to use. MC = Multiple Choice, TF = True/False, MS = Multiple Select, SA = Short Answer, FB = Fill-in-the-blank, ES = Essay, OI = Off-line Item
• * ANSWERBOXES: Valid for Fill-in-multiple-blanks only, indicates the number of answer input boxes to display to the user.