Guides
Taking a Quiz
What is a Quiz?
A Quiz is a type of activity in the LMS. Your lecturer may add a quiz either for assessment or
for self assessment. It is a set of questions grouped together that you answer and then
obtain a grade. The lecturer has a number of options they can select when setting up a quiz,
including the date and time a quiz can be taken, the number of attempts permitted, a time
limit while taking the quiz and may also set a password.
How do I access a Quiz?
- To view the Quiz Activity, click on the Quiz Activity link
(which has a tick box graphic in front of it).
- The Quiz information page will provide an overview of the intended purpose of the quiz, when the quiz opened and when it will close, whether there is a time limit and the Grading method.
- After reading the overview information and when you are ready to begin the quiz, click
on the Attempt quiz now button.
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You will be prompted that the quiz has a
time limit and asked if you are sure you
wish to start. Click Yes if you are ready to
take the quiz. Click Cancel if you have
decided to take the Quiz at another time.
Completing the Quiz
From the main quiz page you can:
- Read and answer each question (see over for the different types of questions a lecturer can use in the quiz).
- Click on the Submit button at the end of each question to save your responses.
- Use the Quiz navigation block to navigate to questions and to monitor the time you have left to complete the quiz.
- If there is more that one page of questions use the Next button or the quiz navigation with
question numbers to navigate to the next page.
Submitting your Answers
Clicking on the submit button after responding to each question not only saves the response but depending on the settings the lecturer has chosen, may enable the lecturer to provide instant feedback as to whether the response is correct or incorrect. In the screenshot below Question 4 is correct and Question 5 the student has only selected one correct response out of a possible two, the other was incorrect. The feedback from the lecturer indicates which two responses were correct.
Finalising your Quiz Submission
- Once you have completed answering all questions, even if you have clicked submit after each question, you need to finalise your submission. From the Quiz navigation block click on Finish attempt.
- A Summary of attempt screen is displayed. This indicates whether each question has been answered and also provides the marks for any questions where instant feedback was provided by the lecturer.
- Clicking on the Submit all and finish button records all the answers and submits the quiz to your lecturer for marking.
- If the lecturer has enabled multiple attempts at this quiz, the Start Again button will displayed and you can click this button to attempt the quiz again.
- Once you select Submit all and finish you will be prompted to confirm that you want to
submit as once submitted you will no longer be able to change your answers.
Question Types
There are many different types of question types a lecturer can use in a quiz.
- Essay Questions allow a student to type in a large field (the text entry area) and format the
text using the formatting options in the HTLM editor (e.g. bold, font colour, bullet points etc).
- Multiple Choice Questions (Checkbox): Multiple choice questions that have a check box
to select responses may require the student to select more than one response.
- Multiple Choice Radio Buttons and True False Questions: will only allow one answer (by
selecting a single radio button).
- Short Answer Questions may ask a question that requires a one or two word answer.
These types of questions can have instant feedback from the lecturer as there is only one
correct answer. These types of questions require the student to know the answer rather than
selecting from available options or true/false scenarios.
