How to randomize quiz questions

Procedure

The instructions below require you to make categories and add questions to those categories: 

1. Go to your course page and toggle editing on. 

2. Click "Add an Activity or Resource". 

 

 

3. Choose "Quiz" and click "Add".

4. Name the quiz. 

5. Under "Timing" set a start time and end time for the quiz. 

 

6. Under "Review Options" in the 4th column (After the quiz is closed) check off "The attempt".  

  • This way, students who complete the quiz will see that they have attempted it.  

  • If you would like students to see their mark after the quiz is completed, choose "Marks".

 

7. Choose "Save and Display" when complete. 

8. A new page will load. Click "Edit quiz" to add questions. 

 

9.  Under "Add", choose "a random question":

 

10. A new window will open.

11. Choose which category you would like the randomized questions to come from.  

  • The category Moodle demo (3) is highlighted and shows 3 questions within it (outlined in red).  

  • If you have more than one category with questions in it, you can click that new category and the questions within that category will appear:  

12. In the same window, under "Number of random questions", choose how many questions you would like to appear on the quiz.  

  • For example, if the category contains 10 questions and "Number of random questions" is chosen to be 3, then Moodle will randomly choose 3 questions from the category of 10 questions:  

 

13. Click the "Add" a random question button. 

14. Random questions will appear as a die: 

If you need assistance in creating or adding questions to categories, see the links below. 

Creating categories 

Adding questions to categories 

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