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  1. Click the Questions tab; or click a category name on the Categories tab.

    questions tab

  2. Select a category from the menu.
    • If you clicked the category name, it will already be selected.
    • If there are questions already in the category, they will be listed.
    • To show only questions in the selected category (and not its subcategories), uncheck the option Also show questions from subcategories under Search options.
    • In the list with each question are icons to Manage tags, Edit, Duplicate, Preview, and Delete the question.
    • Use the check boxes on the left to select one or more questions. With selected: Click the Delete button to delete them completely from the question bank. Select another category then click Move to >> to recategorize them.
    • At the bottom of the screen is a link for Moodle Docs (help) for this page where you can find details for the question bank.
  3. Click the Create a new question... button.
  4. Choose a question type to add from the list on the left by clicking it. There are many choices and when you click on the question type, the description of the question type is displayed. 

    question types

  5. Click Add to create a question of the type selected.


Info

AsULearn will remember the settings you select when you save a question and use those setting as the defaults when you make the next question of the same type. 

General

The particular options available depend on the question type selected. Click the blue question marks (question) on the screen for more help with the settings. Most question types will have these settings:

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An essay question can also be created as an Online text assignment

There is a minimum and maximum word count option for essay, however it does not display the requirements to the student until they try to submit.  Please make sure you include the minimum and maximum word count requirements in your question text so that students will be aware

Tips for matching

  • Enter some instructions in the Question text field to tell the students what they are matching.
  • Check the Shuffle option if you want the answers to be shuffled. NOTE: The quiz Question behavior > Shuffle within questions setting must also be enabled for this to work.
  • For the first matching item, enter the question and a matching answer.
  • Fill in at least two questions and three answers. Click Blanks for 3 more questions to add more. You can enter as many as 10 items. You can provide extra wrong answers by giving an answer with a blank question.

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