Types of Quiz Questions
Multiple Choice
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- Students pick correct answer from a list. Question can have one or multiple correct answers.
Matching
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- Students match one set of information to another.
True/False
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- The only answer options are true or false.
Essay
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- For an essay question. Teachers can provide students with a template for scaffolding their answers.
Calculated
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- Makes use of variables to give each student a unique question in the quiz. Questions must be numerical.
Calculated Multichoice
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- Similar to calculated questions, but formulas can be included in the answers.
Calculated Simple
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- The same as the calculated question type, but with a simpler creation interface.
Drag and Drop Into Text
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- Students drag missing words into sentences/paragraphs.
Drag and Drop Markers
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- Students drag markers onto an image.
Drag and Drop Onto Image
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- Students drag labels or images onto an image.
Embedded Answers (Cloze)
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- A paragraph of text with various question types within the paragraph.
Gapfill
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- Fill in the blank questions with drag and drop or dropdown options.
Numerical
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- Like a short-answer question, but allows for numerical answers with an accepted margin of error.
Ordering
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- Students drag words, phrases, or sentences into the correct order.
Random Short-Answer Matching
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- Like a matching question, but questions are drawn from a category.
Select Missing Words
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- Like the drag and drop into text question, but uses drop-down options instead of dragging.
Short Answer
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- Students can enter a word or phrase for their answer.
Essay (Auto-Grade)
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- Like a regular essay question, but teachers can have Moodle grade the answer based on a variety of characteristics.
Description
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- Not actually a question. Allows for text or images to a quiz. For example, a paragraph or picture that students need to refer to for subsequent questions. If using a label in this way, do not shuffle the question order.