Create a Quiz in D2L Brightspace

Quizzes

You can create an exam that contains the questions with a key.  Students take the quiz, which is automatically scored against the key you provide.

Create a new quiz

  1. Navigate to the Quizzes tool.
  2. Click the New Quiz button.
  3. Enter a Name for the quiz.
  4. Set the quiz due date. Under Availability Dates & Conditions, set the quiz start date and/or end date.
    • Optional: Under Availability Dates & Conditions, click Manage Special Access to set up special access for one or more students. Click Add Users to Special Access. Adjust the settings for the quiz, select the students to allow special access to the quiz, and click Save. Click Save and Close on special access screen.
  5. To associate the quiz with the grade book, click add to grade book to create a new one (or select a Edit or Link to Existing to select an existing one).
  6. Then, do any of the following:
    • To create a new quiz question, click Create New and select the question type. (Learn more about creating questions for Quizzes.)
    • To create a new section (or folder) to organize questions, click Create New > Section.
    • To create a question pool, click Create New > Question Pool.
    • To import questions from a zip or csv formatted file, click Add Existing > Upload a File. Click Browse Files, upload the zip or csv file, and then click Import All.
  7. Under Attempts & Completion, do any of the following:
    • Keep the Auto-publish check box selected to allow students to see their scores and feedback immediately after they submit the quiz, or
      clear the Auto-publish check box to first assess written response questions and then release scores and feedback to students with a manual process.
    • Select the Synchronize to grade book on publish to automatically push the quiz scores to the grade book.
  8. Under Timing & Display > Manage Timing, set the time limit and select what should happen if the time limit is exceeded using Timer Settings.
  9. When ready to show the quiz in the list, select the Hidden button to make it visible to students.
  10. Click Save and Close.

Difference between a quiz start date, due date, and an end date

  • Start Date – A student cannot enter the quiz before the quiz start date.
  • End Date – A student can enter the quiz any time before the quiz end date. A student can continue their quiz attempt after the quiz end date as long as they have time left in their attempt. 
  • Due Date – A student can enter the quiz any time before the quiz due date. An attempt is flagged as late (to both the instructor and the student) when the student has not submitted it before the due date. 
    Two attempts with the second attempt listed with the tagging: "Submitted late: 1 hour past the due date"

Restore a quiz

Accidentally delete a quiz? You can restore it from the Quizzes tool!

  1. On the Manage Quizzes page, select More Actions > Restore.
    The Restore option from the More Actions menu in the Quizzes tool.
  2. Click Restore for the quiz you want to restore.
    The Restore option for a quiz after navigating to the Restore Quizzes page in the Quizzes tool.
  3. The quiz and any student attempts at the quiz are restored in the Quizzes tool.  

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