Using question bank

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Question bank is the tool that creates, edits, stores and import/exports questions. There are two links that appear in the Settings block that link to the question bank. There are also several ways that link to the question bank tool when you are editing a quiz by a question link or edit icon.

Using question bank

Settings > Question bank

The Question bank link always available in course under settings for a teacher.

Managing questions in a category

Settings > Question bank > Questions

At any time, a teacher can manage questions a question category. This includes adding new questions, previewing, deleting and changing the order of the question in the question category.

Settings Question bank Questions view showing some features

To add a new question:

1. Select the category - note the view settings under it
2. Click on "Create a new Question"
3. Select the question type to add
4. Click "Next"
5. Complete the question form
6. Save changes

To move a question to another category:

1. Select the category - note the view settings under it
2. Check 1 or more boxes next to questions in category
3. Use pulldown menu under "With selected" to choose a different question category
4. Find question category organized by context
5. With the category displayed in the pulldown menu box
6. Click on "Move to"

Question bank will change the view to the category you selected and will display all questions in that category.

Managing question categories

Settings > Question bank > Categories

At any time the teacher can edit category information, add a category, delete a category, change category context or change to order of the categories in a context view.

Typical edit category page view

Here we will cover:

• Adding a question category - same as edit category info screen
• Moving a question category to a new context
• Deleting a question category

Using question bank in a quiz

Settings > Quiz administration > Edit quiz > Show question bank

Menu available in context of a quiz to create a new question in a category and add questions from categories to a quiz.

Quiz administration view of question bank

Quiz administration view of category with 3 questions

Question bank view in quiz administration, selecting a category

Other edit question links

File:Quiz reports statistics edit question icon

In the statistics report you can edit a question

File:Quiz review preview edit question area

Reviewing or previewing a quiz has a link to edit a question