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Save your exam to a PDF/ Create Answer Key

Learn how to create an answer key for a quiz.

Purpose

This article describes the process of creating an answer key for a quiz using the Print to PDF function.

Background

Before you begin, if your quiz is available to students, you may want to hide the exam temporarily while completing this process. Click the three vertical dots across from the activity on your course page and update he Availability.

Activity Availability set to Hide on course page.

Procedure

Setup

  1. Lockdown Browser (if enabled): Disable the Respondus lockdown browser from the Lockdown Browser Dashboard.

    1. Click on the Dashboard on your course home page in the right-hand block drawer.

      Respondus LockDown Browser Block

    2. Locate the quiz, click the dropdown next to the quiz, and click on settings.

      Quiz 1 dropdown menu in the Dashboard with an arrow pointing to Settings

    3. Select Don't require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam and click on Save + Close.

      Radio button clicked by 'Don't require Respondus LockDown Browser for this exam.' Arrow pointing to Save + Close.

    4. navigate back to the exam page in Moodle

  2. Settings tab from your quiz:

    1. Layout: Set New page to "Never, all questions on one page."

      Layout section in Settings set to Never, all questions on one page.

    2. If you are creating an Answer Key:

      1. Review options: make sure Right answer is selected for Immediately after the attempt (don't forget to change the setting back once finished).

        Review options set to Right answer in Immediately after attempt column.

    3. Extra restrictions on attempts: select Show More...

      1. Make sure Browser security is set to none.

    4. Scroll to the bottom and choose Save and display.

      Save and display button

      Note: remember to change the settings back once you are finished

Print your exam

  1. On the Quiz page, click Preview quiz.

    Preview quiz button for course quiz.

  2. In the Quiz navigation block, click the Finish attempt link.

    Finish attempt link in the quiz navigation block.

  3. Scroll to the bottom of your Summary of attempt and click the Submit all and finish button. If asked, confirm your submission.

    Red Submit all and finish button in the summary of attempt.

  4. You will see the review of your quiz.

    1. If you have multiple pages and did not adjust the setting, scroll to the bottom of the Quiz navigation block and click Show all questions on one page.

  5. Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Command+P (Mac) and choose the Save as PDF option under Destination (exact wording may vary by browser).

  6. Save your file.

    Save screen with 'Save as PDF' selected and arrow pointing to the 'save' button.

    Restore the Previous settings to the Exam:

    1. Re-enable the Respondus lockdown browser if needed on the quiz.

    2. On the Settings page for the quiz:

      1. Extra restrictions on attempts: Restore the to the original settings.

      2. Layout: Restore the to the original settings.

      3. Review Options: Uncheck Right Answer under Immediately After the Attempt

    3. Unhide Exam if hidden

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