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Creating a Matching Quiz

Learn how to add questions and dropdown menus with answer choices.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to provide step-by-step instructions for creating a matching quiz in a Moodle course.

Procedures

  1. Turn on Edit mode.

  2. Click the + sign in the area of the course where you want to add a quiz, and then click Activity or resource.

  3. Choose the quiz tile.

  4. Name the quiz, add instructions in the description box (optional), and check Display description on course page (optional).

  5. Choose whether to set a time limit or not.

  6. Set the category and the number of attempts allowed.

  7. Decide how many questions you want on each page. Just one is recommended in case there is a power outage.

    Layout section set to a new page for every question

  8. Decide if you want to stick with the default question behavior settings.

    Question behavior section open with Deferred feedback selected

  9. Set any other criteria you prefer.

  10. Save your changes.

    Buttons labeled Save and return to course and Save and display

  11. Click the link to your newly created quiz.

  12. Click Add a question.

  13. Click Add and decide whether you will pull questions from the question bank or create them on the spot. In this case, choose to add a new question.

    Dropdown menu with the option for a new question highlighted

  14. Choose Matching from the list of options

    List of quiz types with the matching quiz option selected

  15. Click Add.

    Button labeled Add

  16. Give your question a name and add text to the description box.

    Data entry boxes for a title and a description

  17. Fill in the questions and answers in the spaces provided.

    Example of a question and its answer

  18. Save your changes.

    Buttons labeled Save changes and continue editing and Save changes

  19. Click the Quiz tab and the click then the Preview quiz button.

    Button labeled Preview quiz

  20. Select the Question bank tab and then the Edit button next to your question to make question corrections.

    Link labeled Question bank
    Edit dropdown option next to a quiz called Coll Places to Visit

  21. Below is the final product for the Matching question type.

    Example of what the finished matching quiz product looks like: questions on the left with dropdown menus across from each question
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