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Creating a Matching Quiz

Learn how to add questions and dropdown menus with answer choices

Updated over 6 months 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

    Button labeled Edit mode

  2. Click Add an activity or resource

    Link labeled Add an activity or resource

  3. Choose the quiz mini tile

    Small tile labeled Quiz

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

    Data entry boxes for a title and a description with a checked check box underneath

  5. Choose whether to set a time limit or not

    Timing section in settings open with a time limit set to 5 minutes

  6. Set the category and the number of attempts allowed

    Dropdown menu in the Grade section with Quizzes highlighted

  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

    Partial view of settings sections

  10. Save your changes

    Buttons labeled Save and return to course and Save and display

  11. Click the link to your newly created quiz

    Quiz activity on course page

  12. Click Add a question

    Button labeled 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. In this case, 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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