Canvas Exercises Part 2
Create a Quiz
- The next item we want to add to our module is a quiz. Click Modules on the lefthand sidebar, find your module, and click +. Select Quiz from the dropdown and then [New Quiz]. Title your quiz “Practice Quiz” and click Add Item. Then click on your quiz to open it.
- Click the Edit button in the top right. In the textbox, add the following text: “This practice quiz consists of 5 questions on Virginia Tech. It is not graded nor timed. You can retake the quiz up to 3 times.”
- Title the Quiz your first and last name.
- Scroll down to the quiz settings. For Quiz Type, select “Practice Quiz.” Check Allow Multiple Attempts, and input “3” for the number of attempts. Leave Time Limit unchecked.
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Next, click on the Questions tab toward the top of the page. Then click Add Question. Recreate the following question:
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Who was the first student at Virginia Tech?
- Tim Sands
- William Linkous
- Addison Caldwell
- Gilbert Blythe
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Who was the first student at Virginia Tech?
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- Note: Leave “Question” as is. When all the questions are in place, Canvas will automatically number the questions.
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Scroll down to the bottom. There should be a green box with an ellipsis in it on the far left. This where you can input feedback for any correct answer(s). In the middle is a red box, which provides feedback for any incorrect answer(s). The blue box provides general comments.
- In the green box, enter the following text: “That's right! Addision "Add" Caldwell was the first student at Virginia Tech in 1872. He walked 26 miles from Craig County to enroll.”
- In the red box, enter the following text: “Hint: The first student's nickname was "Add."”
- Click Update question. Then click Save. If you need to edit a quiz, be sure to always hit Update Question after editing a given question. If you only hit Save, your edits will be lost.
- Next, we’re going to add some pre-made questions from a question bank. Toward the bottom of the quiz, you should see three buttons with the right-most one labeled Find Questions. Click that to open a pop-up window.
- Then, ensure the question bank VT Questions is selected. Click Select All and then Add Questions. Hit Save & Publish, and then press Preview to see how the quiz will appear when taken. Answer the questions and Submit Quiz. You should be able to see the feedback responses for Q1 appear!