Quizzes: How to Edit a Quiz Question

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  • April 28, 2014

Accessing the Question Editing Page

There are two ways to access question editing within a quiz.

First Method

1. Access the quiz you wish to edit.

2. Click the Preview link under the Administration block.

3. A gray box with a link labeled Edit question will appear next to each question in the quiz. Click on this link next to the question you wish to edit.

Second Method

1. Access the quiz you wish to edit.

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2. Click Edit quiz in the Administration block.

3. Click the edit icon next to the question you would like to edit.

Quiz Question Editing Options

You have the option of editing many parts of the quiz question.

1. Click in the first text box labeled Question text if you wish to edit a question’s text.

2. You may enter general feedback for the whole question by typing in the General feedback text box.

3. You have the option of editing answer texts; scroll down the page until you come to several boxes marked Choice 1, Choice 2, etc. These represent the answer choices. Choice 1 corresponds to answer A, Choice 2 corresponds to answer B, and so on. Click the Answer box to edit the answer text.

4. Click the Feedback box to add feedback for that answer:

5. If you wish to change which answer is the correct choice, scroll to the Choice # that is the correct answer and click on the grade drop-down box; change it to 100%. This choice is now the correct answer for the question. Make sure that all other choices say None in the grade drop-down box.

6. Click on Save changes at the bottom of the page.

Interested in learning more about assessments and quizzes in your online course? Feel free to explore the following articles on our Center for Teaching and Learning: