Add questions to activities

You can add questions to the Questions page by selecting questions or sections from the Question Bank or by creating new questions.

The options on the Questions page depend on the behavioral mode you select for the activity.

To add questions from the Question Bank:

1. Add the activity and select the behavioral mode.
2. Click Add Questions, and then click Select Questions from Bank.
3. In the Select questions list, search for and select the questions you want to include in the activity. You can select available questions directly from the Question Bank or click View Questions by Learning Objectives. Use Filter content to display only questions of the type you specify.

   Note: To preview a question, click Show question preview and then click the question. Click Hide preview when you finish. This option is not available for LiveChat or Flash questions.

4. To add questions from multiple folders, select folders and click Add.
5. After you navigate to and select the questions you want to include, click Add and Close.
6. Click Save and Continue to move to the next page.

Questions you add appear on the Questions page in sections based on their type. Objective-based questions, such as matching and multiple choice, appear in the Standard Questions section. You can control how questions in a section appear to students by setting question preferences. You can also add your own sections.

To create new questions for an activity:

1. Add the activity and select the behavioral mode.
2. Click Add Questions, and then click Create New Question.
3. From Create New Question, select the question type you want to create.
4. Follow the steps to create and save the appropriate question type:
   • Connect-the-points
   • Drag-and-drop
   • Drop-down list
   • Entry list
   • Essay
   • File upload (available for activities that use the assignment behavioral mode)
   • Fill-in-the-blank
   • Flash^®
   • Hotspot multiple choice
   • Hotspot multiple response
   • Java applet
   • Likert scale
   • LiveChat
   • Matching
   • Matrix
   • Multiple choice
   • Multiple response
   • Ranking
   • Select-a-blank
   • Text match
   • True/false
   • Voice recording
5. Click Save and Close.
6. Create additional questions as needed.
7. After you navigate to and select the questions you want to include, click Add and Close.
8. Click Save and Continue to add messages to the activity.

The questions you created appear on the Questions page in sections based on their type. For example, objective-based questions, such as matching and multiple choice, appear in the Standard Questions section. You can control how the questions in a section appear to students by setting question preferences. You can also add your own sections.

To select question groups from the Question Bank:

1. Click Add Questions, and then click Select Questions Group
2. From Select Questions, select the question groups you want to include in the activity.
3. To add question groups from multiple folders, select their boxes and click Add.
4. After you navigate to and select the question groups you want to include, click Add and Close.
5. Click Save and Continue to add messages to the activity.

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