Multiple-choice questions require the student to choose one or more of several possible answers and are an effective way to quickly check student comprehension of the material.

Advantages of using Multiple-choice questions in Moodle

• Automatic Correction
• Possible to randomize questions

1. Enter the course site
2. Click Edit
3. Select the teaching unit where the exam is located
4. Click on “Edit Quiz” and “Add”The first time you add questions, this screen will appear: After you have added a question and want to access the exam to add additional questions, the following screen appears: Click the gear and select “Edit quiz.”
5. To make copying difficult, select the option “Shuffle.”
6. There are three options for adding a question: To add questions from the “question bank” or “random questions from a category” see:  Question Bank. Add a new question directly to the exam:
7. Click on “New Question”
8. Select the type of question: “Multiple choice” and click “Add.”
9. Select a Category IMPORTANT: If a category is not chosen you will not be able to reuse the question in another exam or course.
10. Fill in the question name (write a name related to the content of the question and not just a number), Question Text, Default Mark and General Feedback.
11. Select the number of correct answers. It is possible to have more than one correct answer for the question (for example: Choose two symptoms of the Corona virus).
12. To randomize the answers, check the box. (It is very important not to give answers that depend on the number/letter, but only answers that depend on For example, do not write answers A & D are correct;  do write answers ‘blue’ and ‘white’ are correct).
13. Choose how to number the answers
14. Specify the correct answer/s.If only one answer is correct, assign it 100%. If more than one answer is correct, assign the appropriate percentage. (For example: for two correct answers, assign each answer 50%). Incorrect answers assign “none.”
15. Optional: “General feedback” can be related to a specific question or course
16. Optional: Hints and penalties for each response.
17. An example of a multiple-choice question.
18. Save the question** If you have selected a category the question will automatically be saved in the “question bank” and available for re-use. **