Creating Sections

You can create sections to keep certain text and questions together in the same group even if you choose to scramble questions.

1.On the quiz Questions screen, in the Add to Quiz area, click Section.

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A new section with the fields necessary to create a quiz section displays.

2.In the Name field, enter a name for the section of questions.

3.In the Instructions area, enter instructions or other information for your students.

4.(Optional) To upload a file containing additional information or instructions, click Add a Resource. For more information on connecting third-party accounts and uploading files, see “File Uploads.”

5.(Optional) If you want questions within the group to be scrambled so that students do not all see them in the same order, select the Scramble Items checkbox.

6.Click Save.

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The section displays with a gray border and an Add to [section name] Section area.

7.Add questions to the section:

a.In the Add to [section name] Section area, click Question.

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A new area with the Select type drop-down list displays. 

b.In the Select type drop-down list, select the type of question you want to add to the section.

c.Create the question and save. (See “Adding a Question.”)

The section displays with the question you added:

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d.(Optional) Continue adding questions to the section.

e.(Optional) If you click Reorder/Compact View and then click the name of the section, you can reorder questions in the section.

Caution: If you delete an entire section from the activity Questions screen (Reorder/Compact View or Expanded View), all questions in that section are deleted along with it.