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Using the Quiz Questions Converter

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The Quiz Questions Converter is a tool that takes text and converts it into a CSV format so that you can import questions into your Questions Library within your course. Enroll in the Brightspace Quiz Questions Converter Course

 

  1. To access the Quiz Converter tool, self-enroll into the course by accessing Brightspace, then clicking Discover from your homepage navbar.
  2. Select the Quiz Question Converter course.
  3. Click the Enroll in Course button.
  4. You will receive a pop-up confirmation that you are enrolled in the course.
  5. To find the course, navigate to the "My Courses" widget on your Brightspace homepage, or click on the waffle icon.
  6. Once you are within the Quiz Question Converter course, click Content from the course navbar.
  7. A unit called "Quiz Question Converter" displays. To view the Quiz Questions Converter tool, click on the unit to expand it.
  8. After clicking on the tool, a box you can paste or type your questions in becomes available. Each question is formatted differently.

Question Format Examples

  1. For true and false, enter the question on a single line and the answer on the following line.
    Example
    1. Fire is hot.
    TRUE

  2. For multiple choice questions, enter the questions on a single line and the response choice on the following lines. Each choice needs to be on its own line, with the correct answer including an asterisk * in front of the answer.
    Example
    2. Which of these is the largest number?
    1
    2
    *10
    4

  3. For multiple select questions, enter the question on a single line, and the response choice on the following lines. Each choice needs to be on its own line with the correct answers including asterisks *  in front of them.
    Example
    3. Which of these are prime numbers?
    1
    *2
    *11
    4

  4. For written response questions, enter the question on a single line, and leave the following line blank. You will not type a response choice for these types of question. These question types cannot be auto graded.
    Example
    4. What is your favorite color?

  5. For short answer questions, enter the question on a single line, but add the initials "SA" with one space before the question, leaving the following line blank. You should not enter a response for these types of questions. These question types cannot be auto graded.
    Example
    SA 5. What is your favorite thing about my class? 

  6. For matching questions, enter the question on a single line, and add the word "match" with one space before the question. Each response needs to be on its own line, but the choice and its correct answer should be separated with a forward slash (/). Ensure there is one space on either side of the slash. The choices and options are randomized.
    Example
    In this example the last sound "Neigh" does not have correspond to an animal, leaving 4 choices with only 3 correct answers.
    Match 6. Match the sound made with the animal that makes the sound.
    Cow / Moo
    Dog / Bark
    Cat / Meow
    / Neigh

  7. For ordering type questions, enter the word order before the question with one space, then list the answers in the correct order with each answer on its own line. The order is randomized when viewing the questions in the quiz.
    Example
    7. Order the following numbers from smallest to largest.
    1
    10
    77
    99
    10000

  8. If you want to add feedback to any true or false question on separate lines, add T@@ for feedback if the response choice is true, or F@@ if the response choice is false.
    Example
    1. Fire is hot.
    TRUE

    T@@Correct
    F@@Incorrect fire is indeed hot.

  9. If you want to add feedback to any multiple choice, multi-select or ordering questions, add two @@ symbols followed by the feedback under the response choice on its own line.
    Example
    3. Which of these are prime numbers?
    1
    @@1 is not a prime
    *2
    @@correct 2 is a prime
    *11
    @@correct 11 is a prime
    4
    @@4 is not a prime.

 

Once you have finished adding questions, configure the point total, and then click the Convert button.

After the conversion is complete, which may take some time depending on how many questions you add, you will automatically download the CSV to be used for the import.

To learn how to import a CSV into a Questions Library, reference the Import a Quiz or Exam Questions from a CSV into a Questions Library guide.