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Quizzes - Editing

This tutorial will walk you through editing an existing quiz.

Step 1

Enable the Edit Mode on your course page.

Image example of Edit mode enabled
Step 2

Navigate to the quiz you wish to edit. Click on the three dots then choose Edit settings.

Image example of a Quiz highlighting the settings option with a blue arrow)
Step 3 On the resulting screen, you may edit the name, the description, and/or the settings of the quiz.

Image of a sample test with sample description
Step 4 After making any needed updates, click Save and display.

Image of the Save and display button
Step 5 To edit the questions, click the questions tab in the upper course menu.

You can edit the questions as long as no student has taken the quiz yet. 

Image of the Questions option highlighted in blue
 
Step 6 On the resulting page, you may edit the questions individually by clicking the gear icon to the left of the question.

Image showing the gear icon
Step 7 Use the move arrow icon to drag and drop the questions into a different order.

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Step 8
 Click the box next to Shuffle to shuffle the question order.

Image highlighting the Shuffle checkbox in blue
Step 9 Click the pencil icon next to the point value to change the number of points the question is worth.

Image of the Pencil icon highlighted in blue
Step 10 Click the magnifying glass icon to preview the question.

Image highlighting a sample Magnifying Glass icon in blue
Step 11 Click the trash can icon to delete the question.

Image highlighting the Delete icon
Step 12
 You can update the maximum point value of the quiz at the top right of the page. Be sure to click Save in the upper right of the screen to save any changes you make to the Maximum grade.

Image highlighting the Save button in blue

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