Classic Quizzes
Quizzes in Canvas are assignments that can be used for digital testing to challenge student understanding and assess comprehension of course material. The quiz tool is used to create and administer online quizzes and surveys. You can also use quizzes to conduct and moderate exams and assessments, both graded and ungraded.
Video
Take a look at this video about quiz settings:
Or take a look at these guides to learn more:
Import Quiz
Quiz Types
Quiz options
Quiz settings
- How can I create a quiz where students only see one question at a time? Links to an external site.
- How do I make a quiz available before or after the due date? Links to an external site.
- How do I assign a quiz to an individual student? Links to an external site.
- How do I assign a quiz to a course section? Links to an external site.
- How do I delete a quiz? Links to an external site.
- How do I export quiz content from my course? Links to an external site.
Questions types
- How do I create a Multiple Choice quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a True/False quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Fill-in-the-Blank quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Multiple Answers quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Multiple Dropdown quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create Likert scale quiz questions? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Matching quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Numerical Answer quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Formula quiz question with a single variable? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Simple Formula quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create an Essay quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a File Upload quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a Text (no question) quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a quiz with individual questions? Links to an external site.
- How do I link course content to a quiz question? Links to an external site.
Question bank
- How do I create a question bank in my course? Links to an external site.
- How do I bookmark a question bank in my course? Links to an external site.
- How do I unbookmark a question bank in my course? Links to an external site.
- How do I delete a question bank in my course? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a quiz with a question group linked to a question Bank? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a quiz by finding questions in a question bank? Links to an external site.
- How do I move multiple questions from one question bank to another? Links to an external site.
- How do I move/copy a question from one question bank to another? Links to an external site.
- How do I import a question bank from one Canvas course to another? Links to an external site.
Question groups
- How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions? Links to an external site.
- How do I reorder questions or question groups in a quiz? Links to an external site.
Quiz editing after publishing
- Once I publish my quiz, how do I make additional changes? Links to an external site.
- Once I publish my quiz, how do I use the Moderate Quiz page? Links to an external site.
- Once I publish my quiz, how can I give my students extra attempts? Links to an external site.
- Once I publish a timed quiz, how can I give my students extra time? Links to an external site.
Quiz results
- How do I view student quiz results? Links to an external site.
- How do I view a quiz log for a student? Links to an external site.
- What regrade options are available for a quiz? Links to an external site.
- How do I regrade a Multiple Choice quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I regrade a True/False quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I regrade a Multiple Answers quiz question? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a survey in my course? Links to an external site.
- How do I view survey results in a course? Links to an external site.
- How do I view practice quiz results in a course? Links to an external site.
- How do I manually submit outstanding student quiz submissions? Links to an external site.
- Once I publish a quiz, what kinds of quiz statistics are available? Links to an external site.