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How do I create a True or False question in New Quizzes?

When creating a quiz, you can create a True or False question in New Quizzes.

You can also duplicate True or False questions to create a new question.

00:07: How do I create a True or False question in New Quizzes?

00:11: To create a question, click the Add button anywhere in the quiz.

00:15: Click the Add True or False button.

00:19: In the Question Title field, add a question title. Question titles are

00:23: optional and are not visible to students.

00:26: In the Question Stem field, add the question stem.

00:29: The question stem contains the question

00:32: and, if necessary, additional instructions and information. You

00:36: can use the Rich Content Editor or the HTML view to format

00:41: and add content to your question stem.

00:44: To select the correct answer for the question, click the button next to the True

00:48: or False option.

00:50: To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question.

00:54: Click the show on screen calculator, checkbox.

00:56: If you select this option, you can choose either a basic calculator or scientific

01:01: calculator. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic

01:05: math functions, such as add subtract multiply divide, the

01:09: scientific calculator, displays more options for advanced calculations.

01:15: To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the Align to Outcomes

01:19: section.

01:21: To add the question to an item bank,

01:23: click the Add to Bank link.

01:26: To customize the point value for the question, type the point value in the Points

01:30: field or use the arrows to increase or decrease the point value.

01:35: To leave feedback for students, click the Feedback icon

01:40: To save the question, click the Done button.

01:43: This guide covered to create a True or False question in New Quizzes.

Add Question

To create a question, click the Add button anywhere in the quiz.

Add True or False Question

Click the Add True or False button.

Add Question Title and Stem

In the Question Title field [1], add a question title. Question titles are optional and are not visible to students.

In the Question Stem field [2], add the question stem. The question stem contains the question and, if necessary, additional instructions and information. You can use the Rich Content Editor or the HTML view to format and add content to your question stem.

Select Correct Answer

To select the correct answer for the question, click the button next to the True [1] or False [2] option.

Enable On-Screen Calculator

To allow students to use an on-screen calculator for this question, click the Show on-screen calculator checkbox [1].

If you select this option, you can choose either a basic calculator [2] or a scientific calculator [3]. The basic calculator displays numbers and basic math functions (add, subtract, multiply, divide). The scientific calculator displays more options for advanced calculations.

Notes:

The on-screen calculator option is intended to be used while displaying one question at a time. If the quiz does not display one question at a time, students may be able to use the calculator for all questions.
If enabled at both the individual question level and in the Quiz Settings, the on-screen calculator will display within the question instead of at the top of the page.

Align to Outcome

To align the question to an outcome, click anywhere in the Align to Outcomes section.

Add to Item Bank

To add the question to an item bank, click the Add to Bank link.

Note: After a question has been added to an item bank, it can only be edited in the item bank. You can still set unique point values and options in the quiz for an item bank question.

Add Point Value and Feedback

To customize the point value for the question, type the point value in the Points field [1] or use the arrows to increase or decrease the point value [2].

To leave feedback for students, click the Feedback icon [3].

Save Question

To save the question, click the Done button.

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