Creating a Quiz in LMS
Overview
This guide walks you through the step-by-step process of creating a quiz in the CampX LMS. From setting up your question bank to publishing the quiz and assigning students, this workflow ensures a smooth quiz creation experience for faculty.
Key Features
→ Add questions manually or import in bulk using Excel.
→ Create quizzes with flexible configurations (date, duration, attempts)
→ Publish quizzes with selected participants.
→ Monitor student attempts and performance.
Step 1: Accessing the Subject LMS
Information
- Quizzes are created inside a subject’s LMS. Each classroom has its own subjects and LMS instances.
Steps to Access Subject LMS
- Go to My Courses from the main menu.
- This will display the assigned classroom courses for the relevant faculty,
- Click on a Subject to view the LMS instance. Quizzes can be created here.
Step 2: Building your Question Bank
Information
- Questions need to be published for configuring quiz questions.
- You can reuse published questions across quizzes and subjects.
Steps to create questions in Question bank
- Navigate to the Questions tab inside the subject LMS.
- Click Add Question Bank and provide a Name and Description. Click on a Question bank to add Questions.
- Click Add New in a particular question bank to create a question manually by selecting a Question Type (e.g., Short-text, Multiple-choice, Fill in the Blanks, Single-choice).
- You can also choose to Import with Excel to upload in bulk.
- If importing, download the sample template, fill in the details, and upload.
- After questions are added, select them and click Publish to make them available for use in quizzes.
Step 3: Creating a Quiz
Information
- Ensure that your question bank is ready and questions are published before configuring the quiz.
Steps to create a Quiz
- Navigate to the Quiz tab in the subject LMS.
- Click Add Quiz to open the quiz creation form.
- Fill in the quiz details in the form i.e., Name, Description, Start and End Time, Max Attempts, Max Marks.
- (Optional) Enable: Duration Restriction and enter time in minutes. Questions can also be shuffled if required.
- After questions are added, select them and click Publish to make them available for use in quizzes.
Step 4: Adding Questions to the Quiz
Information
- Before You Begin You can only add published questions from the question bank to a quiz. Draft or unpublished questions will not be visible in the selection list.
Steps to Add Questions
- From the Quiz tab, click the View icon (👁) next to the quiz you created.
- Click + New Part to add a quiz part (you must create at least one part before adding questions).
- In the New Part popup, enter: Part Name, Description, Number of Questions, Marks per Question and Negative Marks per Question (if any)
- In a part, Click Add Question, You can filter question by selecting a Question bank, difficulty level or question type
- Select the required questions and click Add.
- The selected questions will now be included in the quiz under the chosen part.
Step 5: Adding Participants to the Quiz
Information
- You must add at least one student to the quiz before it can be published.
Steps to Add Participants
- After adding questions to the quiz, navigate to the Students tab.
- Select the students you want to include.
- Click Add to Participants. The selected students will now move to the Participants tab and will no longer appear in the Students tab.
- Repeat the process if you want to add more students.
Step 6: Publishing the Quiz
Information
- A quiz will remain in Draft status until it's published. Students can access the quiz only after it is published.
Steps to Publish the Quiz
- After finalizing the participant list, review all quiz details — parts, questions, and participants.
- Click the Publish button at the top-right corner.
- The quiz will go live, and participants will receive access based on the configured start and end time.
Common Issues & Solutions
🛑 Issue | ✅ Solution |
---|---|
Excel import fails | Use the CampX-provided sample format. |
Questions not showing in quiz | Ensure they are published after creation/import. |
Quiz not visible to students | Check publish status and quiz schedule. |
Useful Tips
- Preview your quiz before publishing to catch any setup issues.
- Use the sectioning feature to logically group questions.
- Create and assign quizzes ahead of time to avoid last-minute errors.
Support
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