Here are two of the easiest tools to upload existing questions to a D2L Quiz all at once.
You may need to spend a little time reformatting questions in your Word document (or other text) but it will save you a great deal of time over copying and pasting questions and answer choices one by one.
It is recommended to save a copy of your exam and then make formatting edits for pasting into the tool. If you do all of your edits in the textbox for the tool, you could lose your work. In some cases, it works to create a text file (use Notepad on a PC) and paste questions as text from your Word doc. Then you can add asterisks in front of the correct answer, which is needed in most of the tools.
Recommended Converter Tool:
All question numbers and enumerations are removed, which allows for moving questions around and shuffling questions in the quiz. Edit each question after importing to D2L and use “Options" to add enumeration back in, if needed.
Randomization of answer choices is possible by editing each question individually and selecting the option. It also includes fill-in-the-blank, which comes through as a short answer (SA) type.
This tool is recommended because it is less sensitive to spaces and gives a clear indication when the formatting of a question has an issue. Images can be added into the quiz later (per question using Insert Image).
Another easy question converter tool
- Easy D2L CSV Multiple Choice Quiz Generator opens in new window
All question numbers and enumerations are retained in the question and choices; this makes randomizing, moving question order, and shuffling difficult. Only uses MC, Multiple Choice, type. Images will need to be added to the quiz later.
For detailed instructions on using this tool see Fast Upload MC Questions opens in new window.
More Information
Find more question converter tools in the D2L Extended Tools module. If you have numerous images in your Word documents, you will want to use the Respondus Exam Authoring tool.
