Quiz Generator: Options for Randomizing Question Display Order

There are a number of different ways that the Quiz Generator allows you to randomize the display order of questions, and, in some cases, the answers to questions. Randomization can be a powerful tool in preventing students from sharing answers with one another.

How to Randomize the Display Order of Questions in a Quiz

1. Click Quiz Generator under Activities and Assignments on the main Faculty Tools page.
2. For a new quiz, click Create a Quiz at the top of the main Quiz Generator page.
3. For an existing quiz, click the title of the quiz on the main Quiz Generator page.
4. For an existing quiz, click Setup.
5. Under the Quiz Setup tab when you create or edit a quiz, find the Randomize the display order of questions? option.
6. Select Yes for Randomize the display order of questions?
7. Save your changes.

Note: If you select to display only a subset of all questions in the question pool available to a quiz, or use tag rule-based questions, display order is automatically randomized.

How to Randomize the Display Order of Questions in a Question Block

1. Click Quiz Generator under Activities and Assignments on the main Faculty Tools page.
2. For a new quiz, click Create a Quiz at the top of the main Quiz Generator page.
3. For an existing quiz, click the title of the quiz on the main Quiz Generator page.
4. For an existing quiz, click Setup.
5. Under the Quiz Setup tab when you create or edit a quiz, find the Randomize display order of questions in question blocks? option.
6. Select Yes for Randomize display order of questions in question blocks?
7. If you want the first question in a block to always display first (because you're providing a data table for all questions in the block, for example), select Yes for Always display the first question assigned to a block first? All questions after the first question in each block will display in a random order to students.
8. Save your changes.

Note: If you select to display only a subset of all questions in the question pool available to a quiz, or use tag rule-based questions, display order is automatically randomized.

How to Randomize the Display of Answers to Multiple Choice Questions

1. Click Quiz Generator under Activities and Assignments on the main Faculty Tools page.
2. For a new quiz, click Create a Quiz at the top of the main Quiz Generator page.
3. For an existing quiz, click the title of the quiz on the main Quiz Generator page.
4. For an existing quiz, click Setup.
5. Under the Quiz Setup tab when you create or edit a quiz, find the Randomize the display of answers to multiple choice questions? option.
6. Select Yes for Randomize the display of answers to multiple choice questions?
7. Save your changes.

Note: The display order for answers for the combo question type is randomized by default. You can turn this off on a per question basis.