Randomizing Quiz Questions

Can I randomize the questions I give my students in a quiz or exam?

You can easily randomize the questions that your students are given on an exam.

Classic Quizzes

In Classic Quizzes use a question group or a question group linked to a question bank. For detailed steps please see:

• How do I create a quiz with a question group to randomize quiz questions?
• How do I create a quiz with a question group linked to a question bank?

New Quizzes

In New Quizzes link an item bank. For detailed steps please see:

• How do I add all items or a random set from an item bank to a quiz in New Quizzes?

Further Resources

• Introducing New Quizzes
• New Quizzes Transition Timeline
• Get to Know New Quizzes
• How to Convert a classic Question Bank to a New Quizzes Item Bank
• Can I make an assessment so that students only see one question displayed at a time?
• How can I randomize questions in my quiz?
• How to allow extra time for students on a Canvas assessment
• How to increase security to minimize cheating in Canvas quizzes