❓ How to create a Quiz activity

The Quiz template is the most straightforward way to build a multiple-choice assessment. It is clean, professional, and perfect for both quick checks for understanding and formal classroom testing.

IN THIS ARTICLE:

• How is the Quiz activity played?
• How and what do you type into Edit content for Quiz?
• Where can I find some more examples?

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How the activity is played

The quiz displays one question at a time with a set of possible answers.

• The Interaction: The user simply clicks or taps their chosen answer(s).

• Instant Feedback: As soon as an answer is selected, the game marks it as correct (green) or incorrect (red).

• Progression: After an answer is selected, the game automatically moves to the next question.

• The Result: On the final screen, students can review every answer they gave, see their final score and time, and join the Leader board.

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Creating your Quiz activity

1. Click Create Activity and choose Quiz.

2. Type your question into the top box. You can click the image icon to upload a picture or search for one to make the question more visual.

3. Enter Your Choices:

   • Provide between 2 and 6 choices (labeled a through f).

   • Mark the Correct Answer: Click the checkbox next to the right answer.

   • Multi-Select: If there is more than one correct answer, you can check multiple boxes!

4. Click Add a question or press Enter to add the next item.

5. Click Done to save your activity.

   
    

6. Customise the behaviour of your quiz in the Options panel below the game:
   
    

   • TIMER

     • None: Disables the time limit entirely, giving students an untimed environment to read and answer questions at their own pace.

     • Count up: Displays an ascending stopwatch to track exactly how long it takes a student to progress through and finish the quiz.

     • Count down: Sets a strict, descending time limit to challenge quick recall.

   • RANDOM

     • Shuffle question order: If checked, this randomises the sequence of questions so that every student encounters the items in a different progression (unchecked/disabled in the screenshot).

     • Shuffle answer order: If checked, this randomises the distribution sequence of multiple-choice options within each question (unchecked/disabled in the screenshot).

   • RETRIES

     • Allow single retry after incorrect answer: When enabled, students are granted one immediate second attempt to choose a different answer option if their initial choice was wrong (unchecked/disabled in the screenshot).

   • LIVES

     • Use the slider to determine how many mistakes a student can make before encountering a Game Over screen. In the screenshot, this is set to Unlimited, allowing students to complete the entire quiz regardless of incorrect answers.

   • MARKING

     • Automatically proceed after marking: When checked, the system instantly logs the grade feedback and automatically advances the screen to the next question item without manual progression.

   • END OF GAME

     • Show answers: When checked, this allows students to review a complete breakdown of all correct and incorrect choices on the summary screen at the conclusion of the activity.

   • LETTERS ON ANSWER

     • A, B, C: Labels each choice bubble with corresponding sequential letters for standard test layout tracking.

     • None: Removes alphabetic markers entirely, displaying text-only option fields.

   • SAVING OPTIONS

     • Apply to this activity: Saves these specific option choices only for the quiz activity file you are currently editing.

     • More: Click this drop-down to find:

       • Set as default for template: Remembers these rules as your standard configuration for every future multiple-choice quiz you build using the Quiz template.

       • Revert to default: Clears custom changes and returns the options panel back to your previously saved personal defaults.

       • Revert to author's setting: Restores the activity parameters back to the original layout configured by the initial community creator.

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Creating a Quiz with AI

You don't need to be a prompt expert to use our AI. It is designed to be intuitive and accessible directly from the activity creator.

1. Click Create Activity and select Quiz.
   
    

2. Look for the ✨ Generate with AI button (magic wand icon) at the top right of the content editor.
   
   
    

3. Enter your content:

   • Topic: Type a subject like "Photosynthesis" or "World War II Timeline."

   • Text / Notes: Paste your summary notes or textbook outlines. The AI will parse the facts and build corresponding multiple-choice question sets with plausible distractors.

   • File: Upload a PDF or Word doc. Wordwall AI will analyse your learning material and instantly extract a comprehensive test bank of multiple-choice questions.

4. Click Generate. The AI will populate the quiz fields with questions, multiple-choice options, and correctly pre-checked answers. Review the items, make any manual text modifications if needed, and hit Done.
   

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Need Inspirations?

Some examples of Quiz activities have been created by our users and shared with the Wordwall resource community.