Question Bank

Import Questions

To add questions from another source (e.g. publisher's question bank) or course, first go to the course to which you want to add the questions.

On the main course page, go to the Administration block > Course Administration

Scroll down to the Question Bank and open it by clicking on the arrow:

To add questions, click Import.

Select the file format to be uploaded by ticking the white button beside it. Publisher's question banks may not have a Moodle XML option and it is recommended you use either GIFT or Blackboard as an alternate.

General settings can be left at the defaults unless you want to change the Import Category.

Either drag the question file into the Choose a File box or search by clicking on Choose a File.

Once the file displays in the Choose a File box, click Import.

A successful import will look like this and tell you how many questions have been imported:

Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Continue.

end of question import display with Continue circled

This will take you to the Question Bank in the Category into which the questions have just been imported

Edit, Duplicate, or Delete questions as appropriate here

Repeat as needed to import additional questions.

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