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Select all and copy your questions (CTRL + C or Apple Key + C on the Mac).
Go to your site's Question Pools >> Import >> Import from Paste. Place your cursor inside the text box and paste your questions (CTRL + V or Apple Key + V on the Mac)
Click on OK.
A new pool will be created and the questions will be imported into it.
Format Rules & GuidelinesIntroduction: The paste and import functionality is PLAIN text only. Formatting or Word styles will NOT be retained when you paste your questions into the text box. It's a plain browser text box. If you author with Word, be sure to change your Word settings to disable curly quotes or curly apostrophes, as they will not be understood nor translated when pasted as plain text.
If you want to see what your questions will look in plain text, paste them into a plain text editor first (i.e. Notepad) or, better yet, work with a plain text editor when authoring your questions.
Include the following three (optional)
properties at the top of your questions to set the title, description, and
the point value of each question of your new pool.
Title:
Description:
Points:
If no title is included, an "Untitled" pool is created. If no points are included, the importer will assign the value of zero (0) to the pool. Description is optional, too.
The colon is required. A space may
or may not follow the colon. Case insensitive.
Separate each question with a blank line.
Each question and its elements (i.e. answers, feedback, hint, etc.) must
be a group, with no line breaks in between. A new, blank line
signals the
start of a new question.
An asterisk (*) must precede correct
choices, with no space between the asterisk (*) and the choice; if a space
follows the asterisk (*), the question will be ignored by the importer.
Note:
A correct choice in multiple-choice is required or the question will be
treated as a fill-in type.
You must use numbers or letters for
your answer choices - either one is supported (i.e. a. b. c. d. or A. B. C. D. or 1. 2. 3. 4.).
Case insensitive. A
period is required after the number or letter. You must add
a space following the period and before the start of your choices.
Note: Letters and numbers are not required in front of true / false.
Do not number your questions. The importer
will strip out numbers (i.e. 1. 2. 3. etc.) if they are included. Numbered
questions in randomized assessments would not be good.
Optional question elements include:
Feedback: (or General Feedback:)
Hint:
Model Answer:
Shuffle
Reason
The colon is required in hint, feedback and
model answer.
Case insensitive.
A space may or may not follow the colon. If a colon is not included, the line's data is ignored by the importer.
It does not matter in which order you list these elements. They must follow the answers.
Once feedback, hint, model answer, and survey are listed, no more choices are taken.
If the word "Shuffle" is added at the end of a multiple-choice question (below the choices), the shuffle box is checked in the imported question.
If "Reason" is added at the end of a multiple-choice question, the Reason box is checked in the imported question and students will be asked to provide rationale for their answer.
Fill-in questions may be textual or
numeric. If numbers are included in the blanks, the importer will consider
the fill-in-the-blank question numeric and mark it as such.
The Fill-in question is imported with "case
sensitive" and "any order" UNCHECKED!
Essay questions are set to "Inline
Submission" upon import.
Adding the word 'Survey' at the very end of a question makes it a survey question.
Add one asterisk (*) in front of one of the choices of a question to import it as a single multiple-choice survey question.
Add an asterisk (*) in front of at least two choices of a question to mark it as a multiple-select multiple-choice survey type.
The paste and import functionality of Mneme Test Center supports the following:
All question types of Mneme - Test Center
are supported. The only exception is "Task" questions; they are not
supported. Use the essay question instead.
The export file format of Respondus is
supported - all question types. The only exception is the matching
question with uneven pairs; it is not supported.
IMPORTANT: When working with Respondus export files, you MUST remove blank lines
from within
questions. For example, Respondus separates
general feedback from the question body and the matches from the choices with
an extra blank line. You must eliminate all extraneous lines within a question.
Keep each question as one group. A new line signifies the start of a new
question!
1. Multiple-Choice (Single Correct Answer, 3 examples)
Which country has the airline KLM?
a. Canada
b. Germany
*c. The Netherlands
d. China
e. Italy
Feedback: This is not easy to figure out from the acronym alone.
Hint: This country is in Europe
Shuffle
Reason
Where would a "troglodyte" live?
*1. In a cave
2. Up a tree
3. Underwater
2. Multiple-Choice (Multiple-Select Answer, 2 examples)
What two letters are worth the most in a game of Scrabble?
1. A
2. K
*3. Q
4. M
*5. Z
shuffle
reason
Which are the three primary colors of light?
*A. Red
*B. Blue
*C. Green
D. Orange
E. Purple
hint: You can do a Google search
feedback: that's right.
The initials for YMCA stand for Young Men's Christian Association
*True
False
President Richard Nixon gave the order to withdraw from Vietnam.
*1. True
2. False
reason
The capital city of Morocco is Rabat.
*A. True
B. False
Top
4. Fill-in-the-blank (5 examples)
After how many years of marriage would you celebrate your ruby anniversary? {40|forty}
What is the only sign of the zodiac not named after a living creature? {Libra}
The Nile River is {4000|4200} miles long.
Hint: Think high number
Feedback: It is definitely a surprising fact!
The Andes mountain range runs along the west coast of South America for over {3500|4500} miles.After how many years of marriage would you celebrate your ruby anniversary?
a. 40
b. forty
General Feedback: good jobNote: The format of the last fill-in question above is based on Respondus.
Top
5. Essay (2 examples)
What were the factors that motivated President Richard Nixon to give the order to withdraw from the Vietnam War?
Tell us where you expect to be 10 years from now.
Model answer: I'll be the CEO of my own company
Top
6. Matching (2 examples)
Match the capitals with the countries.
[Ottawa] 1. Canada
[Athens] 2. Greece
[Canberra] 3. Australia
[London] 4. England
[Beijing] 5. China
[Minsk] 6. Belarus
[Kiev]
Match the capitals with the countries.
[A] 1. Canada
[B] 2. Greece
[C] 3. Australia
[D] 4. England
[E] 5. China
[F] 6. Belarus
A. Ottawa
B. Athens
C. Canberra
D. London
E. Beijing
F. MinskNote: The format of the second matching question above is based on Respondus.
7. Survey - Multiple-Choice (Single Answer)
Rate the contents of this course.
*a. Excellent
b. Good
c. Average
d. Weak
survey
8. Survey - Multiple-Choice (Multiple Answer)
Which of the following platforms do you work with? (Check all that apply)
*1. Unix
*2. Windows
3. Mac
4. PC
5. I don't touch computers
survey
Final exams ought to be abolished.
1. True
2. False
survey
Education is the road to a better life.
True
False
Survey
10. Survey - Fill-in-the-Blank
What is your favorite means of communication? { }
survey
Every Saturday afternoon, you can find me at { }, enjoying { }.
survey
What would you do differently in this course?
surveyWhat was the highlight of this course for you?
Survey
Match the following subjects and your feelings toward each.
[Favorite] 1. Literature
[Enjoyable] 2. Geography
[Boring] 3. History
[Fun!] 4. Mathematics
[Challenging]
survey
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