Use the Import Questions from a text file section to import quiz questions from a text file written in Quia's exclusive question import format. Creating an import file is easy! To do so, follow these steps:
- Create a text file according to Quia's simple formatting rules, explained below.
- Save the file to your computer. If the text in your file uses accented characters, you must save your file with UTF-8 encoding, which is an option you can choose in the Save as window of your text editor.
- Click Browse to select the file from your computer and click Import.
All of the questions from your file will be added to your Question Bank.
How do I write the file in the correct format?
Your import file must include important information about each question, such as the question type (multiple-choice, true-false, etc.), the answer choices, the correct answer, and various optional settings.
First, enter the 2-digit question type code (listed below). Then list the answer choices, correct answer (marked with an asterisk) and other optional settings.
The different question types and their respective 2-digit codes are:
- multiple choice: mc
- multiple correct: mt
- true-false: tf
- pop-up: pu
- fill-in: fi
- initial answer: ia
- short answer: sa
- essay: es
- matching: ma
- ordering: or
Tip: If you are unsure of how to include a particular setting in your import file, try creating a question in Quia that uses the setting and then exporting it, so that you'll have a template to work with. To do this, go to the Question Bank, search for your question, select its check box, and select Export selected questions from the Actions drop-down list. Save the text file, then edit it and import it.
Examples
The following are examples for each question type.
mc
What is the capital of Thailand?
Beijing
Tokyo
*Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Points: 5
Randomize: Y
Image URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/thailand.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/thailandsounds.wav
Feedback for correct: Great job!
Feedback for incorrect: Maybe next time.
HTML: Y
Label: Geo
Label: Asia
mt
Which of these are African countries?
*Ghana
*Togo
Slovenia
*Namibia
Tibet
tf
Isaac Newton invented calculus.
*t
tf
Clouds are made out of hydrogen vapor.
*false
tf
L'eau est une liquide.
*true
Rename true: vrai
Rename false: faux
pu
What is the capital of England?
*London
Paris
pu
The city * is the capital of Thailand.
Beijing
Tokyo
*Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Points: 5
Randomize: Y
Feedback for correct: Great job!
Feedback for incorrect: Maybe next time.
HTML: Y
Label: Geo
Label: Asia
fi
The first President of the U.S. was *.
*Washington
*George Washington
fi
Write the name of a day of the week.
*Monday
*Tuesday
*Wednesday
*Thursday
*Friday
*Saturday
*Sunday
Answer field length: 10
Image URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/calendar.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/audio.wav
Feedback for correct: Great work!
Feedback for incorrect: Maybe next time.
HTML: N
Grading type: A
Accept blank as correct: no
Points: 5
Label: Vocab
Label: Lesson3
ia
Correct the sentence: *
Initial answer: I went two the store.
*I went to the store.
sa
Who was Achilles?
*He was the hero of The Iliad.
Feedback for correct: You'll get full credit if you mentioned the Iliad.
Image URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/achilles.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/audio.wav
HTML: No
Points: 10
Label: Iliad
es
Who was Odysseus?
He was the hero of The Odyssey.
Feedback for correct: You'll get full credit if you mentioned The Odyssey.
Answer field lines: 10
Points: 15
ma
Match the countries to their capitals.
Canada *Ottawa
Italy *Rome
Japan *Tokyo
India *New Delhi
Randomize: both
Feedback for correct: Great work! You got them all.
Feedback for incorrect: You missed some.
Image URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/map.jpg
Audio URL: /files/quia/users/your_username/audio.wav
HTML: No
Points: 5
or
Put these planets in order, from nearest to farthest.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Feedback for correct: Great work! You know your planets.
Feedback for incorrect: Better luck next time.
Points: 5
Label: Solar System
Label: Chap4