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You can use quizzes in Canvas to check students’ understanding of a topic, automatically mark and record results, and create surveys to gather opinions or information from students.
View the Quizzes Index Page
Quizzes can be created and managed from the Quizzes Index Page. To access the Quizzes Index Page, click on the Quizzes link from the Course Navigation menu.
The Quizzes Index page has global settings at the top of the page [1], followed by the grouped Quiz types [2]. Individual quizzes are nested within each Quiz type [3].
For more detail on this, take a look at how to use the Quizzes Index Page in Canvas.
Create a Quiz
There are four types of quizzes you can create in Canvas – graded quizzes, practice quizzes, graded surveys, and ungraded surveys.
| Graded quiz | When you create a graded quiz, Canvas automatically creates a column in the Gradebook. If you have used question types which can be automatically marked in your graded quiz, results can be immediately be recorded in the Gradebook. Quiz results for graded quizzes can be viewed in SpeedGrader or from the quiz results page. |
| Practice quiz | Practice quizzes can be used to help students see how well they have understood topics in your subject. Though students will receive the number of points they have earned in a practice quiz, the results are not recorded in the Gradebook. Like graded quizzes, you can view the quiz results for practice quizzes. |
| Graded survey | You can give students marks for completing a survey with a graded survey (a survey does not have right or wrong answers). A graded survey can be anonymous. Results from a graded survey can be viewed from the quiz details page. |
| Ungraded survey | An ungraded survey, which can be anonymous, allows you to get opinions or other information from your students, but students do not receive marks for their responses. Results from an ungraded survey can be viewed from the quiz details page. |
The following tutorial video (4:36 min) shows you how to create and manage quizzes in a Canvas course.
Create different question types
You can create many different question types in a quiz. Check the Canvas links below to explore how to create questions for each type:
| Multiple Choice | Create a Multiple Choice quiz question |
| Multiple Answers | Create a Multiple Answers quiz question |
| True/False | Create a True/False quiz question |
| Fill-in-the-Blank | Create a Fill-in-the-Blank quiz question |
| Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks | Create a Fill-in-Multiple-Blanks quiz question |
| Multiple Drop-down | Create a Multiple Dropdown quiz question |
| Matching | Create a Matching quiz question |
| Numerical Answer | Create a Numerical Answer quiz question |
| Formula | Create a Formula quiz question with a single variable Create a Simple Formula quiz question |
| Essay | Create an Essay quiz question |
| File Upload | Create a File Upload quiz question |
When setting up your quiz questions, note that questions are not automatically numbered. We recommend adding a custom name in the question text field to help you identify your questions more easily (see [1] in the screenshot below).
Regardless of the question name, students always see quiz questions in numerical order (i.e. Question 1, Question 2).
Quiz set up options
Finally, you can choose from different options for quiz settings to suit your needs. These include:
- Shuffle (randomize) answer options in a multiple choice question.
- Set a time limit for students to complete the quiz. If no time limit is set, students will have unlimited time to complete the quiz.
- For quizzes with automatic marking, specify if and when students can view their responses and the correct answer.
- Show one question at a time. You can also choose to lock questions after a student has answered the question, so they are unable to change their answer.
- Set a due date and availability for a quiz.
Learn more about your set up options for a quiz.
Have a look at these Canvas guides to see how you can make the most of Quizzes: