Moodle Quiz types
Standard question types
Calculated
Calculated questions offer a way to create individual numerical questions by the use of
wildcards that are substituted with individual values when the quiz is taken.
Calculated multi-choice
Calculated multichoice questions are like multichoice questions with the additonal property
that the elements to select can include formula results from numeric values that are selected
randomly from a set when the quiz is taken. They use the same wildcards than Calculated
questions and their wildcards can be shared with other Calculated multichoice or regular
Calculated questions.
The main difference is that the formula is included in the answer choice as {=...} i.e if you
calculate the surface of a rectangle {={l}*{w}}.
Calculated simple
Simple calculated questions offer a way to create individual numerical questions whose
response is the result of a numerical formula which contain variable numerical values by the
use of wildcards (i.e {x} , {y}) that are substituted with random values when the quiz is taken.
The simple calculated questions offers the most used features of the calculated question
with a much simpler creation interface.
Description
This question type is not actually a question. It just prints some text (and possibly graphics)
without requiring an answer. This can be used to provide some information to be used by a
subsequent group of questions, for example.
Essay
This allows students to write at length on a particular subject and must be manually graded.
It is possible for a teacher to create a template to scaffold the student's answer in order to
give them extra support. The template is then reproduced in the text editor when the student
starts to answer the question.
Response template in question set up screen
What the student sees
Matching
A list of sub-questions is provided, along with a list of answers. The respondent must
"match" the correct answers with each question.
Embedded Answers (Cloze Test / Gap Fill)
These very flexible questions consist of a passage of text (in Moodle format) that has various
answers embedded within it, including multiple choice, short answers and numerical
answers.
Multiple choice
With the Multiple Choice question type you can create single-answer and multiple-answer
questions, include pictures, sound or other media in the question and/or answer options (by
inserting HTML) and weight individual answers.
Short Answer
In response to a question (that may include an image), the respondent types a word or
phrase. There may several possible correct answers, with different grades. Answers may or
may not be sensitive to case.
Numerical
From the student perspective, a numerical question looks just like a short-answer question.
The difference is that numerical answers are allowed to have an accepted error. This allows
a continuous range of answers to be set.
Random short-answer matching
From the student perspective, this looks just like a Matching question. The difference is that
the sub-questions are drawn randomly from Short Answer questions in the current category.
True/False
In response to a question (that may include an image), the respondent selects from two
options: True or False.
Third-party question types
Besides the standard question types that are part of the core Moodle distribution, there are a
number of question type add-ons in the add-ons database.
Correct writing
qtype_correctwriting
Correct Writing question type are focused on the learning grammar of the new language. It can
found various mistakes in student's response and give mistake messages and hints.
Supports Moodle 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Thursday, 24 July 2014, 1:54 AM
Drag and drop markers
qtype_ddmarker
The student can drag markers to indicate key features on an image.
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Thursday, 3 July 2014, 6:41 PM
Pattern match
qtype_pmatch
Allows a short response of one or a few sentences that is graded by comparing against various
model answers, which are described using the OU's pattern match syntax.
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Thursday, 19 June 2014, 11:22 PM
PoodLL Recording
qtype_poodllrecording
An audio/video recording question type for Moodle 2.1 and above. It uses a standalone mp3
recorder for audio and a cloud based recording server for video. It is also possible to "draw
pictures" as responses to questions, using the PoodLL whiteboard feature. It requires the
PoodLL filter be installed. Recording from mobile devices is also supported.
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Thursday, 19 June 2014, 3:06 PM
Concept Map Question Type
qtype_conceptmap
Question type that allows students to draw and submit a Concept Map as answer
Supports Moodle 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6
Question types
Latest release: Wednesday, 18 June 2014, 9:02 AM
Drag and drop onto image
qtype_ddimageortext
You can use text and / or images as drag items onto defined drop zones on a background image.
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 3:25 AM
Reverse pattern match
qtype_pmatchreverse
A question type where the teacher provides some example sentences, and the student has to
write a pmatch expression to match those sentences.
Supports Moodle 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 2:48 AM
All-or-Nothing Multiple Choice
qtype_multichoiceset
The all-or-nothing multiple choice question is a version of the core multi-answer multiple choice
question with modified grading. In an all-or-nothing multiple choice question, a respondent can
choose one or more answers. If the chosen answers correspond exactly to the correct choices
defined in the question, the respondent gets 100%. If he/she chooses any incorrect choices or
does not select all of the correct choices, the grade is 0%.
Supports Moodle 2.6 2.7
Question types
Released: Friday, 18 April 2014, 9:57 PM
Latest release: Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 8:19 AM
Gapfill Question
qtype_gapfill
Cloze question type with very simple question creation syntax. Can do drag drop, dropdowns or
gapfill questions
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6
Question types
Latest release: Saturday, 11 January 2014, 6:30 PM
Combined
qtype_combined
A Moodle question type which allows questions to be built up from parts that are other simpler
question types (requires you to have these question types installed)
Supports Moodle 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Thursday, 9 January 2014, 12:00 AM
Select missing words
qtype_gapselect
This question type allows students to complete a paragraph of text by selecting the missing
words using drop-down menus.
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 8:59 PM
OU multiple response
qtype_oumultiresponse
The main difference from the standard Moodle multiple choice question type is in the way that
grading works. When creating the question, the teacher just indicates which choices are correct.
If there are n correct choices, then the student scores 1/n for each correct choice, and loses 1/n
for each incorrect choice.
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 8:43 PM
Drag-and-Drop Matching
qtype_ddmatch
Question type similar to the matching question type but with a drag and drop interface for the
students during attempt.
Supports Moodle 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Friday, 2 August 2013, 2:09 AM
Drag and drop into text
qtype_ddwtos
A drag and drop question type where missing words have to be dragged into gaps in a paragraph
of text.
Supports Moodle 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Question types
Latest release: Monday, 1 July 2013, 11:01 PM