Importing Questions in Bulk for the Question Bank
Importing questions in bulk makes it easy to add many questions to your question bank at once. This saves you a lot of time compared to adding each question one by one. If you already have questions saved in a spreadsheet or document, you can upload them to your organization’s learning platform.
In addition to this, it further helps you keep all your questions in the same format and reduces typing mistakes as well. This is helpful when creating quizzes, tests, or practice sets for students. In this guide, we’ll show you how to get your file ready and upload your questions step by step.
Through this guide, we will guide you through the process of importing questions in bulk for the question bank.
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Prerequisite
Before proceeding, please read the “How to Manage the Question Banks?” document. It provides the necessary steps for setting up your course structure, which is required before archiving a batch.
Import Questions in Bulk
Importing questions in bulk lets you add many questions to the curriculum at once. This saves time and helps keep everything organized when managing a large number of questions.
Carefully follow the instructions below that will guide you on how to efficiently import questions into the new question bank in your organization’s online learning platform.
Step 1: Click on the “Import” button located at the top-right corner of the screen to import the file with the set of questions already prepared.
Step 2: A panel will open in the window. Click on the “Download Sample File” to download a sample file of the question bank that you need to upload. The file can be downloaded in two formats:
CSV - A Comma-Separated Values format, suitable for spreadsheet applications.
DOCX - A Word document format for easy editing and viewing.
Importing a CSV (.csv) File
Importing a CSV (.csv) file lets you upload many questions to the question bank at once. This method is fast and helps keep everything organized, making it easier to manage your data.
Enter the values in the cells/fields relevant to the columns that contain the file in question bank. For example, if the topic in the question frame is “Grammar”, you need to fill it exactly as it is under the “Topic” heading in the sample file. Otherwise, it will trigger an error.
Refer to the following table to understand the file format and how you need to fill in the values in the relevant columns in a better way.
Refer to the following image to understand how the table would look:
Note: The entire question bank is uploaded as LaTeX (documentation writing software) supported. So, you can also use LaTeX Overleaf to write equations & formulas (especially if the subject is Mathematics or Physics). Then, you can embed the equation into the question bank.
One thing you should note down here is that you should fill in the fields the same as you filled them while creating a question bank, otherwise, you will face an error.
Importing a Document (.docx) File
Importing a Document (.docx) file lets you upload questions directly from a Word document. This is helpful if you prefer editing your questions in Word before adding them to the question bank.
Enter the values in the cells/fields relevant to the columns that contain the file in question bank. For example, if the topic in the question frame is “Grammar”, you need to fill it exactly as it is under the “Topic” heading in the sample file. Otherwise, it will trigger an error.
Refer to the following table to understand the file format and how you need to fill in the values in the relevant columns in a better way.
Step 3: Click on the “Upload File” button, then choose a file from your system that you prepared in the previous step.
Step 4: After uploading the file, click on the “Save and Continue” button located at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Step 5: A new panel will appear on your screen (as shown in the image below) where you must review all the question bank details.
Step 6: If you think everything is correct, click on the “Save and Continue” button.
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