Creating Questions for Exams in Elentra

1. Click the Admin option in the horizontal menu, and click Manage Exams.

2. Click Questions from the Manage Exams menu items.

3. Select a destination folder.

4. Click Add A New Question.

5. Under the Question Stem, type your question.

6. Under Question Information, fill out the following information:

   a. Select a Question Type.

   b. Optional - Question Description.

   c. Optional - Rationale for this Question.

7. Enter the Question Answers, and then select the correct answer(s). Click the lock icon to lock an answer in position. (For example, if you want to randomize the answers but leave "All of the above" as the last option.)

8. Click Save.
    a. Repeat these steps until you have entered all of your questions.

This tool allows you to import one or more exam questions using a specific text format. Questions are separated by a blank line. The format for each question is as follows:

Each question begins with a question stem, which begins with "Q:" or "1." where 1 can be any number, so you can number your questions sequentially. Question stems can span multiple lines, and may contain blank lines. The following are valid question stems:

Q: What is your favorite color?

1. What is
your favorite

color?

2. What is your favorite color?

The question stem is followed by question choices and attributes, each of which must be on a separate line. Question choices begin with a letter followed by a period, like "a." or "b.". Attributes begin with a word followed by a colon, like "type:" or "folder:".

The "type" attribute is required for all question types. The "folder" attribute is required if no default folder is selected. For multiple choice questions, at least one answer choice is required, as well as the "answer" attribute (multiple correct answers should be separated by commas).

Optional attributes are "description", "rationale", "correct_text", "code", "curriculum_tags" and "locked". Curriculum tags must be identified with the id number. Locked should list multiple choice answer(s) that should be locked in place even when answer options are randomized. A full example of a multiple choice question is shown below.

1. What color is the ocean?
a. blue
b. purple
c. yellow
d. none of the above
answer: a
type: mc_v
folder: /some/folder
locked: d
curriculum_tags: 342, 1024

Types of Questions: 

• mc_h for Multiple Choice Horizontal
• mc_v for Multiple Choice Vertical
• short for Short Answer
• essay for Essay
• match for Matching text Text
• mc_h_m for Multiple Choice Horizontal (multiple responses)
• mc_v_m for Multiple Choice Vertical (multiple responses)
• fnb for Fill in the Blank

1. Click the Admin option in the horizontal menu, and click Manage Exams.

2. Click Questions from the Manage Exams menu items.

3. Click the Import tab.

4. Select a destination folder from the drop-down menu.

5. Paste in the question(s) text, and click Import Questions.