Microsoft Forms Quiz
Quick Start Guide
Microsoft Forms Quiz is a specific feature within Microsoft Forms tailored for creating quizzes and assessments, particularly for educational purposes. It can create engaging, self-paced knowledge assessments, allowing for a deeper understanding of asynchronous learning progress.
It includes all the features of Microsoft Forms, but with additional capabilities specific to creating quizzes such as assigning points to questions and setting correct answers. Microsoft Forms Quizzes also provides features for automatically grading responses and providing immediate feedback to students.
Accessing Microsoft Forms
- Login to Microsoft365
- Click Apps on the left side toolbar
- Click All apps and select Forms
Creating a Quiz
New quizzes and Forms are automatically saved. You can find all items you have created under My forms.
- Click New Quiz on the top left
- Give your Quiz a title and then click Add new
- Build your quiz by choosing from the question types
- Add point values to your questions and mark them as Required, if necessary
Note: Additional options are available depending on the type of question – clicking the ellipsis (…) brings up more options - Once all questions are added, click the ellipsis on the top right corner of your quiz and select Settings to verify your quiz settings before sharing – determine if the quiz is for practice, if results will be shown to students after submitting, the start and end date, the quiz duration, etc.
Sharing a Quiz
Once your quiz settings are verified, share your quiz in one of two options: Collect response or Present.
Collect responses allows you to copy a link of your quiz, create an invitation, download a QR code, or copy an embed code.
Present converts your quiz into a slideshow presentation. The quiz can be completed synchronously, and visualizations update in real-time.
Use Cases
- Practice quizzes
- Knowledge checks
Responses can be collected anonymously or participants can be required to login via their Langara email address. A spreadsheet with all the responses can be downloaded. Reach out to EdTech for more assistance.Contact edtech@langara.ca for more information.
