Shuffle the Order of Questions

Shuffling the order of quiz questions can help deter cheating in quizzes. When creating quizzes, instructors have options to:

Shuffle questions at the quiz level
Shuffle questions in a particular section of a quiz

For example, an instructor could shuffle questions 1-10 in a quiz, or shuffle questions 3-10 (grouping those questions into a section) and retain the order of questions 1-2 at the start of the quiz. A shuffle icon will display next to the quiz questions and/or sections that are shuffled. Shuffling the order of all questions at the quiz level, or groups of questions (sections) can help to deter cheating.

Shuffling the order of questions is different from creating a Question Pool. Question pools pull questions from a designated pool of questions stored in the Question Library, allowing you to distribute a unique set of questions to individual students. For example, an instructor can pull 5 random questions from a pool of 10 questions. For more information about creating question pools, please see information about how to Create a Question Pool.

Shuffle All Questions at the Quiz Level

On the navbar, click the Activities menu, then select Quizzes.
On the Manage Quizzes page, from the context menu of the quiz, click Edit.
Select the title on the Timing & Display panel to expand these options and set your preferences.
Shuffle Quiz – Check the box to Shuffle questions and sections within the quiz. Does not cascade to sub-sections.
Click Save and Close.

Shuffle Specific Sections of Questions

On the navbar, click the Activities menu, then select Quizzes.
On the Manage Quizzes page, from the context menu of the quiz, click Edit.
In the Questions area, select the title of a section.
Check the box to Shuffle questions in this section and click Save.
Once the shuffle option is selected, the statement Shuffling is on will appear below to the section name.
Click Save and Close.