Overview
The Quiz element lets you add a quiz anywhere in your topic. Quizzes are a great way to check learner knowledge and can also be included in the topic Assessment. Like the Poll element, you set a question and provide between 1 and 10 answers for learners to choose from - the key difference being that quizzes require you to mark which answer or answers are correct.
Expand the following sections to learn more.
Steps to add a quiz to a topic
Add the element to your topic by selecting the Quiz option from the Content box, then follow these steps:
Optionally give your quiz a label. Labels are hidden from learners and are used for reporting purposes - for example, labelling a quiz 'Module 2 – Safety check' makes it easier to filter and analyse responses in Analytics later.
Select a layout option.
(Layouts determine how answer choices are displayed to learners. See Choosing a layout below for details.)
Specify your question and provide up to ten possible answers.
Alternatively, select a template to get a pre-built question structure you can edit. See Using templates below.
Check the checkbox next to any answer you want to mark as correct - you can select more than one.
Optionally add audio by enabling Add audio to item.
Options include uploading an .mp3 or .wav file (no larger than 100MB), recording your own audio or using automatic AI voiceover.
Optionally include an image with your quiz. See Adding images below.
Optionally specify feedback to be displayed once a learner has selected their response(s). See Feedback below.
Confirm your other quiz settings and click Save. See Quiz settings below.
Settings and options
Choosing a layout
Layouts control how answer choices appear to learners. Options include:
Columns: one or two columns of checkboxes.
(Works well for answers of any length.)
Buttons: two, three, four, five or ten buttons displayed side by side.
(Best suited to very short answers of 1–3 words.)
Dropdown: learners select an answer from a collapsible menu.
(Best when you have several questions on one screen, each with a lengthy answer list, and want to avoid visual clutter.)
Using templates
At the top of the Quiz element are a number of templates to inspire or accelerate your quiz creation. These include:
True/False
Pick one
Pick many
What if?
When you select a template, the Quiz element is pre-populated with a question structure, answer options and relevant settings. Edit everything to suit your content.
Note: Selecting a template will overwrite any existing quiz.
Quiz settings
Explorers must select X number of answers
By default, learners can select as many answers as they like. You can change this in two ways:
Leave the quiz in its default setting if you'd rather not reveal how many correct answers there are.
Tick the explorers must select x answers checkbox to tell learners exactly how many to select — for example, a 'Select the 3 correct answers' style question would require learners to select exactly 3 before submitting.
Note: Quizzes that only have one single correct answer for your quiz AND have selected the option to limit the learner to choosing only one answer as part of the settings - the quiz question will now function as 'radio' buttons and will only allow one answer to be selected at a time (if they choose another answer, it will unselect the existing answer).
Explorers must retry the quiz if incorrect submission (and cannot progress until correct)
If you tick this checkbox, learners will need to retry the quiz if they answer incorrectly. This option only works for quizzes used within a topic, not when a quiz is used in an assessment.
When this option is enabled and the submission is incorrect:
Learners will see an 'incorrect' feedback message and a Try again button to reset the quiz, or
If the 'incorrect' feedback message is not enabled, no feedback will be shown (to avoid giving away the answer) and the learner will try again.
Display this quiz in this part, the assessment or both (topics only)
If your topic has the Assessment module enabled, you can choose where each quiz is displayed:
In the topic at that point.
In the assessment module at the end of the topic.
In both locations - the quiz is asked first as the learner completes the topic and then asked again at the end during the assessment.
This option allows you to re-use important quizzes to reinforce content in the topic and again in the assessment.
Show answers in random order
Tick this checkbox to show answers in a randomised order each time learners see them. This applies to both in-topic quizzes and those found in assessments.
Adding images
Tick the Display an image with your quiz checkbox, then follow the steps to upload your own image or select one from the image finder.
Images can be edited using the Image Editor. When clicked by a learner, images zoom to show a larger version — note this does not apply to images inserted directly into text.
Feedback
Optionally, you can specify feedback to display after a learner submits their response. If no feedback is provided, learners will simply be advised whether their response is correct or not.
To show different feedback depending on the outcome, tick the Show different feedback for correct and incorrect submissions checkbox and write separate messages for each.
Use incorrect feedback to prompt learners to think again, provide them with a hint or direct them to the area in the topic they should re-read to work out the answer. Use correct feedback to confirm the learner's thinking, briefly explain why the answer is right, and connect it to a key takeaway they can carry forward.
Using quizzes in assessments
When the Assessment module is enabled for a topic, you are required to create a minimum number of quizzes toggled for display in the assessment.
If you create more quizzes than the minimum required, the platform treats them like a question pool and will draw random quizzes from the pool for each learner.
Note: When you enable the Assessment module, be sure to manage the settings for where to display each quiz accordingly — you can choose to include each quiz where you create it, in the assessment only or in both.
If you're unsure whether your topic has enough quizzes, you can always ask Sage and you'll find out if you have created enough quizzes to publish.
Reporting and analytics
All responses are available in the reporting for the relevant topic or article, and when using the Answers report in Analytics.
Examples
Example - True/False
The Quiz element works well to summarise your key content using a true or false question.
Example - Scenarios
The Quiz element can also be used with scenarios, where the learner is required to choose the correct outcome.
Example - Pick one/pick many
You can also use the Quiz element as a traditional multiple-choice question by asking your learners to choose one or many responses.
Example - With image
Adding an image to your quiz can make it more visually engaging.
