Add quizzes to lessons in on-demand and blended courses, choose how answers are marked, and review learner submissions.
Course and permission needed: Quizzes are available in On-demand online course and Blended course lessons. System Admins and Course Owners can edit course content. Facilitators cannot open the course editor.
Add a quiz to a lesson
From the Admin Dashboard, select Courses.
Open the course and select Edit Course.
Open Contents, then open an existing lesson or create a new lesson.
In an empty lesson, select Quiz. If the lesson already has content, type / on a new line and select Quiz.
Select Edit Quiz.
Enter the quiz title, then select Add Question and choose a question type.
Add the question and answer details. Select the Question Settings sliders button beside the question for the additional options described below.
Repeat for each question. Drag a question by its handle to change the order.
Select Quiz Settings to set the pass mark, marking method, retakes, lesson completion rule and notifications.
Select Save.
For sections, lessons, other content blocks, saving and publishing, read Create and Edit Lessons and Course Content.
Choose a question type
Every question must be answered before the learner can select Submit Answers.
Multiple Choice: Add answer options and mark each correct option. Turn on Allow multiple answers if learners may select more than one. Then choose whether the answer is correct when All Correct Options Selected or Any Correct Option Selected.
Short Answer: Enter the expected answer. Turn on Answer must match exactly when the learner's text must match it exactly.
Number: Enter the correct number. Use Tolerance to allow answers within a range. For example, a correct answer of 10 with a tolerance of 2 accepts answers from 8 to 12.
Long Text: Set the Minimum Word Count, Maximum Word Count and optional Answer Placeholder.
File Upload: Add Upload Instructions, then set the minimum and maximum number of files and Maximum File Size (MB).
Each question can include an optional Description. For File Upload, this field is called Upload Instructions.
In Question Settings, you can also add an Internal Note. People reviewing the submission can see this note, but learners never see it. Use Delete Question to remove that question from the Quiz.
Feedback When Correct and Feedback When Incorrect are available for Multiple Choice, Short Answer and Number questions. These are fixed messages that learners see with the marked result.
Choose how the quiz is marked
Open Quiz Settings and use Marking to choose one of these options:
Automatic Where Possible: Cademy checks Multiple Choice, Short Answer and Number questions against the answers you set and shows the result immediately.
Manual: The whole quiz submission waits for review. The learner sees Answers Submitted and cannot see a result until an admin marks it.
Long Text and File Upload with automatic marking: Cademy cannot judge the content of these answers. With Automatic Where Possible, a Long Text answer is accepted as correct when it meets the word-count rules, and a File Upload answer is accepted as correct when it meets the file rules. The submission does not wait in the Inbox. Choose Manual if you need a person to review these answers.
Set scoring and retakes
Pass Mark: For automatic marking, the learner passes when their score meets or exceeds this percentage. Every question has equal weight.
Manual marking: The reviewer marks each answer as correct or incorrect. Cademy calculates the score, but the reviewer chooses Mark as Pass or Mark as Fail.
Allow Retakes: Turn this on to let a learner try again after failing. Choose Unlimited, Up to 1, Up to 2, Up to 3, Up to 5 or Up to 10. With a numbered limit, the learner sees the remaining count after a failed attempt.
Control lesson completion and failure notifications
Required to Complete the Lesson: The learner cannot complete the lesson and move on until they pass the quiz. A manually marked quiz remains incomplete while it is waiting for review.
Notify Me When a Student Fails: Emails the course facilitators after a failed attempt.
Require the quiz when its submission matters.
If Required to Complete the Lesson is off, a learner can complete the lesson without selecting Submit Answers. Cademy saves answers as a draft when the learner moves away from a question, but admins cannot review those draft answers until the learner submits the Quiz.
Preview and test the quiz
Select Preview as Student from Contents, the lesson editor or the Quiz editor to check the saved questions and layout.
Admin preview does not submit the quiz.
The quiz shows Previewing as admin. Responses are disabled. Use it to check how the quiz looks, but not submission, automatic marking, manual review, retakes or saved progress.
To test the complete flow with a real learner Registration, follow Test a Course as a Learner.
Review and mark a manual submission
From the Admin Dashboard, select Inbox, then open the learner's Quiz Response conversation.
Review each answer. Uploaded files can be opened or downloaded.
Use Mark as Correct or Mark as Incorrect for each answer.
Select Give Feedback if you want to add feedback for the learner.
Select Mark as Pass or Mark as Fail. If you changed answer marks first, the buttons show Save & Mark as Pass or Save & Mark as Fail.
Give Feedback is a message for this learner's submission. The learner sees it with the marked result and Cademy emails them when the manual result is saved. If retakes are allowed and the Quiz was marked as failed, they can submit another attempt while attempts remain.
Passing a manually marked quiz does not complete the lesson automatically.
The learner must return to the course and select Mark as Completed.
Edit or delete a quiz
Open the lesson and select Edit Quiz to change its questions or settings. Select Save when finished.
To delete the quiz, remove its Quiz block from the lesson and save. Cademy shows Delete Quiz? because the quiz and its questions will be permanently deleted. Select Delete Quiz & Save to confirm.
Review responses before deleting the Quiz.
The confirmation says that submitted responses are kept, but the old Quiz Response conversation may no longer open in the Inbox after deletion. Review the response and download any uploaded files you need before selecting Delete Quiz & Save.
Frequently asked questions
Why can I not add a Quiz?
Check that the course is an On-demand online course or Blended course. System Admins and Course Owners can edit course content. Facilitators cannot open the course editor.
Why did a Long Text or File Upload answer pass without being reviewed?
The quiz is using Automatic Where Possible. These answers are accepted as correct when they meet the word-count or file rules. Change Marking to Manual if a person must review them.
Why is a manual submission missing from the Inbox?
Confirm that Marking was set to Manual when the learner submitted the Quiz. Automatic Where Possible marks it immediately and does not create a Quiz Response for manual review. Draft answers are not available to admins until the learner selects Submit Answers.
Why can the learner not select Submit Answers?
Every question must have an answer. For File Upload, the learner must finish uploading the minimum number of files.
Why did Cademy reject the submission after the learner selected Submit Answers?
Check that every Long Text answer is within its minimum and maximum word counts. For File Upload, check the permitted number of files and maximum file size. Contact Cademy support if every answer meets its rules and the submission is still rejected.
Why can the learner not continue to the next lesson?
If Required to Complete the Lesson is on, the learner must pass the quiz first. A manual submission must be marked before the learner can continue.
Why can I not submit answers in Preview as Student?
Quiz responses are disabled in admin preview. Follow Test a Course as a Learner to test submission, marking, retakes and saved progress.
Can I reuse a quiz in another lesson?
There is no separate Quiz library. Select Duplicate to reuse the lesson and its Quiz in the same course. Select Copy to Course… to reuse them in another on-demand or blended course. Each copied Quiz is independent, so later edits and learner submissions do not appear against the original Quiz. See Create and Edit Lessons and Course Content for the complete copying steps.
Can I reset a learner's submitted quiz or used attempts?
There is currently no self-service reset control. A learner can submit another attempt only while retakes remain. Contact Cademy support for advice if the learner has no attempts left.