Importing Quiz Questions

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Quizzes can now be imported directly into your Thinkific course using an xlsx file!


Get Started

  1. Download the quiz template.
  2. Review the instructions on the second tab of the template.
  3. Fill out the template with your quiz. It's important that you don't rename or move around any fields. The file must have the template in a sheet named "QUESTIONS" in order for our system to recognize it. 
  4. Make sure that your uploaded file is in .xlsx format. In your spreadsheet program, you may need to export the file as 'Excel' format in order to make the upload work.

Simplify quiz creation by utilizing the power of AI! The AI Quiz Generator allows you to quickly create a series of multiple choice questions and answers based on the existing text lessons inside the chapter. Learn more here: How to Add Questions Using AI Quiz Generator.

Template Instructions

Question Type

Use the following abbreviations for supported question types:

  • SA - One correct answer
  • MA - One or more correct answers

Question Text

  • Question Text is required for all questions 

Answer Choices

  • Answer Choices are required for all question types
  • Enter up to 10 answer choices for each question
  • Designate correct answers with an asterisk (*) at the beginning. Example: *True

Important Considerations

  • Formatting in your spreadsheet will be removed during import (italics, font size, hyperlinks, etc.)
  • Only questions in the first worksheet (tab) will be imported. Additional worksheets will be ignored.
  • Questions will be imported at the end of the quiz.
  • The more questions you import, the longer it'll take to process and create them in Thinkific.
  • The spreadsheet can have a maximum of 500 rows.
  • The file size limit for quiz import is 1MB

How to Import Your Quiz Questions

  1. From the Admin Dashboard, go to Products
  2. Select Courses
  3. Click on the course you want to edit
  4. You will now be in the Course Curriculum area of the Course Builder
  5. Find or add a new Quiz
  6. If creating a new Quiz, enable Draft setting (The quiz must be saved as Draft before the Import Question tab is available)
  7. Click Save
  8. Select the Import Questions tab
  9. Drag your xlsx file or browse files from your computer
  10. Click Save

You can also make the quiz a prerequisite lesson, require a passing grade, or randomize the question bank.

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