This article outlines how instructors can add questions to practice tests they’ve added to their course curriculum, or practice test courses they’ve created.
- Review the differences between a practice test and a practice test course, and how instructors can create them.
- Learn how to access and review practice test insights.
Table of contents
- How to add questions to a practice test
- Adding questions individually
- Using the bulk question uploader
- Editing or deleting questions individually
- Generating answer explanations with Udemy’s AI tool
- Previewing and publishing the practice test
- Unpublishing a practice test
How to add questions to a practice test
1. If you exited the planning or editing process previously, after adding a practice test to the curriculum, click the pencil icon beside its title.
2. Click the + icon to begin adding questions to the practice test.
3. Select the type of question you wish to create (Multiple choice, Multiple selection or Fill in the blanks), or Bulk upload if you wish to import multiple questions to your course at once.
Please note: Each practice test can include up to 250 questions.
Adding questions individually
1. After selecting either the Multiple choice, Multiple selection or Fill in the blanks options, follow the directions on the corresponding page to enter the question and answer(s).
For multiple choice and multiple selection questions, select the correct answer(s) by clicking on the circle or rectangle to the left. For these types of questions you can also use the AI option to generate answer explanations (see below for more information).
- For multiple choice and multiple selection questions, click Add answer option if the question requires additional answers. Up to 6 answers can be added for each question.
- To enter a blank field for a fill in the blank questions, add two (2) underscore symbols (__) before and after your selected word. For example: __Mercury__ is the smallest planet in our solar system.
- If you'd like to provide learners with additional information or context about the question, you can add resources and domains by clicking the applicable option.
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Pro tip: When learners interact with your practice test in “practice mode”they can select a domain to focus on. Make sure all of your questions have a domain assigned to create a smooth learner experience.
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2. Finally, click Save question and repeat the steps above to add more questions.
Editing or deleting questions individually
If you need to edit a question you previously created and saved, follow the steps outlined above to access the practice test and select the applicable question. After updating the question, click Save question. If you are editing a published practice test, click Publish changes if you want learners to access the updated content.
If you need to delete a question, click Delete at the top of the page.
Generating answer explanations with Udemy’s AI tool
1. Instructors can also use Udemy’s AI tool to quickly draft explanations for the answers that have been entered. To use the AI tool, simply click Generate all answer explanations with AI.
Please note:
- By using this functionality, you're agreeing to the additional terms.
- Currently, the AI tool can only generate answer explanations for English courses that are in the Development category or the IT Certifications sub-category. We hope to support more languages and categories soon.
2. After the explanations have been generated, you can either accept each response, edit it, or dismiss it. If you need to make changes to the questions and answers, and require new explanations, click Generate again.
Using the bulk question uploader
Instructors can use the Bulk upload option to import an existing set of questions into the practice test.
1. After selecting the Bulk upload option by following the steps outlined above, access the CSV template and format your questions according to the document.
- Note: As of May 2, 2024, instructors can still upload questions to previously created practice tests using the previous version of the CSV template if they wish. Please be advised that the previous CSV template will be phased out in the coming weeks, and the new CSV template will be required for all bulk question uploads.
Please note: To avoid uploading errors, be sure to use the same format that's on the template.
- Your completed document must retain the same number of columns on the template (even if they're not used).
- The formatting for the column titles cannot differ from the formatting used in the template.
- The Question Type column must include the question type exactly as they're listed on the template. For example: multiple-choice must be written in the cell in this format with the hyphen and casing.
3. Click Upload CSV file and upload your file.
Previewing and publishing the practice test
To see how the practice test will appear to learners before publishing it, click Preview at the top of the page. If the practice is complete and ready to be taken, click Publish. If you are updating a published practice test, click Publish changes.
Unpublishing a practice test
Review how to unpublish a practice test.