{"CACHEDAT":"2026-04-14 03:50:28","SLUG":"how-to-create-a-choice-question-TTQa8MSwhm","MARKDOWN":"Here is a step-by-step guide on how to create a create a choice question in your Moodle unit:\n\n\n1. Before you can add any content, you need to enable editing. Click the **\"Turn editing on\"** button (highlighted in blue) located in the top right corner.\n\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=881ab0eb-0a63-4f19-9454-e31159976058 \"left-50 =636x67\")\n\n\n\\\n\n2. In the section where you would like to add a resource or activity, click **+Add an activity or resource**.\n\n\n ![](/api/attachments.redirect?id=350acbd4-879c-4834-8390-680487963cfe \"left-50 =549x96\")\n\n\n\\\n\n\n3. **Select Choice**. You'll be directed to the settings page for the activity.\n\n \\\n4. In the **General** section: \n\n \n 1. In **Choice Name**, choose a name for your poll activity. \n 2. In the **Introduction Text**, enter the question that you would like answered. The content of this field may include text, media, images or equations, formatted or inserted using the HTML editor. \n 3. In **Display** **Mode** you can select the layout of your options. \n\n 1. Horizontal layout is suitable for 2-3 choices, for example, YES / NO or TRUE / FALSE. \n\n 2. Vertical layout gives a more typical multiple-choice presentation.\n\n\n\n5. In **Options**, you can:\n\n \n 1. **Allow choice to be updated:** Users may change their choice up until the poll is closed\n 2. **Allow more than one choice to be selected:** Users may be given the option to select one or more of the choices provided. If multiple selections are available the user will be presented with check boxes instead of radio buttons.\n 3. **Limit the number of responses allowed:** Responses to a poll will be capped at a defined number of responses.\n\n***Note****: If limits are disabled then any number of participants can select each of the options. If limits are enabled but not defined the number of responses is limited to 0.*\n\n\n\n6. In **Availability**, choose the start and finish times with the **Allow responses from** and **Allow responses** **until** settings.\n\n \\\n7. In **Results settings**, you can choose:\n\n \n 1. **Publish results:** Select if and when students can see the poll results, and whether results are anonymous.\n 2. **Privacy of results:** Sets student view to anonymous. Lecturers can still see the details of individual student choices.\n 3. **Show column for unanswered:** Choose if the number of people who have *not* answered will be displayed with the end results.\n\n\n\n8. Once settings are completed, click **Save and return to the unit**.\n\n\n**References**\n\nMonash University. (2024). *Learning and teaching: Teach HQ*. \n\nMoodle. (2024). *Moodle documentation 4.4*. ","HTML":"

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to create a create a choice question in your Moodle unit:

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  1. Before you can add any content, you need to enable editing. Click the "Turn editing on" button (highlighted in blue) located in the top right corner.
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  1. In the section where you would like to add a resource or activity, click +Add an activity or resource.
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  1. Select Choice. You'll be directed to the settings page for the activity.
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  1. In the General section:
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  1. In Choice Name, choose a name for your poll activity.
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  2. In the Introduction Text, enter the question that you would like answered. The content of this field may include text, media, images or equations, formatted or inserted using the HTML editor.
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  3. In Display Mode you can select the layout of your options.
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  1. Horizontal layout is suitable for 2-3 choices, for example, YES / NO or TRUE / FALSE.
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  1. Vertical layout gives a more typical multiple-choice presentation.
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  1. In Options, you can:
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  1. Allow choice to be updated: Users may change their choice up until the poll is closed
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  2. Allow more than one choice to be selected: Users may be given the option to select one or more of the choices provided. If multiple selections are available the user will be presented with check boxes instead of radio buttons.
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  3. Limit the number of responses allowed: Responses to a poll will be capped at a defined number of responses.
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*Note**: If limits are disabled then any number of participants can select each of the options. If limits are enabled but not defined the number of responses is limited to 0.*

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  1. In Availability, choose the start and finish times with the Allow responses from and Allow responses until settings.
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  1. In Results settings, you can choose:
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  1. Publish results: Select if and when students can see the poll results, and whether results are anonymous.
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  2. Privacy of results: Sets student view to anonymous. Lecturers can still see the details of individual student choices.
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  3. Show column for unanswered: Choose if the number of people who have not answered will be displayed with the end results.
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  1. Once settings are completed, click Save and return to the unit.
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References

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Monash University. (2024). Learning and teaching: Teach HQ. <https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/teachhq>

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Moodle. (2024). Moodle documentation 4.4. <https://docs.moodle.org/404/en/Main_page>

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