How to Format the Questions For The Converter

The Brightspace/D2L question converter requires input text that has the following format. It is important to follow these recommendations to get good results.

All Questions

True/false Questions

The first line is a statement. The second line is either "true" or "false".

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
true

The quick brown elephant jumps over the lazy dog.
false

Multiple-choice Questions

The first line is a statement. The second to seventh lines are potential answers. The correct answer line starts with an asterisk (*). It is possible to have more than one correct answer. Six answers are the most allowed.

The quick brown ___ jumps over the lazy dog. 
cat
*fox
kangaroo
deer

The quick brown ____ jumps over the lazy ____. 
*fox; dog
dog; fox

What is the maximum number of answers that can be processed?
one answer
two answers
three answers
four answers
five answers
*six answers

Short-answer Questions

The first line is a statement with a blank for a missing word. The answer lines start with a percent (%) sign. No more than six answers are allowed.

The quick brown _____ jumps over the lazy dog.
%fox

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy ______. 
%dog
%dawg
%poodle

Which animal is quick and brown?
%fox


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