Google Forms is typically used to create
surveys sign-ups feedback forms and more
it can also be used to create quizzes
that you can easily incorporate into
Google classroom there's a variety of
question types to choose from and you
can customize them in many different
ways before you start using forms make
sure you're signed in to your Google
account the first thing you'll need to
do is create a basic form an easy way to
do this is through Google Drive just
click the new button then go to more at
the bottom of the menu next click the
option that says Google Forms and a new
blank form will open in a separate
window now before you start writing
questions for your quiz you'll need to
make some changes to the form settings
click the Settings icon in the top right
corner then click the quizzes tab from
here toggle the switch that says make
this a quiz this will give you access to
the options below where you can control
how your students interact with the quiz
let's take a look at what these options
mean starting with when and where to
release your students grades with
immediately after each submission
students will receive their grades
automatically as soon as they finish the
quiz you may want to use this option if
your quiz is entirely multiple choice
the other option lets you review each
quiz manually before giving students
their grades this is a good choice for
quizzes that require a lot of typed
answers below that you can control what
students can see when they take the quiz
missed questions let's students see what
questions they've missed after they
finished correct answers gives them the
correct answers after they receive their
grades
finally point values lets students see
the total points for the quiz and how
many points they earned for each
question once you've chosen your
settings go ahead and click Save
you can then name your quiz and start
writing questions
now for each question in your quiz
you'll need to define the correct answer
to do this click answer key in the
bottom left corner from here the options
will be different depending on the
question type you're working with let's
look at the answer key process for some
of the most common question types for
multiple-choice or check box questions
all you have to do is select the correct
answer or answers whatever you've chosen
will be highlighted for short answer
questions type the answer in the add a
correct answer field you can also add
multiple correct answers if there's a
chance the wording may vary if you check
the box that says mark all other answers
incorrect all answers that don't match
will automatically be marked wrong if
you leave it unchecked any answers that
aren't an exact match will be left for
you to review and grade manually
paragraph questions don't offer the
ability to add correct answers because
they're longer and require more analysis
you'll need to read each one
individually and grade them on your own
in addition to defining the answers make
sure you set a point value for each of
your quiz questions you can do that
using the arrows here or enter the
number manually you also have the option
of adding answer feedback this gives
students customized feedback depending
on the answer they've chosen
once you're satisfied with your quiz you
can preview it and give it a try to make
sure everything's working correctly just
click the preview icon in the top right
corner and your quiz will open in a
separate window depending on the number
of questions you have you may want to
separate your quiz into sections this
will make it so your questions are
broken up across several pages instead
of all appearing on the same page at
once to create a section look to the
toolbar on the right and click the add
section icon a section will appear below
wherever you happen to be in the quiz go
ahead and use the field here to give
your section a name to move a question
to a different section just hover near
the top then drag and drop it into place
once you finish creating your quiz
you'll need to bring it over to Google
classroom fortunately the process is
simple you can attach forms to your
assignments the same way that you attach
documents or links when creating an
assignment just click the Add button
then choose Google Drive locate and
select the quiz you've created and when
you're ready click the Add button after
you've sent the assignment with the quiz
attached your students will be able to
complete it now your quiz is ready to go
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