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Did you know learning becomes dramatically more effective when you include quizzes and assessments in your content?

But, the effectiveness of your quiz will entirely depend on the questions that it consists of. A well-crafted set of questions will not only assess learners’ understanding, but also evoke interest in the content and motivate learners to continue their learning journey.

This is why, the Streamz platform offers you a number of different question templates to make your quizzes interesting, interactive and fun.

In this article, we will be talking about quiz question templates and how you can make the best use of them.

Since this template is already familiar, the only thing we will say about it is that your answer options should be meaningful. 

Nothing demotivates more than a question that is a no-brainer.

The MCQ Multiple, a close cousin of the MCQ Single.

Use this template when 2 or more options make up the right answer. Using this template is way better than a MCQ Single question, where the answer is “All of the above”.

3. Match

Matching questions consist of two columns, typically one on the left and one on the right. The objective is to pair the clues on the left side with their matches on the right.

The 2 versions of this template allows you to make image-text or text-text matching questions.

You can use this question type when you want to test item association, scenarios and responses, and symbol associations.

This is a very popular question type with learners because it’s interactive and fun to do.

The Fill in the Blanks question type is also a very effective alternative to the MCQ. In this, learners need to pick the right option to fill in each blank.

In our template, you would need to have at least 2 blanks to make this question meaningful.

You can use this question type when you want learners to apply the knowledge they have gained from your content.

This is a pictorial take on the MCQ Single.

We understand that this question type might be somewhat challenging for your to put together as you will need the right kind of image.

But it can also be very rewarding because, unlike the text MCQ, this template tests the learner’s ability to associate concepts visually and is therefore more challenging. It is also a test of the learner’s deeper understanding of a subject.

This question template asks learners to rearrange a set of words or phrases in the correct sequence.

This is a really engaging and interactive way to test your learner’s recall of a series of process steps. Or a set of activities that need to be done in a particular sequence.

You can also use this to test the learner’s ability to make sense of seemingly random information in a logical manner.

7. Estimate the Value

Estimate the Value is a really cool option when you want learners to grasp a big picture statistic or information.

You can configure this question so that learners will get points when they come close to the actual answer.

An example question could be: “What was the population of the earth in 2020?” The answer could be configured so that learners get points if they get the answer right (i.e. 7.8 billion) or even when they come close to the answer.

 8. This or That

Think of this template as a MCQ Single with only 2 answer choices.

This is a great template to use when you want learners to choose between 2 clear options. It is as though you are placing the learner at a fork in a road and they need to choose the right road to get points.

Also it’s a drag & drop type of question, which is way more fun for the user than just selecting the answer from the given options.

This was a very popular question format with our teachers in school and has stood the test of time.

It works in exactly the same way as the This or That template. You can use this type of template to quickly assess the learner’s familiarity with the content and also to check for popular misconceptions.

10. Import Question

Just like you can import a content card from a different Stream, you can import a question from another Stream as well.

Watch this video to see how it's done.