Bjorn's Quiz Designer
Quickly create and publish online quizzes and forms
- a Google Docs extension -
Sorry, this app has been decommissioned.
An add-on for Google Docs for creating and publishing online quizzes.
This add-on allows you to use special markup in Google Docs and to convert a document to an online quiz.
The Confusion
Generic Quizzes vs Subject Quizzes. A Subject Quiz is a quiz about a subject document (a Google Doc). Users take these quizzes using an add-on when viewing the subject document in Google Docs. (read more).
This add-on is for creating Generic Quizzes. See the section below for all Bjorn tools for creating quizzes
Apps and add-ons
Bjorn's Quiz Designer - this add-on - a Docs add-on for designing (generic) quizzes using special markup.
Bjorn's Quiz Builder Studio - a web app for designing (generic and subject) quizzes, has access to full screen.
Bjorn's Quiz Builder add-on - a Docs add-on for designing (subject) quizzes for subject documents, lives as a sidebar in Google Docs.
Bjorn's Quiz Taker add-on - a Docs add-on for people taking subject quizzes.
Bjorn's Quiz Taker - a web app for taking both subject and generic quizzes.
Bjorn's Quiz Manager - a web app for the author (you) to manage all your live quizzes.
Markup
Here is a sample Google Doc with markup.
Markup for the quiz itself.
| Markup | Description |
| [Quiz:Title] some text | Sets the title of the quiz to some text |
| [Quiz:Description] some text | Sets the description of the quiz to some text |
| [Quiz:Type] Quiz or Form | Sets the type of the quiz, keywords Quiz or Form. A Quiz shows one quesiton at a time. |
| [Quiz:EnableValidation] yes or no | Enables validation of answers. For a Quiz, takers cannot proceed to next quesiton if not answered correctly. |
| [Quiz:EnableResubmit] yes or no | Enables takers to tae quiz more than one time. |
| [Quiz:EnableAnonymousSubmissions] yes or no | If not set, takers need to sign in via Google. |
| [Quiz:EnableSubmissionEMails] yes or no | Enables notificaton emails of new submissions to the author. |
Markup for questions:
| Markup | Description |
| [Q] the question text | Creates a short answer question |
| [Q*] the question text | A * at the end makes the question required to answer |
| [Q:ShortAwswer] the question text | Creates a short answer question |
| [Q:LongAnswer] the question text | Creates a long answer (multi-line) question |
| [Q:Radio] the question text | Creates a radio buttons question |
| [Q:Checkbox] the question text | Creates a checkbox buttons question |
| [Q:Number] the question text | Creates a number question |
| [Q:Date] the question text | Creates a date question |
| [Q:Dropdown] the question text | Creates a 'dropdown' question |
| [Points] 150 | Optional. Sets the score for the question. Defaults to '1' |
| [Help] sample help text | Optional. Sets the help text for the question. |
Markup for answers.
| Markup | Description |
| [A*] text | Adds 'text' as a CORRECT answer |
| [A] text | Adds 'text' to the potential answers (for dropdowns, radio and checkbox groups) |
Markup for non-question items.
| Markup | Description |
| [Q:Divider] | Adds a horizontal line. |
| [Q:Image] data url | Adds an image. You can also use regular embedded images in the Google Doc. |
| [Q:Section] title text | Adds a title paragraph. For a quiz, a Section paragraph opens a new quiz 'slide'. You can also use regular Google Doc 'title' paragraphs. |
| [Q:Subsection] title text | Adds a subtitle paragraph. You can also use regular Google Doc 'subtitle' paragraphs. |
| [Q:Text] text | Adds a paragraph. You can also use regular Google Doc paragraphs. |
| [Comment] some text | Since paragraphs are by default added to the quiz, this markup will cause the paragraph NOT to be added to the quiz. |
More
Check out this short YouTube video.
Other platforms
Check out this other version for another platform.
Support
Note - if you have installed the add-on and the add-on submenu only contains the 'Help' option - PLEASE RELOAD THE DOCUMENT - and the other options will appear.
Please report bugs here or reach out 2 me with questions @ support@backlund.org.
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