{"id":944,"date":"2012-02-03T07:20:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T07:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/blog\/?p=944"},"modified":"2017-01-25T06:48:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T06:48:47","slug":"add-variety-to-quizzes-with-new-matching-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/news-and-updates\/add-variety-to-quizzes-with-new-matching-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Variety to Quizzes with New Matching Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new question type is available in <a title=\"ProProfs Quiz Maker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/quiz-school\/\">ProProf Quiz Maker<\/a>\u00a0: Matching Questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-945\" title=\"Matching Quiz Maker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching.png\" alt=\"Matching Quiz Maker\" width=\"600\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching.png 955w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching-512x175.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Engage your learners by varying the type of questions used to assess knowledge in quiz takers. Most quizzes contain the standard type questions of Multiple Choice, True\/False, and Fill-in-the-Blank. Use Matching questions to increase learner interest and add variety to your quizzes. Steps to add matching question types are: <strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Click &#8220;Create a Quiz&#8221; and select &#8220;Scored Quiz&#8221;. <strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Click on &#8216;Matching&#8217; as<\/p>\n<p>the question type under &#8216;Add Questions&#8217; section.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-946\" title=\"Add matching questions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Add-matching-questions.png\" alt=\"Add matching questions\" width=\"600\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Add-matching-questions.png 832w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Add-matching-questions-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Add-matching-questions-768x112.png 768w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Add-matching-questions-512x74.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Type in the question. Enter the choice and its corresponding match.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-947\" title=\"Add Matching Question\" src=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching-Question.png\" alt=\"Add Matching Question\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching-Question.png 707w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching-Question-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.proprofs.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Matching-Question-512x280.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Click &#8216;Save&#8217; and you are done!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new question type is available in ProProf Quiz Maker\u00a0: Matching Questions. Engage your learners by varying the type of questions used to assess knowledge in quiz takers. Most quizzes contain the standard type questions of Multiple Choice, True\/False, and Fill-in-the-Blank. Use Matching questions to increase learner interest and add variety to your quizzes. 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