Create, view, and score a quiz

Create, view, and score a quiz

Note: You must have a Solo Max, Team Education or Team Business plan to create unlimited quizzes.  Solo Deluxe and Solo Premier Education plans can create up to 20 quizzes.  Solo Deluxe and Solo Premier Business plans and free users can create up to 5 quizzes.

1. To create a new quiz, click Quizzes from the menu on the left side of the Content area.



2. This opens the Quizzes page.  At the top of the page, click New Quiz.




3. This opens the Create a Quiz dialog.  Enter a Quiz Title.



4. Choose a video to use for the quiz by doing one of the following:
a. Select a ScreenPal video from the list displayed on Create a Quiz.
b. Click Upload to upload a video from your device to use for the quiz.

5. Click Create Quiz.
The Edit Quiz tab opens:


Use the four tabs to add questions to your quiz, configure the quiz’s settings, and view the results (both summary and individual).

Edit Quiz tab

Use the Edit Quiz tab to add questions to your quiz.



If you have a Solo Max Plan, or are a member of a Team Plan, you can use ScreenPal's AI feature to generate quiz questions.  
If your video is under five minutes long, clicking the Generate Quiz Questions button creates five questions.  If your video is over five minutes long, ten questions will be created.  Please note that your video must contain audio narration in order to create quiz questions using AI.


To manually add a question, click the video timeline where you want the question to appear and then click Add a Question. This opens the Add Question fly-out menu. Use this menu to select the type of question you want to add, enter the question text, and select other options related to the question. You can also simply add questions to the beginning or end of your video.

The available question types are Multiple Choice, True / False, Short Answer, Poll, and Rating.




After you add a question to your quiz, you can edit, duplicate, delete, or move it by clicking the More Options (...) button next to the question in the Quiz Questions area.




Assignment & Settings tab
Use the Assignment & Settings tab to determine how you want to assign your quiz, as well as the access and assignment settings for your quiz.


  1. Share a quiz by clicking Share a link and copying the link in the Direct Link box to send to your viewers. 
  2. Click Embed on Website, select the Embed Video Size, and then click Copy Code to copy the embed code and add it to your site.
  3. If you are a member of a Team Plan and your administrator has configured ScreenPal within your Canvas learning management system (LMS) you can embed a quiz in your LMS and sync the quiz scores to your gradebook using the LMS assignment option. 
Note: The Sync to gradebook option is currently in a limited beta release. If you have a ScreenPal Team Plan and you are interested in gaining early access to this feature, please contact support.

The following Assignment Settings are available on the right panel of the Assignment & Settings tab:


Prevent Skipping

Switch the toggle to the On position to prevent your audience from skipping forward in your video. If this setting is turned on, your viewers must answer all questions in the quiz before they can proceed in the video.


Hide Question Markers on Time Line

Switch the toggle to On to hide the question markers in your video timeline. Viewers will not be able to see indicators for when questions will be presented to them.


Hide Call-to-Action and Annotation Buttons

Turning this option on hides all call-to-action and annotation buttons that you previously added to your video. If you choose to display these buttons, they will appear in addition to the quiz questions.


Hide Score/Results

When this option is on, viewers will not be able to view their quiz score until they submit their answer to the final question on the quiz.


Do not include Short Answers in Scoring
Turn this setting on to exclude short answer questions from the participant's score.

Allow Participants to Retake Quiz
Turn this setting on to allow your respondents to take the quiz more than one time when requiring them to be logged in with a ScreenPal account or to enter information prior to taking the quiz.  When your quiz is set to allow users to remain anonymous, they can always take the quiz as many times as they like.

Schedule Quiz

Turning this option on enables you to schedule the quiz for a future date. When you toggle Schedule Quiz to on, the Schedule Start Date and Schedule a Due Date checkboxes are displayed. Select the options you want to select a start date and time and a due date and time for your quiz, if desired.



Results Summary tab

Use the Results Summary tab to view the results of completed quizzes. You can see how many viewers visited your quiz, how many of them completed the quiz, how many partial responses there are, and view quiz data.




Individual Results tab

Use the Individual Results tab to view information about each quiz respondent, including when they last watched your video, their current quiz status, and their quiz score.




To view respondents’ answers to each question, manually score quiz answers, and provide feedback for each question, click  to open the Quiz Results panel.




Lastly, you can preview your quiz at any time by clicking the Preview button in the upper right corner.

You can also duplicate or delete your quiz by clicking the More button and selecting Duplicate Quiz or Delete Quiz.



For more information, you can view our Intro to Quizzing tutorial!

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