E-learning & online courses

Quizzes and exercises

Build auto-graded quizzes with a passing score and attempts, and exercises submitted by the learner that you grade manually.

Updated on June 14, 2026 Read: 5 min

Two lesson types let you assess learners: quizzes (auto-graded) and exercises (manual grading).

Prerequisites

1. Create an auto-graded quiz

In your Quiz lesson:

  1. Click Add a question.
  2. Choose the type: single-choice, multiple-choice or true/false.
  3. Write the question and options, then check the correct answer(s).
  4. Set the passing score (e.g. 70%) and the number of attempts.
  5. Save. Grading is calculated server-side on each attempt.

Tip: if you switch a multiple-choice question back to single-choice, only the first checked correct answer is kept, review the question after the change.

Important: quiz lesson completion is conditional on reaching the passing score. Manual completion is rejected for quiz lessons.

2. Create an exercise with submission

In your Exercise lesson:

  1. Write the instructions (rich text; optionally attach a supporting file).
  2. The learner submits free text and/or a file from their workspace.

3. Grade exercises

  1. From the course’s Exercises tab (or the learner record), find pending submissions.
  2. Click a submission to read the text and download the attached file.
  3. Enter a mark (optional) and a grading comment.
  4. Set the status to Graded.

Tip: you receive a system task as soon as a learner submits an exercise. Check your dashboard to avoid missing any submission.

4. Track results

Results feed:

  • The learner workspace (My quiz results panel, aggregated per course)
  • Automatic certification (aggregate score, progress)

What’s next?

Frequently asked questions

Can the learner see the correct answer before answering?
No. The answer key is never sent to the learner's browser: grading stays server-side. The player only receives the options, without which one is correct.
How is a quiz lesson completed?
Only by taking the quiz and reaching the passing score. Manually marking a quiz lesson complete is rejected.
What happens when a quiz is retaken?
Only the best attempt is kept for the progress calculation. The number of allowed attempts is configurable, set it to 0 for unlimited attempts.
Does resubmitting an exercise erase the previous grading?
Yes. A new learner submission resets the status to 'submitted' and clears the mark and comment. You will need to grade again.

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