Importing
Overview of what question types and how to format them in the importer
Broadly there are 3 types of questions you can import on Synap
- Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) - User selects from a list of predefined options
- Input Questions - User must type or record a response or upload a file as their response
- Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) - Users are shown questions that are grouped together by a commonality (ie comprehension style questions). These can be a groups of mixed question types
MCQs and Input questions can both go on a question sheet, whilst EMQs need to be uploaded separately. Use the tabs below to view some examples of how to format different questions in a CSV.
MCQs
Input Qs
EMQs
Input choices
- Free Text
- Upload
Key Columns:
- Question
- Correct Options
- Synap ID - Only if you are updating existing questions leave blank for new questions
Example description | Synap ID | External ID | Question | Option A | Option B | Option C | Correct Options | Feedback | Tags | EMQ Synap ID | Ranked | Multiple Correct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A new single choice question with two possible answer options (apart of an EMQ group) | | myTest_pip_q1 | Why is does the narrator go by the name 'Pip'? | A childhood nickname that stuck | It is his birth name | That is his sunday name | A | Pips birth name is Phillip Pirrip which he couldn't pronounce when he was a child | English,Comprehension | 9gSBut5t1A | | |
A new single choice question with an image in the stem and HTML formatting | | myTest_Chem_q2 | <img src = "https://files.synap.ac/production/3oIxeVNmRVOGKQmXtykQ_synap-demo-mockA-mcq-chem-2-img--1-.png"><p In the image, what is the name of the <strong>central </strong>structure the arrow is pointing to ?</p> | Proton | Nucleus | Electron | B | | Chemistry,Atoms | | | |
A new multiple correct question (apart of an EMQ group) | | | Select all the characters who are in Great Expectations. | Magwitch | Miss Havisham | Atticus Finch | A,B | | | 9gSBut5t1A | | TRUE |
A new rank order question | | | Re order the words to write some dialogue for Yoda : I am happy | I | Am | Happy | C,A,B | | | | TRUE | |
An existing question being updated | hjORUQ811G | myTest_endQuiz_q5 | In 2021 what was the most Googled question? | What to watch? | Where am I ? | What is Scampi? | A | | | | | |
Group any type of questions together with extended matching questions. These questions need to be uploaded to platform first to generate a unique EMQ Synap ID which then needs to be included on your MCQ sheet. you have a quiz or exam that contains input questions the results will automatically be deferred. The two types of input questions are:
- Free Text
- File Upload
Example description | Synap ID | External ID | Question | Option A | Tags | EMQ Synap ID | Free Text | File Upload | Audio Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A new a free text style question, option A is used to show the text box label | ED | myTest_Essay_q1 | Why do you think Pip feels scared? | Type your answer below, go into as much detail as needed. | English, Essay | | TRUE | | |
A new upload question | | myTest_upload_q2 | Upload your 3 essays for this week. | Upload your answer as a Zip file. | English | | | TRUE | |
A new audio recording question | | myTest_audio_q3 | How do you say 'Hello, how are you?' in French? | Record your response below | French, Speaking | | | | TRUE |
Import and export EMQs from the platform. You will need to upload EMQs to Synap to generate the Synap ID and use this in your MCQ sheet to group questions together.
Example description | Synap ID | External ID | Instructions | Feedback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A EMQ that has been uploaded to Synap | 9gSBut5t1A | my-EMQ-q1_3 | <p>Read the following passage of text <strong>carefully</strong><p>
<p>My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip</p> | There is no particular feedback for these questions |
A EMQ that has not yet been uploaded to Synap | | my-EMQ-q5_8 | Ours was the marsh country, down by the river, within, as the river wound, twenty miles of the sea. | |
You will need to set the maximum time for an audio recording in the quiz builder after importing your questions
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