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Add Questions from the Question Bank

Customize your MindTap activities by adding pre-written questions.

Editing is not available for all activities.

Important Question banks are not available for all courses.
Important Question editing and authoring is not available for all courses.
Before you begin

This task is different depending on the version of MindTap used in your class.

If these directions do not match what you see in your class, click MindTap version in the toolbar above and select your MindTap version.

  1. At the top of the activities list, turn on Edit​ .
  2. To expand chapter and activity folders, click Expand.
  3. Click  Edit next to an activity.
  4. At the bottom of the activity settings editor, click Edit Activity Options.
  5. At the bottom of the activity, click Add Question > From Question Bank.

    The question bank for your course opens.

    The question bank with 0 questions selected and no filters applied.
  6. Optional: Filter the question bank to find questions you want.

    You can filter the question bank by:

    • Questions not in use
    • Chapters
    • Question Type
    • Learning Objectives
  7. To preview a question, click Preview.
  8. Select questions to add.
    The question bank with two questions selected.
  9. Click Add to Activity.
    The question bank closes and the activity editor shows the activity with the added questions.
  10. Click Save and Close to save your activity changes and close the activity editor.

  1. Open the activity editor.
    To do this: Do this:
    Edit an activity on the learning path Click Activity context menu > Edit activity title and content.
    Edit an activity from the Activity Bank
    1. Click + Activity > Activity >  Add from Activity Bank.
    2. Click an activity.
    Create a new activity
    1. Click + Activity > Activity > Create New.
    2. Click either Create Activity or Create Activity with Question Pools.
  2. If you did not create the original activity, click Copy to Edit to create your own version of the activity.
    Your version replaces the original activity on the learning path.
  3. Click  Browse Question Bank.
  4. Optional: Filter the question bank to find questions you want.
    Browse questions by:
    • Question Source
    • Question Type
    • Categorization
    • Chapter/Subchapter
    • Certification
    • Difficulty
  5. Optional: To search question content, enter your search criteria in Find by content and click Search.
  6. Optional: To preview a question, click Preview.

    To view the question answer, click Check Answer.

  7. To view more questions, click  Previous or Next  at the top or bottom of the question list.
  8. Select questions and click Add Question(s).
  9. Click  Back to return to the activity editor.
  10. Click Save.

Video

In this video tutorial, learn how to create and edit activities using question pools in MindTap.