Practice Questions (Formerly Homework): Adjust Attempt Limits by Question

Use question groups to apply different attempt limits to questions in the same Practice Questions activity. Create question groups

To vary attempt limits between questions in the same Practice Questions activity:

1. From the Editor, create a practice questions activity or select an existing practice questions activity, then select the pencil (edit) icon.
2. Select the Settings tab.
3. In the Questions-group settings card:
   • Select Default to review and configure the settings you want applied to all questions in this activity by default.
   • Select Add question group dropdown to create settings for a different group. 
     4. Give the new question group a name (e.g., limit-attempt) and select OK and configure the settings you want associated with this specific question group and select Done. Question-group details include:
        • A Time limit in minutes.
        • Number of attempts allowed.
        • The Attempt minimum required.
        • The ability to Combine all questions in this group into one problem for the student.
        • The Scored attempt you want recorded (Last, First, Highest, or Average).
        • When you want the following review settings to be available: Question results, Student answers, Question score, Correct questions, Correct choices, and Feedback. The options for each are:
          • Always
          • Never
          • After minimum attempt
          • When answered correctly
          • After due date
          • After score visibility date
     5. Select Save.
     
     

     Assign questions to groups

     All questions in a practice questions activity are assigned to the default question group unless you specify otherwise. To assign a question to a group:

     1. Create a practice questions activity using the Editor or select an existing practice questions activity and click the pencil (edit) icon.
     2. Open the Questions tab and select the question you want.
     3. Enter the group name in the Groups field on the Metadata card.
     4. Select Save.
     Additional articles

• Creating Questions for Assessment and Practice Questions Activities
• Practice Questions Activity Editor

Tips

• Use the question groups drop-down menu in Practice Questions Settings to switch between groups.
• To place all questions in a new group together, check the Combine all questions in this group into one problem box in Practice Questions Settings.
• In assessments, you can use Question Groups to create question pools.