How to Create a Timed Quiz

Creating a timed quiz in ProProfs Quiz Maker helps you control how long learners can spend on a quiz or on individual questions. This feature is useful for maintaining assessment integrity, improving time management, and ensuring a fair testing environment.

You can either set a maximum time limit for the entire quiz or define a time limit for each question based on your requirements.

Benefits:

• Prevents Cheating: Limits the time available, reducing the chances of looking up answers externally.

• Improves Time Management: Encourages learners to answer within a defined timeframe.

• Flexible Time Control: Set a total quiz duration or assign time limits per question.

Example: 

An instructor conducting an online assessment wants to ensure fairness and prevent learners from spending excessive time searching for answers. By setting a time limit for the entire quiz or per question, the instructor can create a controlled and efficient testing experience.

Watch this quick video guide to learn about timed quizzes.

Or continue reading to learn it step-by-step.

Here’s what a timed quiz will look like:

In this article, you’ll learn:

1. How to Set a Maximum Time Limit on Your Quiz

2. How to Set Time Per Question In A Quiz

 How to Set a Maximum Time Limit on Your Quiz

Step 1: Navigate to the ‘Settings’ from the Quiz Maker dashboard.

Step 2: Under the ‘General’ tab, locate ‘Time to Complete Quiz.’ Click on the dropdown arrow and select ‘Set max quiz time.’

Step 3: Set the total quiz time from the dropdown.

Step 4: Click ‘Save’ to finalize the changes.

 How to Set Time Per Question In A Quiz

Step 1: Click the dropdown arrow to select the ‘Set time per question.’ A pop-up window will open.

Step 2: You can set a standard time limit for all quiz questions.

Or, choose a specific time limit for each question from the pop-up window.

Step 3: Click ‘Save’ to secure the changes.

Important Points:

1. The quiz should not be less than 15 seconds when you want to “Set time per question.”

2. “Set time per question” will only work for the presentation “One Question per page.”

3. The “Allow learner to jump to any question” setting won’t work. You have to keep it off.

That is all about creating a timed quiz.