How to Import Questions From Existing Quizzes

With ProProfs, you can easily copy questions from your existing quizzes to quickly create new quizzes with consistency and ease. This makes it ideal for quizzes that require repeated foundational questions or different versions of a quiz.

This help article explains how to duplicate entire quizzes, import specific questions from other quizzes, or bulk-import questions from an Excel sheet. 

Use Case:

Imagine you’re creating multiple quizzes for a course and want to reuse some foundational questions from earlier quizzes. With ProProfs Quiz Maker, you can quickly copy these questions, saving time and ensuring continuity in your assessments.

To create new quiz content efficiently, you can also explore our article on How to Create a Quiz Using AI.

Using the question copying features in ProProfs Quiz Maker offers several advantages:

• Time-Saving: Copy questions in seconds without retyping or reformatting.
• Consistency Across Quizzes: Ensure all quizzes in a series use the same format and core questions.
• Flexibility: Easily modify imported questions to suit different quiz types or audiences.

ProProfs Quiz Maker offers you the flexibility to:

1. Copy questions from quizzes you've created with ProProfs (steps mentioned below)
2. Copy questions from public quizzes (over 100.000) available in the ProProfs library
3. Bulk import questions from an Excel sheet to merge questions from multiple quizzes you've made elsewhere
4. Bulk import questions from a Word document to add questions from other quizzes you've created.

Watch this quick video guide to learn how to create a quiz using a question bank:

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

How You Can Copy Questions From the Existing Quizzes

You can copy questions from your existing quizzes by two different methods:

• Copy your quiz directly from the dashboard.
• Copy questions from your existing quizzes while you're managing questions.

Let's look at them in detail. 
 

Option 1: Copy an Entire Quiz

You can use this method to quickly copy all the questions from an existing quiz.  
 
Step 1. On your quiz dashboard, select the quiz you want to copy and click the "Copy" icon to create a duplicate of an existing quiz.

Step 2. Rename the quiz before copying it, and you're done.

Option 2: Import / Copy Some Questions From a Quiz

If you run out of ideas while creating a quiz, you can quickly copy questions from your existing quizzes. 

For the personality quiz:

Step 1.1: Go to "Add Question" in the header or "+New Question" on the quiz editor's left panel.

Step 1.2: In the overlay, select "Import Questions."

Step 1.3: Select the quiz from where you want to copy questions.

Step 1.4: Check the boxes next to the questions you want to import and click "Import."

For the Scored Quiz

Step 2.1: On the left panel, click "Add Question." A pop-up window will open.

Step 2.2: Click "Import Questions" in the popup.

Step 2.3: Select an existing quiz or choose to import questions from an Excel file or Doc file. Click "Next." to proceed.

Step 3. Check the boxes next to the questions you want to import, then click "Import."

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That is all about importing questions from existing quizzes. If you encounter any issues or have any questions, feel free to contact our support team.