How to Add Single & Bulk Questions

How to Add Single & Bulk Questions

There are three ways to populate your question bank: manual entry, bulk import, and AI generation. Each method has its strengths.

Method 1 — Adding a Single Question

Best for carefully crafted, high-quality questions.

1. Go to Question Bank in the sidebar
2. Click Add Question
3. Select the question type: MCQ, CQ, or SQ (see detailed format guide)
4. Enter the question text:
   • Supports rich text formatting (bold, italic, lists)
   • Supports images (upload or paste)
   • Supports LaTeX for mathematical notation (e.g., $E = mc^2$)
5. For MCQ: Add 4 options and mark the correct answer(s)
6. For CQ/SQ: Add the model answer and marking rubric
7. Map to the curriculum: Subject → Chapter → Topic
8. Set Difficulty: Easy, Medium, or Hard
9. Add optional Tags for categorization
10. Add an Explanation (shown to students after the exam)
11. Click Save

📸 Screenshot: Single question creation form (MCQ)

Method 2 — Bulk Import

Best for importing from existing question databases or migrating from other systems.

Step-by-Step

1. Go to Question Bank → Import
2. Click Download Template — choose Excel (.xlsx) or CSV format
3. Open the template and fill in your questions following the format:

4. Upload the filled file
5. Review the preview — the system validates each row and flags errors:
   • ❌ Missing required fields
   • ⚠️ Unmatched curriculum mappings
   • ✅ Valid questions ready to import
6. Fix any errors in the preview or re-upload a corrected file
7. Click Import All

📸 Screenshot: Bulk import preview with validation results

Tip: Start with a small batch (10-20 questions) to verify the format works correctly before importing hundreds.

Method 3 — AI Question Generation

Best for quickly generating a large number of questions with human review.

1. Go to Question Bank → Generate with AI
2. Configure generation parameters:

3. Click Generate
4. The AI generates questions using your configured AI provider
5. Review each generated question:
   • ✅ Accept — Adds to the question bank as-is
   • ✏️ Edit — Modify before accepting
   • ❌ Reject — Discard
   • 🔄 Regenerate — Generate a replacement
6. Accepted questions are automatically added to the bank with proper curriculum mapping

📸 Screenshot: AI question generation interface with accept/reject buttons

Important: Always review AI-generated questions for accuracy. AI can sometimes produce incorrect answers or poorly worded questions.

Tips for Quality Questions

1. Clear wording — Questions should be unambiguous and precise
2. Appropriate difficulty — Match the difficulty to the target audience
3. Good distractors — MCQ wrong options should be plausible but clearly wrong
4. Add explanations — Help students learn from their mistakes
5. Use LaTeX — For math/science, proper notation is essential
6. Include images — Diagrams and figures improve understanding
7. Tag properly — Correct curriculum mapping ensures questions appear in the right context

Related Articles

• How to Create MCQ, CQ & SQ — Detailed format guide for each type
• How to Manage Question Banks — Navigate and organize questions
• How to Generate Exam Sets — Use questions in randomized exams
• How to Set Up AI Providers — Configure AI for question generation