EXAM question library is a pool of all exam questions you have created or whose owner you are. 

 In the question library, you can create new questions to be attached to exams created later. You can edit and delete questions or share questions with other teachers in the question library. 

To access your question library, click Question library on the EXAM menu. 

 To create a new question, click the Create new question button. The question types available are   

• Essay question 

• Fill-in exercise 

• Multiple Choice Questions (one correct answer) 

• Multiple Choice Questions (several correct answers) 

• Statement question (can be edited) 

It is also possible to import questions from Moodle with the Import questions from Moodle button (for instructions, see Transfer questions from Moodle to EXAM) 

Above the questions in the question library there are some search tools. A question can be searched for by using the course, exam, keywords, sections, and owner. However, keywords can only be used as search limiter if you have added one or more tags to the question. You can add keywords by first clicking the ID number of a question and then editing the question. A keyword is added at  Add a tag. You can also possible to search for a question by typing its ID number or part of the question text in the search field. 

Each question has a unique ID number, shown underneath the question name/ question text in the question library list. There can be several questions with the same name in the system. The listing in the question library shows the latest modification of the question, its maximum grade, question type and eventual attachments and tags. 

You can remove a question by clicking the garbage bin at the end of the row. Before the question is removed, the system requires confirmation. A question cannot be removed if it is attached to an active exam. A question attached to an expired exam can be removed because a copy of it is made in the submitted exam.   

You can copy a question with the copy icon at the end of the row. The copied question will have the same name as the original with the word “Copy” in front of it. You can modify both the name and text of the copy. 

To look closer at a question or to modify it, click its ID number. 

Modifications made in the grading scale or instructions of questions that are attached to several exams do not take effect in earlier exams. 

  Sharing questions to other teachers 

 You can share the ownership of your questions with other teachers. When you do this, the other teacher will see the shared question in their own question library. Every owner has full rights to modify the shared question, even if it is used in an exam of another owner. 

Method 1:

• Begin the sharing process by selecting the questions you wish to share in the question library.
• At the top, select the option “Add owner to the question”
• Type the other teacher’s name in the search field, select the correct teacher from the list and click “Add”. This shares ownership to the other teacher.. The owners of the question are listed in the additional information of the question.
• In the Question library, shared questions have a small group icon next to the question ID number.                                                                                                

Method 2:

• Open the question you wish to share by clicking its ID number
• Scroll down to Additional information, where you can find “Owners of the question”
• Type the name of the teacher you wish to share the question with in the search field, select the correct teacher from the list and click “Add”. This shares ownership of the question with the other teacher. The owners of a question are listed in the additional information of the question.