Importing questions

Add many questions at once from a spreadsheet.

1. Choose what you are importing

In All Questions, click Import, then fill in Question Details:

  • Question Section: Objective (multiple choice, true/false, matching…), Theory (short and long answer) or Comprehension (passages with questions).
  • Subject, and the Group / Class if needed.
  • Exam Type, if the questions are for an exam body.
  • Batch Tag (optional): a tag added to every question in this file, such as "First Term CA".

2. Download the template

Click Excel Template (.xlsx). Each section has its own template. Comprehension uses a workbook with two sheets: Passages, and Questions linked to a passage by its ID.

3. Fill it in

The Formatting Guide on the page shows an example for every type. The main rules:

  • Keep the columns in the same order. Do not rename them.
  • Difficulty is easy, medium or hard.
  • Multiple choice: options in Option A to E; correct answer as a letter, such as C. For multiple answers, letters separated by commas, such as A,C.
  • True / False: correct answer A (True) or B (False). You can also write TRUE or FALSE.
  • Matching: each option is a pair Left : Right. Leave the correct answer blank.
  • Ordering: options in the correct order. Leave the correct answer blank.
  • Fill in the Blank: ___ for each blank; answers in the options.
  • Theory: only six columns, with no options.
  • Topic (optional) must match an existing topic exactly, or it is ignored.
  • Blank rows are skipped.

To include pictures, upload a ZIP containing the spreadsheet and the pictures, with each picture's file name in the Attachment column.

4. Upload

Choose your file and start the import. A progress list shows each row. At the end you see Total Rows, Imported, Failed, and the reason each failed row was skipped. Fix those rows and import them again.

Common problems

Every row failed. Check you chose the right Question Section for your template.

The topic did not link. The topic name must match exactly, including capital letters, and the topic must already exist.