# Importing questions

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> Last updated: 2026-10-06

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.

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