{"id":6249,"date":"2024-02-19T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispringsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=6249"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:49:03","slug":"how-to-make-a-quiz-in-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispringsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-make-a-quiz-in-powerpoint","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Quiz in PowerPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s agree that PowerPoint is the hidden gem in Microsoft Office. Using standard PowerPoint tools, you can go far beyond creating presentations. Actually, you can build mini games<\/a> with animation tricks or a video presentation<\/a>, or make PowerPoint quizzes with strict navigation parameters.<\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll show you two ways to create a quiz in PowerPoint step by step, so you can decide which one suits you best.<\/p>\n

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Choose from the two methods:<\/h2>\n
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Create a quiz with PowerPoint and iSpring QuizMaker<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Time to complete: 30 minutes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Create a quiz with PowerPoint alone<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Time to complete: 180 minutes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/a>Method 1. How to Create a Multiple-Choice Quiz in PowerPoint<\/h2>\n

While PowerPoint might not be the first tool that comes to mind when thinking about quiz creation, it can be surprisingly versatile. If you have no other tools at hand, we\u2019ll walk you through the process of leveraging PowerPoint\u2019s features only for creating a common, multiple choice quiz. If you\u2019d like to explore PowerPoint features on your Mac, feel free to learn how to install Windows<\/a> on it.<\/p>\n

A multiple-choice quiz is the fundamental question type. It offers participants distinct choices, making the answers quantifiable and easy to evaluate. Follow these 5 steps if you want to make a quiz in PowerPoint Presentation:<\/p>\n

Step 1. Create the front page or title slide of the PowerPoint quiz<\/h3>\n

Open a new slide in your presentation file or create a new PowerPoint presentation and type the title of your assessment. Ours will be called \u201cMt. Everest Quiz.\u201d You can also add some additional textual data like we did.<\/p>\n

Add an image that will be in line with your topic. To do this, click the Insert<\/strong> tab and choose Pictures<\/strong>. Or you can do this by simply clicking on the picture icon in the center of your slide.<\/p>\n

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Step 2. Create the question and the incorrect and correct answers<\/h3>\n

To make a question slide, move on to the next slide and type the question in the text box. Instead of questions, you can also use incomplete sentences, phrases, or mathematical equations. Add a picture that will illustrate your ideas well and serve visual communication.<\/p>\n

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Add reply options to your question: the correct answer and the incorrect ones. Go to the Insert<\/strong> tab and click the Text Box<\/strong> button. Type in the first option, then continue to add the rest of them in a presentation.<\/p>\n

Multiple-choice questions typically contain one correct answer (also called the key) and three wrong answers (called distractors). However, you are free to add as many options as you like.<\/p>\n

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Compose the next question-and-answer slides in the same way.<\/p>\n

Step 3. Create the correct answer slide<\/h3>\n

Add an additional correct answer slide after your first question slide saying that the learner has chosen the right answer. In the new slide, enter a congratulatory message, such as \u201cCorrect answer!<\/em>,\u201d \u201cRight answer!<\/em>,\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s right!<\/em>,\u201d \u201cCorrect!<\/em>,\u201d or \u201cWell done!<\/em>\u201d, \u201cCorrect answer, Congratulations!\u201d In the Content box, add a phrase that will encourage students to continue, like \u201cGo to the next question!<\/em>,\u201d \u201cContinue!<\/em>,\u201d or \u201cLet\u2019s move on!<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Great! Your correct answer slide is ready.<\/p>\n

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Step 4. Create the wrong answer slide<\/h3>\n

Add the next slide, wrong answer slide, which will be displayed when test takers make an incorrect choice. Add another PowerPoint slide and type in the relevant text in the Title Box<\/strong>, like Oops, that\u2019s incorrect\u2026<\/em> But this time give your learners a chance to go back to the quiz question slide and try again. So, this is what our wrong answer slide will look like:<\/p>\n

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To make knowledge checks<\/a> even more effective for learners, provide feedback on each wrong answer slide. Helpful information presented in your feedback message can explain certain questions and correct or wrong answers in more detail.<\/p>\n

Awesome! The incorrect answer slides are done.<\/p>\n

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Continue adding the incorrect and correct answer slides after each question slide.<\/p>\n

You can also create the next slide, the last one, which states that the quiz has been completed.<\/p>\n

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Step 5. Add navigation to your PowerPoint quiz<\/h3>\n

Now it\u2019s time to link the incorrect and correct answer slides to the relevant feedback slide. To do this, click on the Answer Text Box<\/strong>, then go to the Insert<\/strong> tab and tap on Hyperlink<\/strong>. In the open window, choose Place in This Document<\/strong> and select the necessary \u201cThat\u2019s correct<\/em>\u201d or \u201cThat\u2019s incorrect<\/em>\u201d PowerPoint slide.<\/p>\n

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To allow continued navigation from a feedback slide, add a hyperlink to the \u201cContinue\u201d text. Once again, you\u2019ll need to repeat the actions for every single slide, because a feedback slide should lead to a new quiz question slide every time.<\/p>\n

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To let your audience return to the question slide, open the slide for wrong answers and click on the \u201cTry again\u201d text. Add hyperlinks to the question where the learner made a mistake. This time, go to the Insert<\/strong> tab and click Actions<\/strong>. In the opened drop-down menu, select Hyperlink to<\/strong> \u2192 Last Slide Viewed<\/strong>. You can see the final result in the slide show mode.<\/p>\n

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Our short quiz is ready now.<\/p>\n

The Limitations of PowerPoint for Creating Quizzes<\/h2>\n

As you can see, Microsoft PowerPoint doesn\u2019t provide purpose-built features for quizzes \u2014 it can take a while to create slides with quiz questions, a feedback slide for every single answer, and link slides to each other manually. Here are some more things that are missing from PowerPoint:<\/p>\n