Subject: Match Quiz <-> Regular quiz conversion
Posted by: Terry
Date: Dec 10 21
Format can now be changed in quizzes between regular and match quizzes.
This may be helpful for some adopted quizzes, where converting to either match or photo formats can help make them a bit easier.
Posted by: Terry
Date: Dec 10 21
Format can now be changed in quizzes between regular and match quizzes.
This may be helpful for some adopted quizzes, where converting to either match or photo formats can help make them a bit easier.
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kyleisalive
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Game-changer. Pun intended. Reply #1. Dec 10 21, 1:31 PM |
FatherSteve 
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Uff da! Reply #2. Dec 10 21, 2:18 PM |
gracious1
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Wow! This is mind-blowing! Also would have helped me when I changed a recent quiz from Matching to Multiple Choice (in consultation with an editor before it went live). This is going to simplify things for a lot of people, I'm sure! Now here's a quick question: Suppose I change a quiz from Regular to Matching, and then as I work on it I discover it was better off as a Match quiz in the first place. Are the three wrong answer choices now lost, or are they restored? Reply #3. Dec 10 21, 5:41 PM |
| gracious1
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Arrrgh. I confounded myself in my scenario. Let me try that again: Suppose I convert a quiz from Regular to Matching. Then as I work on it, I determine it was really better off as a Regular quiz in the first place. Are the three wrong answer choices for each question lost, or are they restored? Reply #4. Dec 10 21, 5:43 PM |
| Terry
Head Honcho 
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Theoretically no data is lost as you switch between the formats. So even photos will remain in the template if you convert from photo to another format. I say theoretically because I haven’t tested it. Let me know how it goes :p Reply #5. Dec 10 21, 7:02 PM |
| gracious1
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Just experimented with an unfinished template. Took a Regular quiz, converted it to Matching, then converted it back to Regular. Results: The wrong answer choices were not restored. Data is lost. :( Reply #6. Dec 12 21, 4:17 PM |
looney_tunes
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Before changing formats, it is straightforward to use the Quiz Preview screen and copy all of that to a word processing document, from which it can be retrieved at a later date, if desired. But it seems strange to change formats unless you are sure that the new one is going to be a better one to use for this particular quiz. For adopted quizzes, that may well be the case. For new quizzes, I would always write the whole thing before even setting up the template, so by then I know what format it needs to use. But if you do change your mind after starting, presumably it only needs a single change. Reply #7. Dec 12 21, 4:52 PM |
| gracious1
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Looney_tunes, I was just doing what Terry asked. :-) Normally, I wouldn't play around with it so casually. Reply #8. Dec 12 21, 6:29 PM |
| gracious1
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And I want to reiterate that it's a great feature. A couple of times I have submitted a Match quiz, but then the editor and I would decide it would make a better Regular quiz. So that meant I had to cut and paste everything into a new template --very laborious. Having a feature like this will save time should a situation like this arise again. :-) Reply #9. Dec 12 21, 6:32 PM |
| Terry
Head Honcho
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"Took a Regular quiz, converted it to Matching, then converted it back to Regular. Results: The wrong answer choices were not restored. Data is lost. :(" Ok, I'll play around with it tomorrow and see if I can get it to keep the data. In theory it should be possible. I think the template itself is blanking them out with "------" data. Reply #10. Dec 12 21, 8:20 PM |
Joepetz
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I've selected the wrong format too many times for me to not be overly excited by this. Thanks! Reply #11. Dec 13 21, 9:01 AM |
KayceeKool
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Wonderful addition. Terry :) I've already started working on a quiz that has languished unfinished for far too long because it is an author challenge title and I couldn't switch formats without giving up the title which I really didn't want to do. Even with all the silly season mayhem and a slipped disc hampering my progress, I'm itching to see to what I can create. Thank you for this. Reply #12. Dec 13 21, 10:12 AM |
jddrsi_raven
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Can't tell you how many quizzes I've had to toast just because I needed to change formats. Awesome change!! Reply #13. Jan 07 22, 9:36 AM |
gable
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I converted a quiz in process to match format but it is still asking for interesting information for each answer. Is there a way to override this? I cannot submit it at the moment? Reply #14. Nov 23 23, 11:17 AM |
| kyleisalive
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All quizzes require content in their Interesting Information fields, Match format included. Reply #15. Nov 23 23, 11:23 AM |
JanIQ
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The only fields you never need to fill in in a match quiz are the wrong answers. Reply #16. Nov 23 23, 12:31 PM |
| looney_tunes
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In fact, the editors in some categories will expect slightly more information or a match quiz, since it is such a stark format. In Literature, for example, if you are matching books to their authors, I would expect a couple of sentences describing the book, and a couple about the author. In multiple choice format, we don't accept questions that just ask who wrote this book, you need to provide a bit of information about either the book or the author, to distinguish the title from the host of similar, sometimes identical, titles out there. Reply #17. Nov 23 23, 12:32 PM |
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