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The easiest way to import questions into Moodle is to have your questions and answers in an electronic format. One way is to have a raw text file (.txt) with your questions and answers formatted in a specific way. See below for an example.

//  EXAMPLE QUESTIONS for the GIFT import filter
//  by Paul Tsuchido Shew, January 2004.

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//        EXAMPLES FROM DESCRIPTION
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Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{~Grant ~Jefferson =no one}

Grant is {~buried =entombed ~living} in Grant's tomb.

Grant is buried in Grant's tomb.{FALSE}

Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{=no one =nobody}

When was Ulysses S. Grant born?{#1822:1}


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//      EXAMPLES FROM DOCUMENTATION
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// ===Multiple Choice===

Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{~Grant ~Jefferson =no one}

Grant is {~buried =entombed ~living} in Grant's tomb.

The American holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated on the {
    ~second
    ~third
    =fourth
} Thursday of November.

Japanese characters originally came from what country? {
    ~India
    =China
    ~Korea
    ~Egypt}

// ===Short Answer===

Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{=no one =nobody}

Two plus two equals {=four =4}.

// ===True-False===

Grant is buried in Grant's tomb.{F}

The sun rises in the east.{T}

// ===Numerical===

Matching Question. {
    =subquestion1 -> subanswer1
    =subquestion2 -> subanswer2
    =subquestion3 -> subanswer3
    }
   
Match the following countries with their corresponding capitals. {
    =Canada -> Ottawa
    =Italy  -> Rome
    =Japan  -> Tokyo
    =India  -> New Delhi
    }

// ===Numerical===

When was Ulysses S. Grant born? {#1822}

What is the value of pi (to 3 decimal places)? {#3.1415:0.0005}.

What is the value of pi (to 3 decimal places)? {#3.141..3.142}.

When was Ulysses S. Grant born? {#
    =1822:0
    =%50%1822:2}

// OPTIONS

// ===Line Comments===

// Subheading: Numerical questions below
What's 2 plus 2? {#4}


// ===Question Name===

::Kanji Origins::Japanese characters originally
came from what country? {=China}

::Thanksgiving Date::The American holiday of Thanksgiving is
celebrated on the {~second ~third =fourth} Thursday of November.

// ===Feedback===

What's the answer to this multiple-choice question?{
~wrong answer#feedback comment on the wrong answer
~another wrong answer#feedback comment on this wrong answer
=right answer#Very good!}
   
Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{
=no one#excellent answer!
=nobody#excellent answer!}

// ===Percentage Answer Weights===
Grant is buried in Grant's tomb.{FALSE#No one is buried in Grant's tomb.}

Difficult question.{~wrong answer ~%50%half credit answer =full credit answer}
       
::Jesus' hometown::Jesus Christ was from {
    ~Jerusalem#This was an important city, but the wrong answer.
    ~%25%Bethlehem#He was born here, but not raised here.
    ~%50%Galilee#You need to be more specific.
    =Nazareth#Yes! That's right!}.
   
::Jesus' hometown:: Jesus Christ was from {
    =Nazareth#Yes! That's right!
    =%75%Nazereth#Right, but misspelled.
    =%25%Bethlehem#He was born here, but not raised here.}

// ===Multiple Answers===

What two people are entombed in Grant's tomb? {
~No one
~%50%Grant
~%50%Grant's wife
~Grant's father }

What two people are entombed in Grant's tomb? {
~%-50%No one
~%50%Grant
~%50%Grant's wife
~%-50%Grant's father }

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//    EXAMPLES FROM gift/format.php
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Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{~Grant ~Jefferson =no one}

Grant is {~buried =entombed ~living} in Grant's tomb.

Grant is buried in Grant's tomb.{FALSE}

Who's buried in Grant's tomb?{=no one =nobody}

When was Ulysses S. Grant born?{#1822:5}

Match the following countries with their corresponding
capitals.{=Canada->Ottawa =Italy->Rome =Japan->Tokyo}

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//    MORE COMPLICATED EXAMPLES
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::Grant's Tomb::Grant is {
      ~buried#No one is buried there.
      =entombed#Right answer!
      ~living#We hope not!
} in Grant's tomb.

Difficult multiple choice question.{
    ~wrong answer          #comment on wrong answer
    ~%50%half credit answer #comment on answer
    =full credit answer    #well done!}

::Jesus' hometown (Short answer ex.):: Jesus Christ was from {
    =Nazareth#Yes! That's right!
    =%75%Nazereth#Right, but misspelled.
    =%25%Bethlehem#He was born here, but not raised here.
}.

//this comment will be ignored by the filter
::Numerical example::
When was Ulysses S. Grant born? {#
    =1822:0      #Correct! 100% credit
    =%50%1822:2  #He was born in 1822.
                  You get 50% credit for being close.
}