Creating your first quiz with FlexiQuiz

Welcome to FlexiQuiz! We’re an easy-to-use quiz creation platform that lets you build custom quizzes, tests, courses, live quiz games and more - all in one place.

Whether you’re making quizzes for work, education, to make money or simply for fun, we’re here to make the entire process fast, simple, and stress-free.

This guide will walk you through how to make your first Classic quiz. A Classic quiz is a scored quiz that allows learners to complete it at their own pace.

How to make a classic quiz from scratch

To start, you will need a FlexiQuiz account. Learn how to create a free quiz maker account.
Log in to your account and you will land on your main dashboard.
Now press + Create. Options will appear for the type of quiz you want to create; click Create a classic quiz.

Options to make a live quiz or classic quiz

Then click Start from scratch to add your own questions. You can also add questions with our AI question generator.

Options to create a quiz questions from scratch or using ai

Now, enter a name for your quiz and click Create to start adding your content, formatting and styling your quiz.

Adding your questions and content

The elements menu will pop up, which allows you to choose the first question or page type you want to add.

We’ve selected a Welcome page. Add your text to the empty box. If you have an Essentials plan or above, you can add media such as videos, audio, images, and GIFs.
To add your first question, click Add Element + and choose a question type.
Then drag the question to the page where you want it to appear in your quiz.
Enter your question text in the Question box. If you have an Essentials plan or above, you can add media such as videos, audio, and images.

Depending on your question type, enter the correct answer option and any distractors in the Options boxes.
To format the question, select the Settings tab. You have the following options:
Required: Learners must respond to the question before moving to the next page.

Randomize options: Shuffle the answer options each time someone takes the test.

Set categories: Add the question to a category in your question bank.

Show question feedback: Share custom feedback with the respondent based on a right or wrong answer.
Click Save to add your question to your quiz.
To add another question, click Add element or + New question. You can add up to ten questions if you have the free plan. However, if you have an Essentials plan or above, there is no limit to the number of questions you can add.

Styling your quiz

You can customize how your quiz looks by applying a theme from the FlexiQuiz library. Alternatively, you can create your own template using your brands colors.

Click on the Styling icon.
Click on the Themes tab to view and apply a theme from the FlexiQuiz library.
Click on the Styling and Layout tabs to customize the quiz to match your brand. You can change the colors, fonts, and layout.

Setting configuration options

Configure how your quiz works with time limits, email notifications, certificates, and more.

Select the Configure tab.

FlexiQuiz configuration page for making your quiz

Click the options on the left-hand menu to view the available features. Here is a summary of each menu item:
General: Customize how your quiz works, such as time limits, number of quiz attempts, progress bars, and more.

Grading: Add custom grades that learners can achieve based on their scores. You can also direct learners to their next activity based on their grades.

Results: Choose when to share results with learners and select what information to share on the results page. You can also choose not to share results.

Certificate: Add a custom certificate that we will automatically share with learners upon earning a passing grade.

Notifications: Set up email reminders and results notifications.

Theme: Style the quiz with background colors, images, and fonts.

Sell: Add a landing page to collect payments when users buy your quiz.

Sharing your quiz

Once your quiz is ready, you can check how the quiz looks and works for respondents. Click Preview in the top-right corner to view the quiz as a test taker.
Click on the Publish tab to open your quiz and choose how you want to share it with quiz takers.
To allow learners to view your quiz, click Publish quiz. You can also schedule the quiz to open and close at specific times.
Then click on how you want to share your quiz.