Moodle Lesson has the option to to import questions from a file.

  1. To Import questions, click on Import questions on the edit screen.Import questions link highlighted
  2. Select on the desired File format from the options available from the dropdown and upload the file by dragging and dropping to Upload area or click on the Upload area to locate and select file.
  3. Once complete, click on the Import button on the base of the screen.
File format dropdown list and Import button highlighted

You can import questions in a number of formats:

  • Aiken format
  • Blackboard
  • Embedded answers (Close)
  • Examview
  • GIFT format
  • MS Word 2010 Table format (wordtable)
  • Moodle XML format
  • WebCT format

Moodle XML format is the recommended import question type format as it enables the maximum amount of question data (such as feedback) to be imported.

For more information on the type of formats and how they affect questions see the MoodleDoc page Import questions.