The Stimulus feature allows you to present a shared piece of content—such as a case study, image, or reading passage—that applies to a group of related questions.
Use a Stimulus when you have multiple questions based on a single piece of information. This keeps your quiz design clean and professional, prevents content redundancy, and ensures that the stimulus remains visible while ākonga (students) answer the attached questions.
The Stimulus is treated as a container for text, images, or media, much like a question.
- Navigate to your New Quiz and click the Build button to enter the editor.
- Click the Blue + button at the bottom of the quiz or between existing questions
- In the side panel, click the Stimulus icon.
- Enter a Title (e.g., “Reading Passage for Questions 1-3”)
- Paste the shared text, article, or image into the Rich Content Editor.
- Click Done at the bottom of the editor to save the Stimulus to your quiz.
Once the Stimulus is created, any question added immediately below it must be attached.
- Click the Attach Question button next to the Stimulus you just created.
- Select the question type (e.g., True/False)
- Configure the question stem, point value, and correct answers.
- Click Done.
- At the bottom of the question editor, ensure you click the Attach Question button. This will link the question to the Stimulus, and it will appear alongside the Stimulus content.
- Continue adding and attaching all other questions that rely on the Stimulus content.
Hints and Tips
- Appears Side-by-Side: When ākonga view the quiz (if set to display one question at a time), the Stimulus content will appear on the left, and the attached question will appear on the right. This is great for reading comprehension or data analysis questions.
- Use Titles: Give your Stimulus a clear title (e.g., Case Study: The Tea Industry) so you can easily identify it in the Builder.