How can I manually migrate questions from Classic Quiz Question Banks to New Quiz Item Banks?

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Questions from a Classic Quiz question bank can be manually imported into a New Quiz Item Bank using the steps below. These steps can be repeated for each bank you want to migrate.

  1. Add all questions from the question bank to a classic quiz
    1. Open your course and create a new classic quiz with the name of a question bank (use the Graded Quiz option)
      Create a new classic quiz
    2. On the Questions tab, click Find Questions
      Click Find Questions
    3. Locate the question bank and Select All questions
      Select all questions
    4. Click Add Questions at the bottom
      Click Add Questions
    5. Save the quiz by clicking the Save button in the bottom right
  2. Export the classic quiz
    1. In the left navigation bar, click Settings
      Click Settings
    2. Click the Export Course Content link
      Click the Export Course Content link
    3. In the Export Type area, select Quiz and then ensure only the quiz you just created is selected. Click Create Export
      Select Quiz then Create Export
    4. Download the ZIP file when the process is completed by clicking on the link. It is normally saved in the Downloads folder
      Download Export
  3. Create an Item Bank
    1. In the left navigation, select Item Banks (if this isn't enabled, follow this FAQ to enable the menu item)
    2. Click +Bank in the top right to create a new item bank
      Click +Bank
    3. Name the bank and click Create Bank
      Click Create Bank
    4. Click the title for the item bank you just created (you may also type the title into the search, to locate the bank)
    5. In the top right, click the 3 dots icon and choose Import Content
      Select Import Content
    6. Browse for the quiz export you created earlier, usually in the downloads folder and click Import 
    7. Click Done
      Click Done
    8. The questions have been added to the item bank
      Questions in item bank
  4. Repeat this process for each question bank