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title: "Shuffling Quiz Questions"
slug: "shuffling-quiz-questions"
tags: ["quizzes"]
updated: 2022-02-25T20:19:32Z
published: 2022-02-25T20:19:32Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/shuffling-quiz-questions"
---

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# Shuffling Quiz Questions

Shuffling a [quiz's questions](/v1/docs/adding-a-quiz-question) changes the order that the questions are presented. This is useful for situations when you don't want to [randomize the quiz questions](/v1/docs/quiz-general-preferences#randomize-question-order), but want to periodically [change the order](/v1/docs/moving-chapters-and-tasks) of the questions.

The grid belows compares the shuffle questions functionality to enabling the [**Randomize Question Order** setting](/v1/docs/quiz-general-preferences#randomize-question-order).

|  | Shuffling Questions | Randomizing Question Order |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **When are questions are re-ordered** | Once, after clicking Shuffle Questions. | Each time a learner takes the quiz. |
| **Order of questions changed in left pane of Course Builder Dashboard** | Yes; the questions in the Course Builder Dashboard display in their new order. | No; the order of the questions in the Course Builder Dashboard displays in the order specified by the course creator/manager. |

## Shuffling Quiz Questions

To shuffle a quiz's questions:

1. [Edit the content](/v1/docs/editing-an-online-course#editing-an-online-courses-settings) of the online course that contains the quiz. The [Course Builder Dashboard](/v1/docs/course-builder-dashboard) displays.
2. From the left pane of the Course Builder Dashboard, click the [quiz](/v1/docs/quizzes). The Quiz workscreen displays in the right pane.
3. Click **Shuffle Questions**.

![Shuffle Questions](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/shuffling-quiz-questions-image-vrkgzay4.png)

The following message displays:

Are you sure you want to shuffle the questions in this quiz? This cannot be undone.

1. To shuffle the questions, click **OK**. To cancel the operation and leave the questions in their current order, click **Cancel**.

The quiz questions in the left pane display in the new order. This is the order that they will be presented to learners, unless the [quiz's **Randomize Question Order** setting](/v1/docs/quiz-general-preferences#randomize-question-order) is also enabled.

## Related

- [Adding a Quiz](/adding-a-quiz.md)
- [Adding a Quiz Question](/adding-a-quiz-question.md)