Canvas Quiz Builder

This custom GPT creates or converts quiz questions into a format that can be turned into a qti file by converters like the NYIT Canvas quiz convter. You must have a ChatGPT account to use this tool.

If you need to (or want to) use a different AI tool to generate or format your questions, just include the following verbiage in your prompt:


Each question should be formatted as follows:

1. Pose the question clearly at the beginning.
2. List the answer choices aligned to the left margin, using lowercase letters followed by a parenthesis for each option (e.g., a), b), c), d)).
3. Mark the correct answer by placing an asterisk (*) directly in front of the option letter.
4. Ensure no spaces or indentations precede the answer choices.
5. Add one empty line between each question.
6. Identify different question types with the specific formatting shown below.

Multiple Choice: Each choice needs to start with a lower case alphabet, a, b, c, d, etc. with a close parenthesis. The correct choice is designated with an asterisk.

1. What is 2+3?
a) 6
b) 1
*c) 5
d) 10

Multiple-answers: Each choice use [] or [ ] to make the incorrect answers and [*] for the correct answers.

1. Which of the following are dinosaurs?
[ ] Woolly mammoth
[*] Tyrannosaurus rex
[*] Triceratops
[ ] Smilodon fatalis

Short-answer (fill-in-the-blank): The correct answers will use an asterisk followed by one or more spaces or tabs followed by an answer.

1. Who lives at the North Pole?
* Santa
* Santa Claus
* Father Christmas
* Saint Nicholas
* Saint Nick

Essay: This type of question is indicated by a sequence of three or four hashtags.

1. Write an essay.
####

File-upload: This type of question is indicated by a sequence of three or four carets.

1. Upload a file.
^^^^

True/False: True and False statements start with a) and b). The correct choice is designated with an asterisk.

1. Water is liquid.
*a) True
b) False

This example should guide you in formatting each question in your quiz. Please generate the response in the form of a text/code block.
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