# Using randomised questions in TeachCenter quizzes *Random questions are not a question type, but a way to randomly select questions from a question bank, i.e. a category, and add them to a quiz .* *Published: 28 October 2021 · Updated: 18 August 2025* This means that students are likely to be presented with **different questions in their quiz attempts**. The same applies if more than one attempt is allowed in a test: In this case, the questions are randomly selected for each test attempt. Random questions in a test are scored **one point by default**. ## Creating a question bank and using random questions from in a quiz ## Creating categories - Go to **More** **>** **Question** **b****ank** in the course main menu at the top.  - To add a new category, select **Categories** from the drop-down menu. You will see a list of already existing categories, if there are any. Click **Create new category.**  - Write a **name** for the category and optionally, a description. Make sure the category is sorted into the correct hierarchy (e.g. top to create a new top-level category).  - Click **Add category**. You will see your new category in the overview. ## Adding questions to a category - Choose **Questions** from the drop-down menu in the question bank. - Search for the **category** for which you want to create a new question and click **Apply filter**. - Click **Create a new question** below the filter.  - Now create questions of whichever question type you prefer. More information on creating questions can be found in the [user guide on the quiz activity](https://telucation.tugraz.at/en/guides/quiz-tc-exam/). The question bank, including the categories and assigned questions, is always available in your TeachCenter course and can be reused for other tests. ## Adding random questions to a quiz - First, you have to **create a quiz activity** in TeachCenter or TeachCenter Exam. How to do this is also explained in the [user guide on the quiz activity.](https://telucation.tugraz.at/en/guides/quiz-tc-exam/) - In the **Questions** tab, click on **Add** **>** **a random question.**  - Search for the **category that contains your random questions** and **Apply the filter**. Select the **number of random questions** of this category that you want to include in the test.  - Click **Add random question**. *You cannot add more random questions than total questions in the category. The number of questions in a category is shown as a number next to the category name.* - After random questions have been inserted into your test, you can recognise them by the **dice** next to the questions.  **Please note:** Random questions have a standard 1 point. Each student will see new random questions in every quiz attempt. ## Help & contact Further help on exams (e.g., the quiz activity or importing materials and question banks to another course) can be found in our [User Guides for Exams](https://telucation.tugraz.at/en/category/user-guides/user-guides-exams/). For questions on TeachCenter / TeachCenter Exam: [tc@tugraz.at](mailto:tc@tugraz.at)