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title: "Using Question Banks and Pools"
type: "article"
space: "Blackboard Ultra"
author: "Anh Lam"
created: 2022-11-14T15:32:04Z
updated: 2023-10-27T14:53:32Z
tags: ["adding-question-pools", "blackboard-ultra", "creating-content", "question-pools", "ultra", "using-question-pools"]
url: "https://employees.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/266/blackboard-ultra/articles/assessing-learning/15754/using-question-banks-and-pools"
---

# Using Question Banks and Pools

### What are Question Pools and Question Banks?

A **Question Pool** is a question type that allows you to create a set of questions from either dedicated collections of questions \(called **Question Banks**\), or other assessments \(that already exist in your course\). You can then choose how many questions students will receive from that set.

For example, you could create an exam with a question pool that draws from all the previous quizzes in the course. Or, you could have a quiz that gives students a certain number of questions from a Question Bank.

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### Accessing and Creating Question Banks

1. Select **Question Banks**on the **Details & Actions Pane:![Screenshot of step 1 on Accessing and Creating Question Banks as explained on this page.](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=VUk6pjAHuIDolqLhla3RuQ%3D%3D)**
2. Select the **p** **lus icon \(+\)**. A drop-down menu appears.![Screenshot of step 2 on Accessing and Creating Question Banks as explained on this page.](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=lctn3RBQTULN1wsb8sPK4g%3D%3D)
3. Select **New**to create a new bank or select **Import from File** to import a .zip file. **Note:**For instructions on moving a Blackboard Original Pool to Ultra, see the  article.
4. Select the title to add a name and **pencil icon**to add a description.![Screenshot of step 4 on Accessing and Creating Question Banks as explained on this page.](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=nzQUK1RMioeDatUjRIvUuw%3D%3D)
5. Select the **p** **lus icon \(+\)** to add questions to your bank. For information about question types, see Blackboard's resource [Question Types](https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Ultra/Tests_Pools_Surveys/Question_Types).![Screenshot of step 5 on Accessing and Creating Question Banks as explained on this page.](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=hVkX7NZ1hmRKusDnu5IxPA%3D%3D)

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### Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment

1. Navigate to the Assessment that you want to add a question pool to.
2. Select the **plus icon \(+\).** A drop-down menu appears.![Screenshot of step 2 on Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment as explained on this page](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=KV6LO%2BgT1%2B6c1ktWmaez7w%3D%3D)
3. Select **Add question pool**. This will lead you to questions from other assessments and question banks for this specific course. ![Screenshot of step 3 on Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment as explained on this page](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=EFnEXruepWurBQ4%2FF39%2B1g%3D%3D)
4. Select the **check box**next to questions you want to add to the assessment. ![Screenshot of step 4 on Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment as explained on this page](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=o7u12Q%2BOosNVxHupLHmU7Q%3D%3D)
5. Select **Add Questions**. **Note:**You can edit any of the questions once you add them to your assessment. If you edit questions from a pool, changes will apply to wherever that question exists \(i.e., in the bank itself, or another test\).
![Screenshot of step 5 on Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment as explained on this page](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=I5oa9FnJ3INaLxjhDHs53g%3D%3D)
6. Select the **Number of questions displayed to students text box**to alter the number of questions displayed to students. ![Screenshot of step 6 on Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment as explained on this page](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=GSqDkmM3dLGCHLX%2BZcG%2FkQ%3D%3D)
7. Select **10 points**to adjust how much each questions is worth. ![Screenshot of step 7 on Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment as explained on this page](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=j0RjTD%2Bt7PjiXX7i5MKcGA%3D%3D)
8. Select **Save.![Screenshot of step 8 on Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment as explained on this page](https://employees.senecacollege.ca/attachment?file=5Wb0WfVozPvki17FYQL47Q%3D%3D)**

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