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Raider Quiz Builder
Build, expand, and convert Canvas quizzes

Convert a Word doc into a Canvas quiz. Expand a small question bank. Build an exam where every student sees different questions. Drop a .txt, .md, or .docx written with simple markers and get back a Canvas-importable .zip. Everything runs in your browser — no file leaves your computer.

How this works — three steps
1
Create your quiz file
AI Assistant, your own AI, or write it yourself
2
Convert here
Drop the file in the box below to make a Canvas .zip
3
Import into Canvas
New Quizzes or Classic — steps for both below
Step 1 made easy · Raider Quiz Builder Assistant Easiest path
A custom ChatGPT that coaches you through a quick unit brief and hands you a quiz file. Then come back here for Step 2 (convert) and import the result into Canvas. Requires a ChatGPT for Teachers account.
Open the Assistant

Getting started

Three common starting points — pick the one that matches what you’re doing today.

1
I have questions already
Word doc, PDF, or scanned bank? Upload to an AI to convert it for you, or format it manually with simple markers.
2
I want AI to write it
Chat with the Raider Quiz Builder Assistant on ChatGPT — describe your topic, get a ready-to-convert file.
3
I’m new — show me how
Start with Canvas-side basics (yes, Canvas can import quiz files), then walk through the recipes.
Drop a quiz file here
or browse to choose a file · .txt, .md, .docx

Importing into Canvas

Two doors, and they land in two different places. Pick the one that matches the quiz engine you want.

New Quizzes
Build → ⋮ → Import Content
Build Settings Moderate Reports Exports Return SpeedGrader Import Content Export Content Manage Item Banks Print Blank Quiz Build
  1. Quizzes → + Quiz → New Quizzes → Save. You need a quiz open before you can import into it.
  2. On the Build page, open the ⋮ menu (top right) → Import Content.
  3. Drag the .zip in, or Browse → Import.
  4. Wait for the status bar, then preview before publishing.
Items land in the quiz you currently have open — so start from a blank one, not a quiz you care about. New Quizzes accepts QTI 1.2, which is what this tool produces.
Classic Quizzes
Settings → Import Course Content
  1. In your course, Settings → Import Course Content (right sidebar).
  2. Content Type: QTI .zip file — not Common Cartridge.
  3. Choose your .zip → Import.
  4. The quiz appears in Quizzes, and its questions in a question bank.
This is a course-level import, not a New Quiz. Unless your Canvas admin has turned on New Quizzes Migration During Course Import/Copy, you get a Classic quiz plus a question bank — which is the right answer if you use LockDown Browser's Classic workflow, and the wrong one if you wanted a New Quiz.
Either way, preview before you publish. A few things convert differently between the two engines:
  • Feedback. Multiple-choice and true/false feedback works in both. Feedback on multiple-answer, essay, and file-upload questions renders in Classic only — New Quizzes drops it silently.
  • Numerical tolerance. Margin-of-error (= 3.142 +- 0.001) doesn't reliably round-trip into New Quizzes. Use the range form (= [99, 101]) if you're targeting New Quizzes.
  • GROUP blocks. Random draws are a Canvas Question Group, a Classic Quizzes construct. Check the imported New Quiz to confirm the draw survived; if it didn't, import the same .zip into an item bank instead and use Add from Item Bank → Randomized.

Resources

Raider Quiz Builder Assistant →
The custom ChatGPT for this tool. Coaches you through a quick unit brief, then produces a ready-to-convert quiz file. Requires a ChatGPT for Teachers account.
How-to guide →
Recipe-style walkthroughs for common workflows: convert a Word doc, build with AI, grow a small bank, build randomized exams, fix common issues.
For your AI →
Drop this file into ChatGPT, Claude, Flint, or Gemini, then ask for a quiz on any topic. The AI uses it to write files in the format this converter needs — no syntax to learn.
Format reference →
Complete syntax for all 7 question types, question groups, feedback, and edge cases.
Basic template →
Starter file with one example of each question type.
Randomized exam template →
Starter file for a quiz where every student sees a different selection of questions, organized into pools.
Word template →
Same as the basic template, but as a .docx for teachers who prefer Word.
Sample quiz package →
Ready-to-import Canvas .zip with all 7 question types. Use this to test your Canvas import workflow before converting your own content.
Randomized sample (with pools) →
Ready-to-import .zip showing a randomized quiz in action — each student would see a different selection of questions.

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