A step by step walkthrough for building a graded quiz in PlotSet, with slider and multiple choice questions, feedback on each answer and a result at the end.
About 10 minutesYou will end up with an embeddable quiz that grades each answer, shows feedback and closes with a result for the reader's score.
Expect about ten minutes. Most of it goes on writing the questions and feedback in the sheet.
One sheet with one row per question, feedback line or result band, told apart by a type column.
| Type | Question | Input type | Correct answer | Multiple choice options | Answer / Points | Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| question | How many planets are in our solar system? | slider | 8 | |||
| question | Which planet is the hottest? | multiple choice | Venus | Mercury :: Venus :: Mars | ||
| score | Which planet is the hottest? | Venus | Correct! | |||
| result | 0-3 | Keep exploring. |
The type column holds question, score or result. Leave it unbound and every row is a question.
A number is the answer for a slider. Exact text is the answer for a choice.
Separate multiple choice options with a double colon.
A score row names its question and the answer it answers. Write *-* for any answer.
A result band stops just before its upper number, so 0-3 and 3-5 do not overlap.
The exact click path in PlotSet, from a blank template to a finished chart.
From the PlotSet dashboard, start a new project and search for Quiz. It opens with five questions about the solar system.
Edit the question rows, or import a CSV or .xlsx file. Give each one an input type and a correct answer, and add options for a multiple choice question.
Bind the columns for the question, the correct answer, the input type and the choices, then the row type and the feedback text.
Add score rows that name a question and an answer, with a message and, if you like, an image link.
Add result rows for the total score, such as 0-3 and 3-5, each with a closing message.
In the Quiz tab, show the questions stacked, one at a time or all at once, and decide whether an answer is required before moving on.
The Slider tab sets how close a guess must be to count. The Quiz tab lets you reword every button.
Publish for a live quiz and copy the embed code from the Share dialog. Take the quiz once yourself before you share it.
Start from the Quiz template with sample data already loaded, then swap in your own.
Open the templateThe last stretch is the same for every chart type: Share turns the chart into a live public link and an embed code, Export writes it out as a static file.
Activating the embed code and public link publishes the chart. The link is safe to send to anyone, and the embed code drops into any page as an iframe that keeps the hover tooltips and the interactivity. Edit the chart later and hit Recreate to push those changes out to both.
Export writes a static copy at whatever size you need. SVG stays sharp at any scale and can still be edited in a design tool; PNG and JPG are the safe choices for slides and documents. The scale multiplier is what gets you a crisp image on a retina screen.
A slider or two between multiple choice questions keeps readers engaged.
A line of explanation after each answer is what readers remember.
Five to ten questions suits most readers.
An image helps on feedback rows. Too many slow the page.
The answer text must match a choice exactly. Check spelling and spaces.
The score row's question must match the question text exactly, or use its number.
No result band matched the final score. Check that the bands cover every possible score.
The type column is not bound. Bind it to separate questions, feedback and results.
Not sure the Quiz is the right choice? See what it is, when to use it and when not to.
Yes. Set the input type to dropdown and list the options.
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