Use a screen reader to create a new quiz in Microsoft Forms

In this topic

• Create a new quiz

• Add an equation to a quiz question

• Preview a quiz

• Share a quiz to get responses

Create a new quiz

Create a Microsoft Forms quiz, for example, to quickly assess students' progress and give immediate feedback. You can create a quiz with questions that are required to be completed, display question hints, and mark certain answer options as correct.

1. On the Microsoft Forms main page, press the Tab key until you hear "Create a new quiz," and then press Return. The quiz opens to a new browser tab, and you hear: "Loading, button, main."

2. Press Shift+Tab until you hear "Form title, untitled quiz," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar to edit the quiz title. Type a name for the quiz.

3. To add a description for the quiz, press the Tab key twice. You hear: "Form description." Type the quiz description.

4. Press the Tab key until you hear "Add new question or section," and then press Return. You hear: "Choice."

5. To select a question type, do one of the following:

   • To select the Choice question, press Return.

   • To select the Text, Rating, or Date question, press the Tab key until you hear the type you want, and then press Return.

   • To access the additional options at the end of the Add new menu, press the Tab key until you hear "More question types," and then press Return. To browse the options, use the Down and Up arrow keys, and then press Return to select an option.

6. You hear: "Input your question title." Type a title for the question.

7. If you selected the Choice question, add the first two options to the question. To do this, press the Tab key until you hear "Choice option text," and then type the option text. Repeat for the second option. To add additional options, press the Tab key until you hear "Add option," press Return, and then add an option text as instructed above.

8. To customize the questions, you can do one or more of the following:

   • To mark certain answers as correct or add a correct answer, do one of the following:

     • If you selected the Choice question, press Shift+Tab or the Tab key until you hear the option text you want to mark as the correct answer, and then press Shift+Tab once. You hear: "Correct answer." Press Control+Option+Spacebar. To mark several answers as correct, press the Tab key until you hear "Multiple answers," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar. Then mark all the questions you want as instructed above.

     • For the Text question, you can add one or more correct answers. Press the Tab key until you hear "Add answer," press Return, and then type an answer. To add additional correct answers, press the Tab key once. You hear: "Add." Press Return, and then press the Tab key until you hear "Add answer," press Return, and then type an answer.

   • For the Choice question, you can also add a message for respondents who choose a certain option as a question hint. To do this, press the Tab key or Shift+Tab until you hear "Message for those who choose," followed by the option text, and then press Return. Press the Tab key until you hear "Message for those who choose this, edit, blank," press Return, and then type your message.

   • For the Text question, to allow respondents to enter multiple lines of text, press the Tab key until you hear "Long answer," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar.

   • By default, the Rating question uses a five-star rating. To change how many stars are used, or to use another symbol, for example, a smiley face, press the Tab key until you hear "Levels, five," or "Symbol, star," and then press Control+Option+Spacebar to open the dropdown menu. Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the option you want, and then press Return.

   • To define how many points a question is worth, press the Tab key until you hear "Points," and then type the number you want.

   • To make answering a question mandatory, press the Tab key until you hear "Required," and then press Spacebar.

9. To finish editing a question, press Esc.

10. To add additional questions, press the Tab key until you hear "Add new question or section," and then press Return. Then repeat the steps from step 5 onward as needed.

Add an equation to a quiz question

Add a question with an equation to create math quizzes.

1. In the quiz where you want to add an equation, press the Tab key until you hear "Add new question or section," and then press Return. You hear: "Choice."

2. To select a question type, do one of the following:

   • To select the Choice question, press Return.

   • To select the Text question, press the Tab key until you hear "Text," and then press Return.

3. You hear: "Input your question title." Type a title for the question.

4. Press the Tab key until you hear "More settings for question," and then press Return. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Math," and then press Return.

5. To add an equation to the question, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Edit text, switch to system keyboard button, insertion at beginning of text, enter an equation," and then press Spacebar. The math keyboard opens. To navigate the math keyboard, press the Tab key once, then use the arrow keys. To select and enter a number, operator, or key, press Spacebar. When the equation is ready, press Esc to close the keyboard.

6. To add the answer options for the equation in a Choice question, use the option texts that Microsoft Forms creates automatically. Press the Tab key until you hear "Add all," and then press Return. The correct answer is marked automatically, too. Alternatively, you can type the options texts as instructed in Create a new quiz, step 7.

7. To add the correct answer for the Text question, press the Tab key until you hear "Add answer," and then press Spacebar. Press the Tab key until you hear "Switch to system keyboard," and then press Spacebar. Use the math keyboard to enter the correct answer, and then press Esc to close the math keyboard.

8. To finish editing the question, press Esc.

9. To turn off the equations feature when creating a new question without an equation, press the Tab key until you hear "More settings for question," and then press Return. Press the Down arrow key until you hear "Checkmark, Math," and then press Return.

Preview a quiz

Before you share the quiz with the respondents, check the quiz in the preview. You can even take the quiz yourself and make sure that everything works as it should.

1. In the quiz you want to check, press Shift+Tab until you reach the Preview button, and then press Return.

2. Press the Tab key or Shift+Tab to navigate the fields in the form preview.

3. To test and take the quiz yourself, respond to the questions and submit the quiz as instructed in Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms.

4. To exit the preview, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Back, button," and then press Return.

Share a quiz to get responses

When your quiz is ready, share a link to the quiz with the respondents.

1. In the quiz you want to share, press Shift+Tab until you hear "Collect responses button," and then press Return. You hear: "Copy link."

2. To select who can respond to your form, press the Tab key until you hear the current response option, for example, "Only people in my organization can respond." Press the Up or Down arrow key until you hear the option you want, and then press Control+Option+Spacebar to select.

3. Press the Tab key until you hear "Copy link button," and then press Return. The link to the quiz is copied to the clipboard.

4. Paste the link, for example, to a Microsoft Teams channel or an email message.

See also

Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to share a form or quiz to collaborate in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to apply a theme or add images to forms and quizzes in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

In this topic

• Create a new quiz

• Add an equation to a quiz question

• Preview a quiz

• Share a quiz to get responses

Create a new quiz

Create a Microsoft Forms quiz, for example, to quickly assess students' progress and give immediate feedback. You can create a quiz with questions that are required to be completed, display question hints, and mark certain answer options as correct.

1. On the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe right until you hear "Create a new quiz," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Form title, untitled quiz."

2. Double-tap the screen. The focus is on the Untitled quiz text field. If you do not hear "Form title, untitled quiz, heading level one, text field," swipe left or right once, and then swipe right or left once to get back to the field. You hear: "Form title, untitled quiz, heading level one, text field." Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the title. To close the on-screen keyboard, swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.

3. To add a description for the quiz, swipe right until you hear "Form description," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the description. Swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.

4. To add a question to the quiz, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Choice."

5. Swipe right or left until you hear the question type you want, for example, "Text" or "Rating," and then double-tap the screen.

6. You hear: "Question title." Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the question title.

   Note: If you hear the question number instead of “Insertion point at end,” swipe right until you hear "Question title" again, double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the question title.

7. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.

8. If you selected the Choice question, add the first two options to the question. To do this, swipe right until you hear "Choice option text," and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the option text. Swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen. Repeat for the second option. To add additional options to the question, swipe right until you hear "Add option," double-tap the screen, and then add an option text as instructed above.

9. To customize the questions, you can do one or more of the following:

   • To mark certain answers as correct or add a correct answer, do one of the following:

     • If you selected the Choice question, swipe left or right until you hear the option text you want to mark as the correct answer, and then swipe left once. You hear: "Correct answer." Double-tap the screen to select. To mark several answers as correct, swipe right until you hear "Multiple answers," and then double-tap the screen. Then mark all the questions you want as instructed above.

     • For the Text question, you can add one or more correct answers. Swipe right until you hear "Add answer," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Enter a correct answer, text field," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type an answer. Swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen. To add more correct answers, swipe right once. You hear: "Add." Double-tap the screen, swipe left until you hear "Enter a correct answer, text field," and then type the answer.

   • For the Choice question, you can also add a message for respondents who choose a certain option as a question hint. Swipe left or right until you hear "Message for those who choose," followed by the option text, and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Message for those who choose this," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type your message. Swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.

   • To define how many points a question is worth, swipe right until you hear "Points," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the number you want. Swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.

   • To make answering a question mandatory, swipe right until you hear "Required, checkbox," and then double-tap the screen.

10. To finish editing a question, swipe right until you hear "Selected, Questions tab," and then double-tap the screen.

11. To add additional questions, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section," and then double-tap the screen. Then repeat the steps from step 5 onward as needed.

Add an equation to a quiz question

Add a question with an equation to create math quizzes.

1. In the quiz where you want to add an equation, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Choice."

2. To select a question type, do one of the following:

   • To select the Choice question, double-tap the screen.

   • To select the Text question, swipe right until you hear "Text," and then double-tap the screen.

3. You hear: "Question title." Double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the question title.

   Note: If you hear the question number instead of “Insertion point at end,” swipe right until you hear "Question title" again, double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the question title.

4. When you're done, swipe left until you hear "Done," and then double-tap the screen.

5. Swipe right until you hear “More settings for question," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Math, menu item, unchecked," and then double-tap the screen.

6. To add an equation to the question, swipe left until you hear "Enter an equation," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Switch to system keyboard," and then double-tap the screen. The math keyboard opens. To navigate the math keyboard, swipe right or left. To select and enter a number, operator, or key, double-tap the screen. When the equation is ready, slide one finger at the lower-right corner until you hear "OK," and then double-tap the screen to close the math keyboard.

7. To add the answer options for the equation in a Choice question, use the option texts that Microsoft Forms creates automatically. Swipe left until you hear "Add all," and then double-tap the screen. The correct answer is marked automatically, too. Alternatively, you can type the options texts as instructed in Create a new quiz, step 8.

8. To add the correct answer for the Text question, swipe left until you hear "Add answer," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Switch to system keyboard," and then double-tap the screen. Use the math keyboard to type the correct answer, slide one finger at the lower-right corner until you hear "OK," and then double-tap the screen.

9. To finish editing the question, swipe left or right until you hear "Questions tab," and then double-tap the screen.

10. To turn off the equations feature when creating a new question without an equation, swipe right until you hear "More settings for question," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Math, menu item, checked," and then double-tap the screen.

Preview a quiz

Before you share the quiz with the respondents, check the quiz in the preview. You can even take the quiz yourself and make sure that everything works as it should.

1. In the quiz you want to check, tap at the top of the screen with four fingers, swipe right until you hear "Preview," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Swipe right to navigate the fields in the form preview.

3. To test and take the quiz yourself, respond to the questions and submit the quiz as instructed in Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms.

4. To exit the preview, tap at the top of the screen with four fingers. You hear: "Back button." Double-tap the screen.

Share a quiz to get responses

When your quiz is ready, share a link to the quiz with the respondents.

1. In the quiz you want to send out to the respondents, swipe right until you hear "Share, button," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Swipe left or right until you hear "Copy link," and then double-tap the screen. The link to the quiz is copied to the clipboard.

3. Paste the link, for example, to a Microsoft Teams channel or an email message.

See also

Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to share a form or quiz to collaborate in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to apply a theme or add images to forms and quizzes in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365

In this topic

• Create a new quiz

• Add an equation to a quiz question

• Preview a quiz

• Share a quiz to get responses

Create a new quiz

Create a Microsoft Forms quiz, for example, to quickly assess students' progress and give immediate feedback. You can create a quiz with questions that are required to be completed, display question hints, and mark certain answer options as correct.

1. On the Microsoft Forms main page, swipe right until you hear "Create a new quiz," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Loading."

2. To add a title to the quiz, swipe right until you hear "Form title, untitled quiz," and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the title. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

3. To add a description for the quiz, swipe right until you hear "Edit box, form description," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the description. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

4. To add a question to the quiz, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Choice."

5. Swipe right or left until you hear the question type you want, and then double-tap the screen.

6. The focus is on the question title. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the question title. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

7. If you selected the Choice question, add the first two options to the question. To do this, swipe right until you hear "Edit box, choice option text," and then double-tap the screen. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the option text. Swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard. Repeat for the second option. To add additional options to the question, swipe right until you hear "Add option," double-tap the screen, and then add an option text as instructed above.

8. To customize the questions, you can do one or more of the following:

   • To mark certain answers as correct or add a correct answer, do one of the following:

     • If you selected the Choice question, swipe left or right until you hear the option text you want to mark as the correct answer, and then swipe left once. You hear: "Correct answer." Double-tap the screen to select. To mark several answers as correct, swipe right until you hear "Multiple answers," and then double-tap the screen. Then mark all the questions you want as instructed above.

     • For the Text question, you can add one or more correct answers. Swipe right until you hear "Add answer," double-tap the screen, and then double-tap the screen to open the on-screen keyboard. Type an answer. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard. To add more correct answers, swipe right until you hear "Add," double-tap the screen, and then type the answer.

   • For the Choice question, you can also add a message for respondents who choose a certain option as a question hint. Swipe left or right until you hear "Message for those who choose," followed by the option text, and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Edit box, message for those who choose this," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type your message.

   • For the Text question, to allow respondents to enter multiple lines of text, swipe right until you hear "Long answer, switch," and then double-tap the screen to select.

   • To define how many points a question is worth, swipe right until you hear "Edit box, points," double-tap the screen, and then use the on-screen keyboard to type the number you want.

   • To make answering a question mandatory, swipe right until you hear "Required, switch," and then double-tap the screen to select.

9. To add additional questions, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section," and then double-tap the screen. Then repeat the steps from step 5 onward as needed.

Add an equation to a quiz question

Add a question with an equation to create math quizzes.

1. In the quiz where you want to add an equation, swipe right until you hear "Add new question or section," and then double-tap the screen. You hear: "Choice."

2. To select a question type, do one of the following:

   • To select the Choice question, double-tap the screen.

   • To select the Text question, swipe right until you hear "Text," and then double-tap the screen.

3. The focus is on the question title. Use the on-screen keyboard to type the question title. When you're done, swipe down-then-left to close the keyboard.

4. Swipe right until you hear "More settings for question," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Not checked, Math," and then double-tap the screen.

5. To add an equation to the question, swipe left until you hear "Edit box, enter an equation," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Switch to system keyboard," and then double-tap the screen. The math keyboard opens. To navigate the math keyboard, swipe right or left. To select and enter a number, operator, or key, double-tap the screen. When the equation is ready, slide one finger at the lower-right corner until you hear "OK," and then double-tap the screen to close the math keyboard.

6. To add the answer options for the equation in a Choice question, use the option texts that Microsoft Forms creates automatically. Swipe right until you hear "Add all," and then double-tap the screen. The correct answer is marked automatically, too. Alternatively, you can type the options texts as instructed in Create a new quiz, step 7.

7. To add the correct answer for the Text question, swipe right until you hear "Add answer," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Switch to system keyboard," and then double-tap the screen. Use the math keyboard to type the correct answer, slide one finger at the lower-right corner until you hear "OK," and then double-tap the screen.

8. To finish editing the question, swipe right until you hear "Questions tab," and then double-tap the screen.

9. To turn off the equations feature when creating a new question without an equation, swipe right until you hear "More settings for question," and then double-tap the screen. Swipe right until you hear "Checked, Math," and then double-tap the screen.

Preview a quiz

Before you share the quiz with the respondents, check the quiz in the preview. You can even take the quiz yourself and make sure that everything works as it should.

1. In the quiz you want to check, slide one finger at the upper-right corner until you hear the account profile button, swipe right until you hear "Preview," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Swipe right to navigate the fields in the form preview.

3. To test and take the quiz yourself, respond to the questions and submit the quiz as instructed in Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms.

4. To exit the preview, slide one finger at the upper-left corner until you hear "Back button," and then double-tap the screen.

Share a quiz to get responses

When your quiz is ready, share a link to the quiz with the respondents.

1. In the quiz you want to share, swipe right until you hear "Collapsed, share," and then double-tap the screen.

2. Swipe right until you hear "Copy link," and then double-tap the screen. The link to the quiz is copied to the clipboard.

3. Paste the link, for example, to a Microsoft Teams channel or an email message.

See also

Use a screen reader to create a new form in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to share a form or quiz to collaborate in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to apply a theme or add images to forms and quizzes in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to respond to form or quiz questions in Microsoft Forms

Use a screen reader to check and share your form or quiz results in Microsoft Forms

Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Forms

Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365