You can take a New Quizzes assessment on the Quizzes page in Canvas. Depending on how your instructor set up the assessment, questions may be shown all on one page or one at a time. If you are unable to finish an assessment, you may be able to resume it at a later time.

Note: If the quiz you are accessing displays differently, your instructor may have used the Classic Quizzes tool to create the quiz. Functionality may differ between these quiz types. For help with taking a quiz, please see How do I take a quiz?

Open Quizzes

In Course Navigation, click the Quizzes link.

Open Assessment

To open an assessment, click the title of an assessment.

View Assessment

From the assessment page, you can view the title [1], introduction [2], time limit [3], and due date [4]. You can also view the amount of attempts allowed [5] and previous attempts of the assessment [6].

Note: If the quiz you are accessing displays differently, your instructor may have used the Classic Quizzes tool to create the quiz. Functionality may differ between these quiz types. For help with taking a quiz, please see How do I take a quiz?

Enter Access Code

If your assessment includes an access code, enter the code in the Access Code field [1]. To display a masked access code, click the Show access code checkbox [2]. Then click the Submit button [3].

Take Assessment

To begin taking an assessment, click the Begin button.

Resume Assessment

If you previously left your assessment and are still able to complete it, the page will display the Resume button.

To resume your assessment, click the Resume button.

View Assessment

Complete the assessment per your instructor’s instructions.

Your instructor may ask you to complete several types of questions. Each question will display its point value [1].

To pin a question to review later, click the Pin icon [2].

Open Question Navigator

To open the Question Navigator, click the Expand icon.

View Question Navigator

The Question Navigator allows you to easily view all questions included in an assessment. To jump to a specific question, click the question in the Question Navigator [1]. To pin a question to review later, click the Pin icon [2].

Answered questions are highlighted in blue text. Unanswered questions are indicated by white text.

View Pinned Questions

All pinned questions will display in the Pinned Questions section [1]. To view a pinned question, click the name of the question [2].

View Time Limit

If your assessment has a time limit, a countdown will appear on your screen [1]. To hide the time limit, click the Hide button [2].

Open Calculator

Your instructor may allow you to use an on-screen calculator for the entire assessment or only for certain questions. To open the on-screen calculator, click the Calculator icon.

Note: If the Calculator icon doesn't display on the question, your instructor has not enabled calculators.

Use Calculator

Your instructor may enable a basic calculator or a scientific calculator. To use the calculator, click the number and function buttons or type numbers and functions using your keyboard [1].

To clear a calculation, click the Clear button [2].

View your calculation and results in the results field [3]

Close the calculator by clicking the Close button [4]. Calculations are saved if you close the calculator window.

To move the calculator around the browser window, click and drag the calculator header [5].

The scientific calculator includes additional buttons for more advanced functionality [1].

Click the Rad/Deg toggle to switch between Radian and Degree mode [2].

Submit Assessment

To submit your assessment, click the Submit button [1]. To return to Canvas and resume your assessment at a later time, click the Return button [2].

Confirm Submission

To confirm submission of your assessment, click the Submit button [1]. To continue working on your assessment, click the Cancel button [2]. If you have unanswered questions in your assessment, Canvas will display a message notifying you of unanswered questions.