How to Create a New Question within a Question Pool

Article verified for Release 15.1 on November 21, 2025.

This article explains how to create a new question within an existing question pool. By adding questions directly to a pool, you can expand your test content, improve question variety, and ensure that your assessments remain up-to-date and aligned with your testing strategy. The following steps guide you through the complete process, from selecting a pool to configuring question content, scoring, and optional assistance settings.

Create a new question in the question pool

To add a question to a question pool, follow these steps:

From the left-side menu, select the Tests tab.
Click the Question pools tab.
A list of all available question pools will appear.
Select the question pool where you want to add a new question.
Navigate to the Questions tab within the selected pool.
Click the Add question button.
Choose one of the available question types from the list.
For example, you can select a Single-choice question.

Define the question content

When creating a question, you can configure the following fields and options:

Enter the Question text.
Add potential answers: Click Add answer to create options for the question.
Set the correct answer: Define which answers are correct and which are incorrect, and verify the correct answer.
Open the advanced editor. For more information on how to use the advanced editor, please check this article.
Upload attachments such as images, documents, or other files. For more information, please check this article.
Add feedback for each answer option. For more information, please check this article.
Add feedback for this answer.
Remove an answer if necessary.

Configure scoring and settings

Next, define the question’s scoring and additional parameters:

Select the scoring method. For a more detailed explanation, please check this article.
Set Points.
Set Penalty.
Set duration.
Enable Branching (additional setting). For more information, please check this article.
Add tags (additional setting).
Choose difficulty.
Choose frequency.
Add Translation (additional setting). For more information, please check this article.