Generate a quiz with answer explanations

Step 1: State the topic and the audience levelForms

Be specific — "data privacy basics for new hires" produces a very different quiz than "GDPR compliance for the legal team."

Step 2: Ask Copilot to draft the quizCopilotForms

Ask for explanations alongside the correct answers, not just the answer key — the explanation is what actually helps someone learn from a wrong answer.

Prompt idea:

Draft a 10-question multiple-choice quiz on data privacy basics for new hires. For each question, mark the correct answer and add a one-sentence explanation of why it's correct.

Step 3: Review every question for accuracyForms

Quiz content that's subtly wrong undermines training rather than reinforcing it — check each answer and explanation against your actual policy or source material.

Step 4: Publish and set the pass thresholdForms

In Forms' quiz settings, set the passing score explicitly before publishing — a compliance-critical topic might warrant a 90%+ threshold with retakes required, while a general-awareness quiz can sit lower; decide this deliberately rather than leaving the default in place.

Check the work

• Verify every marked-correct answer against your actual source material or policy.
• Check the explanations don't introduce information that contradicts your real policy.
• Confirm question difficulty actually matches the stated audience level.

Source: Microsoft, "Create quizzes with Copilot in Forms" (2026)