Conversational quiz layout

The Conversational layout shows one question at a time on a full, uncluttered screen and moves forward on its own the moment a student picks an answer. It is the Typeform-style layout, built for short, casual knowledge checks where you want the quiz to feel light and quick rather than like a formal exam.

Pro feature. Available in Learnomy Pro. The Conversational display template is a Pro layout on the quiz editor.

What you can do#

• Present a quiz as a series of single, full-screen question cards instead of one long scrolling page.
• Auto-advance to the next question the instant a student picks a single-answer multiple-choice or true/false answer, so there is no separate "Next" click.
• Let students answer with the keyboard: number keys pick the matching answer option (1 for the first option, 2 for the second, and so on).
• Keep multi-select multiple-choice questions on the layout with a manual Continue button, since the student is still choosing until they say they are done.
• Keep text-style questions (short answer, fill in the blank, essay) on the same layout with a manual Continue button, since those cannot auto-advance.
• Show a thin progress bar across the top of the screen so students always know how far through they are.
• Run the quiz timed, with a minimal top-right timer that turns red in the last minute and auto-submits when time runs out.
• Offer an optional per-question hint that the student can expand with Show hint.
• Give students a full results screen with the score, pass/fail status, an optional per-category breakdown, and a question-by-question review.

How to use it#

1. Open the quiz in Learnomy > Quizzes and edit it (or add a new one).
2. In the quiz settings, find Display template and choose Conversational. This template is a Pro layout, so Learnomy Pro must be active for it to be selectable.
3. Add your questions as normal. Single-answer multiple-choice and true/false questions auto-advance; multi-select multiple-choice, short answer, fill in the blank, and essay questions get a Continue button instead.
4. Set a Time limit if you want the quiz timed. One timer runs across the whole quiz.
5. Set the Passing score and any attempt limit as you would for any other layout.
6. Save and publish the quiz.

What the student sees at quiz time:

1. A full-screen start card with the quiz title, the description, and a short rules summary (question count, time limit if set, passing percentage, and attempts if limited). The student clicks Start Quiz to create the attempt. If the quiz belongs to a course they have not enrolled in, they see an enroll prompt instead of the start button.
2. One question fills the screen at a time. The top of the screen shows a thin progress bar and, when the quiz is timed, a minimal timer in the top-right corner.
3. For single-answer multiple-choice and true/false questions, the student clicks one of the pill-shaped answer buttons (or presses the matching number key). The card fades and the quiz advances to the next question on its own after a short pause.
4. For multi-select multiple-choice questions, the student ticks as many options as apply and then clicks Continue to move on -- these do not auto-advance, since a single tick is not a "done" signal.
5. For short answer, fill in the blank, and essay questions, the student types their answer and clicks Continue to move on. These do not auto-advance.
6. A Show hint control appears under the question when the question has a hint.
7. Selecting an answer (or pressing Continue) on the last question submits the quiz.
8. The results screen shows the pass/fail icon, the score, the passing status, an optional score-by-category breakdown, and a per-question review. Depending on your quiz settings the student can move on to the next item, go back to the course, or try again if attempts remain.

Settings and options#

These are set on the quiz editor (Learnomy > Quizzes > edit a quiz) and stored on the quiz.

The Conversational option in the Display template picker is described as "One at a time, keyboard-friendly. Best for casual knowledge checks."

Auto-advance behavior is built into the layout, not a setting: single-answer multiple-choice and true/false answers advance automatically after a short delay, while multi-select multiple-choice, short answer, fill in the blank, and essay questions always require a manual Continue click.

For developers#

• REST: the quiz create and update endpoints (learnomy/v1/quizzes) accept display_template (enum includes conversational) and return it on the quiz resource. Without Learnomy Pro active, sending conversational returns HTTP 400 with code learnomy_layout_requires_pro and nothing is saved.
• Database: display_template is a column on lrn_quizzes (varchar(30), default focused), added in migration 1_1_0.
• Template override: the layout renders from templates/quiz/conversational.php. Copy it to theme/learnomy/quiz/conversational.php in your theme to override it through the Template Loader.
• Frontend store: the player extends the shared learnomy/quiz Interactivity store in assets/js/quiz-view-conversational.js. Auto-advance is driven by actions.selectAndAdvance after state.autoAdvanceDelay (500ms), but it bails without advancing when state.isCurrentMultiSelect is true; multi-select questions advance through actions.continueFromMultiSelect, and text and essay types (state.isTextInputQuestion) through actions.continueFromText, both via the Continue button. The callbacks.initKeyboard handler binds the number-key shortcuts, which map key n to the nth answer option.

Related#

• Building a Quiz
• Taking a Quiz
• Question Types
• Sectioned exam layout