Draw on past exam questions from the relevant state assessment authority to quickly create custom practice exams for your senior students with the exam generator tool.
Exams comprising of only multiple-choice questions can also be assigned online for auto-marking and reporting tools.
Watch this How-to video to learn how to create a practice exam or follow the instructions below:
1. Select the Assessments icon from the left-hand margin
2. Click Create and choose Exam. To create a multiple choice only exam for online marking select Online. To create an exam with written answer and multiple choice questions select PDF. (WA Senior Maths users will have PDF auto-selected)
3. Give your exam a name and select the Text, Area of Study or Topic using the drop-down options.
4. A range of filters can be applied to your search criteria (according to the state specific resource) using the drop-downs. Click Search.
5. Your search results will populate the left hand column and your draft exam will appear in the right hand column. To add a question to your draft exam, select the + next to the question. To add all questions from that page, select the + at the top of the column.
6. You can expand the view of a question with the ^ icon, delete with the trash icon or change the order of a question by dragging with the . Hover your mouse over any of the icons at the top of the right hand column for a tooltip describing its function.
7. Save your exam with this icon
8. After saving, you can download it as a Word document with this icon
9. Go back to your test and exam bank and check the box next to the exam name. You can copy, edit, share (with another teacher in your school), archive, print or access the answers.
Sample PDF exam:
10. Online exams can also be assigned to multiple classes or group of individuals. These will be auto-marked with reporting available in the Reports tab of the Assessments area.
Watch our How-to video How to run an online assessment report.