Create a practice test with answers using HTML and JavaScript

Google Forms

Google Forms is part of the Google Drive office tools. This is perhaps one of the fastest and easiest ways to create your own survey or test: write a task, select the type of answer (choose from several options, write your own) - done! The resulting test can be sent to students by email or embedded on your website using a special code. To speed up your work, we recommend adding the Flubaroo plugin - it automatically checks student answers and assigns grades according to specified criteria. The forms are completely free - you only need to have a Google account to use the resource.

A selection of services for creating tests online

iSpring

iSpring is a solution for distance learning and testing of employees. Includes a course and test designer, as well as a cloud-based distance learning system. With iSpring, you will have a single learning management center that works 24/7. Employees take courses and tests, and you control how they learn, grow professionally, and how the learning results affect the company’s business performance.

Google Forms / Google forms for creating surveys

Of course, this is not exactly an online test maker, so we’ll talk about it separately. If you created surveys using forms, then everything is clear: you write a question, offer answer options and wait for the results. However, few people know about the free Flubaroo plugin, which automatically checks respondents’ answers and assigns ratings according to specified criteria.

Add to your usual Google Forms

The online trainer receives a tool to test students' knowledge. The plugin calculates points for a survey (a kind of testing), gives individual feedback via email to each student according to the results, and also sends the correct answers.

Quizlet

With Quizlet, you can create quizzes where students can choose the correct answer from a selection of answers, match images and information, or write their own answers. It’s very easy to use—you can figure out the interface in just a couple of minutes; in addition, Quizlet supports the Russian language and works on Android and iOS. Quizlet is free, but there's also a $10 Plus subscription that lets you upload your own pictures and create an unlimited number of study groups.

⇡#Quiz Press 2.5.8 – simple tests for publication on the Internet

Developer: Sol Robots
Distribution size: 2.7 MB
Distribution: shareware
Russian interface: no

With Quiz Press, teachers can create quizzes to test students' knowledge. The program makes it possible to generate tests with questions of different types: those in which you need to choose the correct answers from the proposed options, where you need to enter the answer yourself, where you need to indicate whether the statement is false or true, and others. Moreover, one test can contain questions of different types. When composing questions, the teacher has the opportunity to use multimedia files (graphics, flash, sound). By default, when grading, a student is awarded one point for each correct answer, but in the test settings you can set a different number of points, depending on the type of question. In addition, it is possible to limit the time that a student can spend on solving tasks, add a reminder that the allotted time will soon end, and indicate whether punctuation and whether words are written with a capital letter should be taken into account when evaluating answers.

When creating tests, you can quickly print out a sheet with the correct answers. The test itself, created using Quiz Press, is presented as a set of files ready for posting on the website. In addition, you can export the results to other popular test formats.

The results are communicated to the student at the end of the test, and are also sent to the teacher in encrypted form to the email address specified in the program settings, or printed.

Proprofs

Proprofs prepares tests for every taste - you can offer one or more options to choose from, ask you to fill in the missing word or write a detailed answer. The service allows you to insert text documents and presentations, PDF files, as well as images, audio and video files into tasks. After completing the test, you can leave it publicly available on the Proprofs website or embed it on your page.

Although the service is free, the capabilities of Proprofs are expanded in paid plans. Teachers should pay attention to the Basic and Professional tariffs. The first opens all the main features of the service and allows you to create an unlimited number of tests for $20 per month; the second allows you to unite students into closed groups and costs $40. New users can use all Proprofs features for free for 15 days after registration.

⇡#Wondershare QuizCreator 4.01 – flash tests and questionnaires

Developer: Wondershare
Distribution size: 11.5 MB
Distribution: shareware
Russian interface: no

If you want to create not only tests, but also regular surveys in which you do not need to take into account the correctness of answers, you can turn to the capabilities of the Wondershare QuizCreator program. With its help, you can generate a questionnaire with a variety of types of questions.

Those taking part in the study can answer “yes” or “no”, select one or more answer options from those proposed, arrange the answer options in a certain order, enter a short answer in the required field, correlate images with text labels, selecting a pair for them, and so on Further. The same question options are available when compiling tests. In addition, tests may include questions, the answers to which are hidden in the image. This option is convenient to use, for example, when testing knowledge in geography. The teacher can add a map to the test, and the student's task is to point out certain areas on it. You can also create questions for which the student is not offered answer options. In this case, the respondent must enter the answer manually, and it will be compared with the options that the teacher indicated when compiling the test. Wondershare QuizCreator has a detailed description of all types of questions, so the program will not let you get lost in them. Note also that the program has the ability to import a list of questions from Microsoft Excel.

Each question can contain not only text information, but also various multimedia data. Moreover, they can act as part of the question or simply illustrate it. For example, when adding a question about the theory of relativity in a physics test, you can place a photo of Einstein on the page. The correct answer to each question is awarded ten points by default. If you wish, you can set a certain number of points for each question. In addition, it is possible to subtract a certain number of points from the overall result if the question is answered incorrectly, as well as set the number of attempts that are given to the student to find the correct answer.

Once questions have been added, the program prompts you to define numerous test parameters. You can specify the author and contact information, add an introductory page with information about the test (this can be not only text, but also graphics, sound, video), determine how the test will react to user actions in case of correct and incorrect answers, set the percentage of correct answers, upon reaching which the test will be considered passed, indicate what messages the user should receive in case of successful completion or failure of the test. In addition, it is possible to configure a transition to a specified web page after the test is completed.

The means of protection have not been forgotten either. For example, to run a test you may need to provide a password or even account information. In addition, it is possible to allow the test to be launched only from a specific domain, which will protect it from copying when posted on the Internet. By default, statistics are not collected about those who took the test, but the author can make it mandatory to enter a name, email address, and other data. You can also set a time limit for answering certain questions or for the test as a whole, allow or disable viewing your answers, taking the test again, and moving on to the next question when the answer to the previous one is not given.

Wondershare QuizCreator pays a lot of attention to the appearance of the test. The user has the opportunity to select one of the many proposed design themes, edit it (change colors and labels, remove elements, determine the position of graphic data, etc.), add an audio file that will be played in the background.

The test generated in the program can be saved in different formats, depending on how you plan to distribute it. For example, you can save it in Word/Excel format for printing, or burn a disc with the autorun menu. However, the most modern and interesting option, without a doubt, is to create a flash version of the test for posting on the website. When you select this option, you will be able to specify the email address to which the results will be sent, as well as allow the results to be sent to students.

As for surveys, when creating them you can use most of the described settings and export options. The exception is those that are relevant only when assessing the level of knowledge (different alerts for correct and incorrect answers, etc.), which is not significant in the case of surveys.

Both tests and surveys can be saved online using the Quiz Management System service, which is also developed by Wondershare. The convenience of this system is that it can be used to distribute tests only among registered users, view the results of completed tasks using a variety of filters, and generate reports. Quiz Management System also supports importing questions created in Wondershare QuizCreator and building new tests based on them directly in the web interface.

Kahoot!

Kahoot! allows you to submit almost all educational material in the format of surveys and tests. To get feedback from students, you can practice new topics in the form of simple questions and answers, and consolidate knowledge through more detailed testing. Kahoot! designed for use in the classroom - the teacher shows the material on the main screen, and at this time students answer questions and discuss information using a special client for computers or a browser on smartphones (Android, iOS, Windows Phone). In order to enter the virtual classroom, students must enter a special code sent by the teacher. The service allows you to find out how each student answered questions, or build charts of the progress of the entire class. Students themselves can monitor their results in special tables. Kahoot! free and fully accessible after registration.

And finally, the conclusion:

Which specific program to use is up to you or your educational institution. From the programs that we presented, we can recommend the following programs:

Indigo
MuTestXPro
SunRav TestOfficePro
UTK

The world does not stand still, and a popular direction in the development of computer testing, like many other programs, has become migration to the web environment. Using the Internet and a browser, you can connect to the testing system from anywhere in the world, and also, if necessary, edit and update the test itself. Web systems integrate well with other modules and can be used on mobile devices. You will learn about systems of this kind from our future material.

ClassMarker

In ClassMarker you can make surveys with different answer formats - in addition to the usual options, there is even an essay. To get started, the teacher needs to create a virtual class and send invitation codes to students. ClassMarker stores the results of all tests taken, keeping progress statistics. If the teacher has his own web page, he can embed test tasks on it.

In the free version, ClassMarker allows you to create no more than 100 tests. 400 tests per month will cost $16.50, and 1000 tests will cost $33. The service has annual packages for those who rarely take online tests. The minimum number of tests (50 per year) will cost $25 per year, and the maximum (5000 per year) will cost $1000.

Plickers

A mobile application for teachers that helps arrange surveys right in the classroom. Students are given special forms with answer options (A, B, C and D) - after hearing the question, they raise the necessary cards, which the teacher scans with a smartphone camera. Plickers allows you to analyze the results of an individual student or study statistics for an entire class. The app works on Android and iOS and is free to download.

Taking the test in the Online Test Pad

In order for your students (schoolchildren, employees, candidates for master of sports) to pass your test, you need to distribute a link to the test to everyone.
Test takers are not required to register in the system (but it is advisable to know exactly who took the test and when).
Before taking the test, information about the test itself will appear with the maximum time it will take to complete it.

Test information

Clicking the [Next] button initiates the test. Questions with answer options will be displayed one by one (just like in professional systems!)

Test question window

At the very end, a window will appear (as you configured in advance), which will contain all the main response parameters.

Main achievements

You can also automatically use a button to generate a block of code for inserting into a website (blog) with the test results.

Easy Test Maker

The most interesting thing about Easy Test Maker is the ability to create tasks where you need to choose true and false statements. Texts can be formatted for ease of reading on a tablet, or downloaded in .pdf or .doc formats for testing in a more traditional format. The service can mix up questions and answer options to make it harder for students to cheat.

The free version of Easy Test Maker allows you to create 25 tests without the ability to export to paper formats.
The Plus plan ($44.95 per year) allows you to check English spelling, create an unlimited number of tests, and export to offline formats. With a Premium subscription ($74.95 per year), the service will automatically check the results, and will also allow you to set a time limit for completing tasks and attach graphic files to surveys. Egor Antonenkov

Test creation software iSpring QuizMaker

Here are the basic features:

tests with audio and video
advanced options for setting up testing rules and scoring
design for every taste, there is an insertion of formulas
setting up messages after replies
11 types of assessment questions and 12 types of survey questions
uniqueization of tests for each respondent according to a branching scenario
flexible scoring
rules/restrictions for taking the test
beautiful test results, including in the form of graphs
placing the test online, exporting to Word, uploading to any distance learning system (DLS) and iSpring Online, or as a stand-alone application
adaptive layout for equally convenient viewing on mobile devices and computers
educational video lessons

There are ready-made examples on the iSpring website https://www.ispring.ru/ispring-quizmaker/demos.html.

To download the program, you need to enter your email on the website, and you will receive a download link by email.

iSpring QuizMaker has a trial period of 30 days, then you need to buy the program if you like it. Those who constantly use tests and surveys in their work will surely appreciate how easy it is to get a professional result.