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Create a Practice Test

Practice Tests enable instructors to create comprehensive, longform simulated exams that users can use to assess their knowledge of a particular subject. Similar to Quizzes, Practice Tests are composed of multiple choice or multiple selection questions, but unlike Quizzes, Practice Tests can provide a longer, more robust assessment tool.

While Practice Tests can be added to any standard course, they are particularly useful for subjects when users are preparing for a final exam. Examples of these types of exams include the SAT, GMAT, ACT, or the various certification exams used in various professional industries like IT, Architecture, Finance, and Business.

This article outlines how instructors can create and add practice tests to their courses.

How to Add a Practice Test to Your Curriculum

To add a practice test for your course curriculum, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the Curriculum page of your course.

2. On the side, hover your cursor over the grey space within a section, where you want the practice test to be placed. Click the + icon that appears and then Practice Test.

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3. Enter the practice test’s title, description, how much time users have to complete the exam, and the minimum score they must get in order to pass it. The option to randomize the order of questions and answers in the exam, can also be toggled on here. 

Once this information has been entered, click on Add Practice Test to proceed.

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The practice test will be added to your curriculum, and you can now begin adding questions to it. 

How to Add Questions to a Practice Test

To begin, click on Questions on the right-hand side of the Practice Test icon. Next, you will be asked to select either the Add Single Question or Batch Question Uploader option.

Please note: each practice test can include up to 250 questions

add_questions_to_practice_test_.png Using the Add Single Question Option

Questions can be created and added to a practice test, one-by-one, by using the Add Single Question option.

After you click Add Single Question, you will be prompted to create either a Multiple Choice or Multiple Selection question. The questions in a multiple choice format have only one correct answer. In a multiple selection question, however, more than one correct answer can be selected.

Once you’ve selected the type of question you wish to create, follow these steps to complete it:

  1. Enter the question
  2. Create possible answers. You can write up to 15.
  3. Select the correct answer(s) by clicking on the circle to the left
  4. Enter an explanation as to why that answer is the correct one. If you’re creating a Multiple Selection question, then outline why each answer is correct
  5. Add a Knowledge Area (optional). If your practice test contains groups of questions that focus on certain sub-topics, you can create Knowledge Areas and add questions into them. After users complete the Practice Test, they will see their overall score, as well as their score in each Knowledge Area.
  6. Click Save

After you’ve saved the question, you can add the next questions in the test by repeating the steps outlined above.

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Using the Bulk Question Uploader

The Bulk Question Uploader allows you to upload an existing set of questions into a Udemy Practice Test. To use the uploader, first download Udemy's Practice Test Question Template, and format your questions according to the document. A link to download the template will appear after you click on the Bulk Question Uploader option.

The template can be used for either Multiple Choice or Multiple Selection questions.

Once you’ve completed the template, return to the Bulk Question Uploader option in the Practice Test, and click on Upload CSV File.

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Previewing the Test 

Once you’ve added questions to the Practice Test, you can see how the exam will appear to users, by clicking on Preview

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Publishing the Practice Test

Once the practice test is created and the questions have been added, you can make it live in the course by clicking on Publish Practice Test.

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Practice Test FAQ

Do users have to finish the exam once they’ve started it? Or can they pause it and return to the practice test later?

If a user needs to leave during the practice test, or they decide they wish to work on something else and they exit the exam, the timer will automatically pause. When they’re ready to return to the practice test, the exam will resume where the user left off. 

Can users review their answers and see their final score? 

Yes. Users can review all the answers they’ve submitted by clicking on “Review Questions” after they’ve completed the exam. Their final score will also be posted after they complete the test. 

Can users take the practice test more than once?

Yes. Just like our quiz feature, users can go back and retake the practice exam as many times as they wish. 

Do users have to pass the practice test in order to receive their Certificate of Completion for the course?

No. As long as users complete the practice test, and all of the course’s curriculum items, they will receive a Certificate of Completion, even if they do not pass the exam. 

Can user manually mark the practice test as complete?  

No. Users must complete each question in the practice test before the system will record the exam as completed.

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