Is the exam maker free?

Yes. Timers, shuffling, random draws, essays, marking, grade bands, held results and the gradebook export are all on the free plan, which includes 10 quizzes, polls or surveys with 100 attempts each. Paid plans raise the limits — 5,000 attempts per test on Advanced.

What happens when the time runs out?

The test submits itself with whatever the student has answered, and they see their result or a “results will be released” notice. The deadline is checked again on our server; an attempt that arrives after the short grace period is stored and marked late for you to decide on, never thrown away.

Can students cheat by restarting the test?

Not to get more time. Reloading resumes the same clock. With one attempt per student, the server keeps the first start time, so clearing the browser or switching tabs does not reset it either, and a second attempt is refused.

Can I mark written answers?

Yes. Essay questions are held for marking. The Grade screen lists every attempt with the ones still to mark first; you give marks and a comment for each answer, and the student sees both when you release scores.

Can I give different questions different points?

Yes — any whole number from 0 to 100,000 per question, and multi-select questions can give partial credit.

Does it work with Google Classroom?

You can post the test to Classroom from the Share menu, and students open it in their browser. Grades are not synced back to Classroom automatically — export the gradebook CSV and import it.

How many questions can a test have?

Up to 100 questions, and you can have each student answer a random subset of them.

Free · For classrooms · No student accounts

Free online exam maker

Build a timed test that marks itself. Shuffle it so no two students see the same paper, mark the written answers on one screen, and release every score when you are ready.

A countdown that submits for them — kept by our server, not their clock
Shuffled questions and answers, or a random draw from a larger pool
Custom points, partial credit, essays with marks and comments
Pass marks, letter grades, held results and a gradebook CSV

Make a test — free How exam mode works

Everything a classroom test needs

A timer the server keeps

Set a limit from 1 to 600 minutes. The clock starts when the student presses Start, a bar counts down on screen, and the attempt submits itself when time runs out — whatever has been answered is saved. The deadline is checked on our server, so a changed computer clock buys nothing; an attempt arriving more than 60 seconds late is kept but marked late for you.

A different paper for every student

Shuffle the question order, shuffle the answers within each question, or draw a random handful from a larger pool — write 40 questions and give each student 20. Each attempt is marked on exactly the questions it was shown, and you can see which ones those were.

Points you choose, partial credit if you want it

Give any question anything from 0 to 100,000 points. A multi-select question can award partial credit — each right tick earns its share, each wrong tick takes one back — or demand the whole set.

Written answers, marked by you

Add essay questions for written answers. They wait on a marking screen that lists who still needs marking; give each answer its marks and a comment, and the total, percentage and grade recalculate. You can override an automatic mark too.

Release scores when you are ready

Show each student their score the moment they submit, or hold every result until you have marked the essays and press Release. Each student gets a private results link that shows their score, grade, your comments and — if you allow it — the right answers.

Pass marks and letter grades

Set a pass mark and your own grade bands (A to F with one click, or any labels you like). Every attempt shows its percentage, grade and pass or not, on screen and in the export.

A gradebook you can paste anywhere

The CSV export has one row per student: name, score, maximum, percentage, grade, passed, late, and the points for every question. It opens in Excel or Google Sheets and pastes into a school gradebook.

See what the class got wrong

The results page shows the score spread, the pass rate, how many got each question right and the most common wrong answer to each — the quickest way to find what needs teaching again.

Built for schools

Hand it out in Google Classroom or Teams

The Share menu posts the test link straight to Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams, or by email. Students open it in any browser — no app and no student accounts.

One attempt per student

Limit each student to one attempt. Reloading the page does not restart the clock, and with one attempt per student neither does clearing the browser or opening a new tab — the server remembers when each attempt began.

Answers stay with you

The answer key never reaches a student’s browser: each attempt is marked on our server from the copy you saved. Results are private to you unless you choose otherwise.

Live review afterwards

Turn the same questions into a live game for revision — students join on their phones with a PIN and play against the clock. See the quiz maker for how live games work.

Running a revision game instead? The quiz maker covers live games with a PIN and leaderboard.

Make a test in three steps

1. Write the questions
Multiple choice, multi-select, true or false, typed answers and essays. Mark what is right and set each question’s points.
2. Choose the exam settings
Press New exam and set the time limit, shuffling or a random draw, the pass mark and grades, and whether scores show at once or after you release them.
3. Share and mark
Post the link to your class. Auto-marked questions score instantly; mark the essays on the Grade screen, then release.

Or start from a ready-made test

Where another testing tool is the better choice

None of these is a roadmap promise. Side-by-side detail is on the comparisons with Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, ClassMarker and Wayground.

Proctoring and lockdown

There is no webcam monitoring, no lockdown browser and no tab-switch detection. For high-stakes, invigilated online exams, use a dedicated proctored testing service — or run the test in a supervised room.

Grade sync with Google Classroom or an LMS

Votense shares the link into Classroom but does not post grades back to it, or to Canvas, Moodle or Schoology. You export the CSV and import or paste it. Google Forms quizzes, inside Google Workspace, do sync grades to Classroom.

Images, equations and audio in questions

Questions and answers are text. There are no images, diagrams, maths equation editor or audio clips, so a test built around figures belongs elsewhere for now.

Question banks, certificates and AI

A random draw comes from the questions in one test; there is no shared bank across tests. There are no completion certificates and no AI that writes questions for you.

Exam maker questions

Is the exam maker free?: Yes. Timers, shuffling, random draws, essays, marking, grade bands, held results and the gradebook export are all on the free plan, which includes 10 quizzes, polls or surveys with 100 attempts each. Paid plans raise the limits — 5,000 attempts per test on Advanced.
What happens when the time runs out?: The test submits itself with whatever the student has answered, and they see their result or a “results will be released” notice. The deadline is checked again on our server; an attempt that arrives after the short grace period is stored and marked late for you to decide on, never thrown away.
Can students cheat by restarting the test?: Not to get more time. Reloading resumes the same clock. With one attempt per student, the server keeps the first start time, so clearing the browser or switching tabs does not reset it either, and a second attempt is refused.
Can I mark written answers?: Yes. Essay questions are held for marking. The Grade screen lists every attempt with the ones still to mark first; you give marks and a comment for each answer, and the student sees both when you release scores.
Can I give different questions different points?: Yes — any whole number from 0 to 100,000 per question, and multi-select questions can give partial credit.
Does it work with Google Classroom?: You can post the test to Classroom from the Share menu, and students open it in their browser. Grades are not synced back to Classroom automatically — export the gradebook CSV and import it.
How many questions can a test have?: Up to 100 questions, and you can have each student answer a random subset of them.