If you’re a teacher, you must be overwhelmed with the amount of tools available on the Internet to create quizzes. Now it can be tough to choose from all these options, especially if you haven’t been using them from the beginning.
In this blog I’ll show you some of the best free and paid quiz making tools for teachers and students.
GoConqr
GoConqr is a social learning platform that combines learning tools with an active user community. The platform encompasses a bunch of modules such as Flashcards, Mind Maps, Notes and other. It also includes the Quizzes module that helps you create sharable quizzes at no cost.
Features
- Easy-to-use, clear interface
- A collection of teacher- and user-generated learning resources. The library enables you to search for quizzes from all over the world
- Easy sharing of quizzes online.
License options
As is customary with freemium services, GoConqr displays ads on free accounts and makes all quizzes public by default. The service provides three plans:
- Basic (create unlimited subjects and unlimited public resources) – no cost
- Premium (create private resources, block resources from copy and go ad-free) – $2.75 per user per month, billed annually.
Online Quiz Creator
Online Quiz Creator from QuizWorks helps you create fun-to-play quizzes with advanced features, styling options and statistics. Online Quiz Creator integrates several gamification elements, social features and learning principles.
Features
- Quiz Engine and algorithm determines the difficulty level of the question by using the actual playing data of the users in real time
- You can add your logo, change colors and add a background image.
- You can publish the test on your own site through an iFrame
- You can view all kinds of statistics of your test, questions and players.
License options
QuizWorks offers several plans from free to corporate that sets you back at 99$ monthly.
The free version allows unlimited quizzes, yet with a 15-question cap per quiz. Question types include multiple choice, free text, and fill in the blank. And, quite expectedly, no tech support for free users.
Easy Test Maker
Easy Test Maker is another online test maker to help you create and manage quizzes. Easy Test Maker provides the tools to format multiple question types, print alternate versions, and publish to the web. Online tests are automatically graded.
Features
- Create multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true or false questions. Add instructions and divide your test into multiple sections.
- Published tests are graded automatically. View and print students’ results and override grading when necessary.
- Alternate versions and answer sheets to reduce cheating. Questions and answer choices are automatically shuffled in a different order.
- Use Question pools (randomly selected question sets).
- Create an exam from your existing tests, copy a question from one test to another.
- Built-in spell check eliminates accidental misspellings and typos.
License options
The core features are shipped at no cost:
- All question types available
- Answer sheets
- Multiple sections
- 25 test limit
Paid plans offer unlimited tests and other nice perks like export to documents/spreadsheets, uploadable images and graphs, automatic grading, etc.
Best Quiz Creation Sites for Education
ClassMarker
An easy-to-use platform for creating embeddable online quizzes, Classmarker’s clear user manual and video tutorials make it simple for teachers to create, manage, and assign multimedia quizzes. Free basic plan for education allows 1,200 graded tests per year. In addition to the professional paid plans, there’s also the option for a one-time purchase—great for occasional users!
EasyTestMaker
EasyTestMaker provides tools to generate a wide assortment of tests, including multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer, and true-or-false questions. Free basic account allows 25 tests.
Factile
What’s more fun than a Jeopardy-style online quiz game? Designed for both in-person and remote learning, Factile’s unique platform includes thousands of premade quiz-game templates. With the free basic account, users can create three quiz games, play with five teams, and access the library containing more than a million games. The modestly priced school account is integrated with Google Classroom and Remind and features beloved elements such as “thinking music” during timer countdown as well as the iconic buzzer mode.
Fyrebox
It’s easy to sign up for free and start making quizzes right away with Fyrebox. Quiz types include open-ended, scenario, and two kinds of multiple choice. A noteworthy feature of this platform is the ability to create a test in a wide array of languages, from Español to Yoruba. Free basic account allows unlimited quizzes for up to 100 participants.
Gimkit
Gimkit’s game-based learning solution will feel like familiar fun to your students. Educators create quizzes for students, who can earn in-game cash with correct answers and invest the money in upgrades and power-ups. Affordable individual and institutional accounts. Educator accounts start with a 30-day free trial of Gimkit Pro. When the trial expires, purchase Gimkit Pro or move to the free Gimkit Basic.
GoConqr
Users can create a variety of multimedia sharable quizzes, including multiple choice, true-or-false, fill-in-the blank, and image labeling. Free basic plan plus three flexible paid options, from $10 to $30 annually.
Google Forms
A user-friendly way for teachers to create embeddable, password-protected, and locked quizzes. Also offers real-time reporting. Before you get started, be sure to check out 5 Ways to Prevent Cheating on Your Google Form Quiz. Free.
GoToQuiz
Ideal for teachers who prefer a simple, free online quiz and poll generator, GoToQuiz has three basic quiz templates and automatic scoring. Quizzes can be shared via a unique URL.
Hot Potatoes
With its bare-bones Web 1.0 interface, Hot Potatoes doesn’t make a splashy first impression. But this completely free online test generator is actually W3C Validated and HTML 5 compliant. Users create six types of browser-based quizzes with the bundled applications, which are downloaded and installed in less than a minute. Quiz files can then be uploaded to your school website, or shared with students to run on their desktops. While this isn’t the slickest platform, the price is right, and there’s an active Google user group discussing the best ways to use it. Try it yourself. Or, have your students use it to generate their own quizzes!
Kahoot
One of the most popular sites for gamifying a classroom, Kahoot allows teachers to create quizzes and games that students access on their mobile or desktop devices. Not ready to create your own? Peruse the online quiz library for ideas. Integrates with Microsoft Teams. Free basic plan, pro, and premium.
Otus
A comprehensive solution for LMS and assessment through which teachers create quizzes and differentiate instruction. Designed from the ground up for K-12 instruction, Otus has won SIIA’s CODIE award and was named one of the Best K-12 Learning Management Systems by Tech and Learning.
ProProfs
One of the easiest ways to manage class assessments, ProProfs offers numerous templates and customizable features for building quizzes. The online tool also provides analytics to assess student progress and automatic grading. Free basic and paid accounts.
Conclusion
With the development of online video services, it is possible for teachers to use live streaming classes to remote classrooms. It is also highly affordable, which many teachers could not afford to hire an expert to teach their students directly. Online video platforms are now helping teachers who want to know more about teaching online by creating their own online video classes or sharing educational resources with everyone around the world.