How do you create an exam and question bank with AI?

The exam starts with the lesson

“Create an exam about fractions” will give you questions, but they might come from another curriculum, be too hard for your students, or all test memorization. Upload the lesson you taught and specify the level, number of questions, and question types.

Vary the questions

A good exam includes questions that test recall, understanding, and application to a new situation. Specify the proportions you want, for example: 30% recall, 40% understanding, and 30% application.

An exam with increasing difficulty

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LessonGradeNumberQuestion typesRecall shareUnderstanding shareApplication shareTotal score

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Attached is the lesson [lesson] for students in [grade]. Prepare an exam of [number] questions based only on the lesson: [question types]. Make [recall share] recall, [understanding share] understanding, and [application share] application to new situations. Arrange them from easy to difficult, and allocate marks out of [total score]. Prepare a separate answer key, with the relevant part of the lesson beside each answer.

If you are missing information that would change the result, ask me first.
Before you deliver: make sure simplification has not changed the meaning, and keep answers separate from questions.

Two versions and a question bank

Ask for a second version at the same level with different questions for students sitting next to each other. If you teach the same curriculum every year, ask for a large question bank for each lesson in a spreadsheet, with the question, answer, level, and page number.

Grading criteria for essay questions

For essay questions, ask for clear grading criteria: what earns full marks and what earns half. This makes grading fairer and easier if someone else is grading with you.

If you are taking the exam

The same idea works for a student, a doctor studying for a fellowship, or an employee taking a certification exam. Upload the lectures or reference, along with past exams as a reference for format only, and ask for a mock exam with the same format and time limit. Complete it on your own, then send your answers and ask it to grade them and tell you what to review.

A mock exam

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Lectures or referenceNumber

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Attached are [lectures or reference], the only source for the questions, along with past exams for the format and mark allocation only. Create a mock exam with [number] questions in the same format, without answers. When I send my answers, grade them and tell me which parts I need to review and the page number containing each answer.

If you are missing information that would change the result, ask me first.
Before you deliver: make sure simplification has not changed the meaning, and keep answers separate from questions.

Turn it into an online exam

Want students to take it on their phones? Ask for questions in a format ready for Google Forms, or turn them into a game using the educational games guide. In Gemini Notebook, you can create a Quiz directly from the sources.

Try it in your work

An exam and a second version

Upload one lesson and create a 10-question exam with an answer key and a second version. Complete both versions yourself.