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How do I print an assessment (i.e., test or quiz)?

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You can print an assessment with or without an Answer Key.

Note: Certain types of questions may not display exactly the same way in a printout as they do for a student taking a test. For example, if you have any Calculated Questions in your assessment, they will not display numerical values in a printout because a single Calculated Question can contain different numbers for each student based on the variables entered. Instead, you'll see a formula (e.g., {x} + {y} = {z}).

Go to Tests & Quizzes.

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Select Tests & Quizzes from the site Tool Menu.

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Choose the Print option in the Actions dropdown menu for the assessment to print.

Note: The Print option is available for both draft and published assessments.

OR Print from the Edit Assessment screen.

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If editing the assessment to print, select the Print link at the top of the assessment editing screen.

Select print options.

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Select checkboxes to configure what to display in the printout:

  1. Show Answer Key - This option displays the answers for automatically graded questions.
  2. Show Answer Key with Feedback - If you have added feedback while creating a question in the Correct or Incorrect Answer Feedback boxes, feedback will print along with the answer to the question.
  3. Show Description/Intro, Part's Title & Information - If you select this option and you have added text in the Description/Intro box of the Settings page, it will print along with the questions. By default, this option is selected on the Print screen.
  4. Show Numbered Sequences - This option displays the question number next to each question.
  5. If you'd like to display the font as larger or smaller, choose the desired size from the Font Size dropdown menu. By default, the selected font size is Medium.

Apply Settings.

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Select Apply Settings button to save print configuration.

Preview document to print.

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Scroll down on the Print screen to preview how the printout will look with your selected options.

Note: Certain types of questions may not display exactly the same way in a printout as they do for a student taking a test. For example, if you have any Calculated Questions in your assessment, they will not display numerical values in a printout, because a single Calculated Question can contain different numbers for each student based on the variables entered. Instead, you'll see a formula (e.g., {x} + {y} = {z}).

Image of the print html and download pdf options

At the top of the screen, select Print HTML to print the assessment using your default printer.

Select Download PDF if you'd prefer to save the page as a PDF document.

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