How to create a free online test

By Joanna , FlexiQuiz.
5 minute read.

Are you looking for a quick and easy way to create tests, quizzes, courses, or exams for free?

This guide will show you how to make almost any type of test for free - from a fun quiz for friends, an engaging test for the class, a test to help you study, or a formal exam.

Eight steps to making tests for free

Follow these steps to quickly create and share your test, then analyze the results.

Step 1: Find the best online test maker.

Start by thinking about what you need from your test maker.

For example, consider the types of questions you want to ask, how many people will take your test, and whether you need features such as automatic grading, time limits, certificates, custom branding, or detailed reports.

Then choose a platform that meets your needs today and gives you room to grow.

These are a few important features to look for with a free test maker:

An intuitive user interface that lets you easily add and manage your questions.
The option to add your own unique questions or get some help with AI.
A choice of question types. While we all love multiple-choice, it’s nice to have variety with fill-in-the-blank, ordered list, or matching.
Flexibility to customize the scoring and grading. Not all questions need to be worth the same number of points, and you need to be able to set the grades to meet your objectives.
Instant scoring, with the option to share results with test-takers.
Timers to set a countdown timer for each page or the whole quiz.
No adverts so test-takers can focus on the test.
No credit card guarantee and no time limits on the free plan.
Access to new features as technology develops.
The ability to analyze test results to identify who's done the best, who's the fastest or even which questions respondents find easy or hard.
A choice of ways to share the test with everyone or a select few.

The FlexiQuiz free plan offers all of the above test maker features and more!

It takes less than one minute to sign up for free, and then you can start making custom tests.

Step 2: Choose what type of test you want to make.

FlexiQuiz lets you create a classic or live quiz.

A classic quiz is a self-paced test that lets learners view each question in their own time, then move to the next question. This is a great option for revision tests, homework, marketing campaigns, or formal exams.

A live quiz is similar to a Kahoot, where you host the quiz, and others play along on their mobile device. It’s a great way to engage the whole class or people in a meeting. You can have up to 20 players take a live quiz game.

Step 3: Pick how you want to build your quiz

You can add questions in several ways with the FlexiQuiz free plan.

The majority of our customers add their own unique questions. This lets you choose from more question types and show off your expertise.

Alternatively, you can add questions with a little help from AI. Here, you can add a prompt describing the subject of the questions you want, or upload a file such as your revision notes, and FlexiQuiz AI can generate the questions for you. You can still customize the AI-generated questions.

Step 4: Setting and managing your questions

Once you have your questions, you can format them so that test takers answer them in the right way . For example:

Set the question to required: Test takers must answer the question before moving to the next page or submitting the test.

Share feedback: Add custom feedback to each question. The feedback can be a simple encouraging emoji or a detailed explanation that helps test-takers understand.

Set the number of points to award test-takers: You can award points for getting the whole question right or award and deduct points based on the learner's response.

Step 5: Style your test

We know an important part of your quiz is that it looks good, whether it reflects the quiz's playful nature or meets serious testing requirements.

On our free plan, you can choose a layout such as bordered or our classic flat option. Then you can choose from some color themes and fonts.

Step 6: Configure your test

Once you've set the questions, you can configure the rules for the whole quiz.

Configuring a quiz may sound a little complicated, but it's effortless with the right test-maker. It's just a case of deciding how you would like people to take your test - you don't need to be a coding expert!

Some popular options to consider are:

Add a progress bar that lets people track how many questions they've answered.
Setting a grade that indicates the test-taker's level of accomplishment. This can be as simple as a letter, number, or statement.
Shuffling the order of the questions every time the quiz is started.
Adding time limits by page or the whole test.
Set the number of times people can take your test.

The configuration options will vary depending on whether you are making a live quiz game or a classic quiz.

Step 7: Publish and share your test.

Once you're ready to share your quiz, FlexiQuiz offers several ways to distribute it.

You can share your quiz with everyone using a quiz link or a QR code that you can add to your website, presentation, or emails.

Or you can share your test with a selected few. You can set people up with a Respondent portal or send them an access code.

Explore more ways to share your tests.

Step 8: View and analyze the test results

Once you've shared the test, responses will start coming in.

An online test maker saves you time by marking and scoring quizzes, so you can spend less time marking. Sit back, relax with a cup of coffee or even a cheeky G&T.

Depending on how you've configured the system, test takers can see their score straight away, or you can share it later.

With FlexiQuiz, all of your quiz results are saved on a single dashboard for you to view and analyze.

Please note that most test-takers have a limit on the number of responses, and FlexiQuiz lets you collect up to 20 responses across up to 20 quizzes each month.

Looking for some inspiration?

You can easily create many types of quizzes or tests with FlexiQuiz. I hope this article has shown you how our features can help you personalize the test, engage your audience, and track performance.

These blogs include quiz questions on various subjects for you to use when creating a quiz.