Customizing the appearance of a test – Turning Technologies ExamView User Manual

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Customizing the Appearance of a Test

This section covers the following topics:

ExamView Test Generator includes numerous features that allow you to customize the appearance of a test to your exact
specifications. A few of the more popular options are listed here, but you can refer to the help topic Customizing the
Appearance of a Test for a complete list.

Answer Space

Depending on how your students will complete the test, you can turn on or off space for answers. For example, if you want your
students to write the answers on the test next to each question, you can provide space to do so. If your students will be using a
bubble sheet or a separate piece of paper, you can show only the questions. Click Test from the menu bar and select Layout.
Click the Answers tab and set the corresponding options in the Answer Space area.

NOTE

Some answer space options are disabled when tests are set to display in two-column format.

Mix Question Types

You can group questions on a test by question type (e.g., multiple choice, true/ false, etc.) or mix the question types. When
questions are grouped by question type, an instruction line describing how to answer questions of this type is displayed.

Often state tests do not group questions by question type. If you want to create a test that more closely resembles a state test,
you can mix the question types. Click Test from the menu bar and select Layout. Click the Question Types tab and select
Allow question types to be mixed. Reorder the questions to mix the question types (see the Reordering Questions section
that appears below).

Two-Column Formatting;

You can display tests in one- or two-column format. Click Test from the menu bar and select Layout. Click the Page tab and
select Two Columns. Choose whether you would like vertical and horizontal lines included on your test.

Reordering Questions

Click Question from the menu bar and select Reorder; the questions to your liking. If your test is set to group questions by
question type, your questions must remain grouped by question type when reordering. You cannot move a single true/false
question to a position after the multiple choice questions. Instead, you must move the entire group of true/false questions.

NOTE

You can manually reorder or scramble questions. Also, when you print a test, you can scramble the

questions.

If your test is set to allow for mixed question types, you can click Sort in the Reorder Questions dialog box to sort questions
by question criteria.

If you want to scramble the questions, click Question from the menu bar and select Scramble. From there, you can choose to
scramble sections, questions, and the answer choices in multiple choice and multiple response questions.

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