How do I create an online exam?

In Questionmark, you create exams through: (1) authoring items using the item editor or AI assistant, (2) organizing items into an item bank with metadata tags, (3) assembling test forms with automated or manual item selection, and (4) configuring delivery settings including timing, randomization, and security.

What exam formats can I create?

Questionmark supports multiple-choice, multi-select, true/false, matching, ordering, drag-and-drop, essay, file upload, simulation-based, and performance-based item types. All formats support multimedia (images, audio, video) and 40+ languages.

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Exam authoring software built for regulated certification programs

Exam authoring software gives subject matter experts one governed place to write items, assemble forms, and publish exams. Questionmark delivered high-stakes assessment technology for over 30 years and serves 750+ enterprise customers, including Boeing, SAP and Genentech. Author items manually across multiple question types, generate drafts with Author Aide for SME review, and control who can see or change every item in your bank

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Make use of media-rich and dynamic authoring options, including adding images, files, videos, graphs, audio clips and more.

Exam creation software for enterprise certification teams

Questionmark is an out-of-the-box assessment solution that includes an online exam builder that’s trusted by some of the world’s largest organizations. Whether you’re creating a certification exam from scratch, reusing an existing item bank, or need a flexible online exam maker for everything from compliance checks to high-stakes professional credentials, Questionmark helps you design, configure, and publish assessments efficiently, without losing control of quality or exam security. The workflow is straightforward: author your questions, assemble your form, configure scoring, apply security settings, and publish, all within a single platform built for enterprise-scale delivery.

How exam authoring works: item bank to published tests

1. Create

Author items manually (40+ options), pull from your item bank (organized into topic folders), or use Author Aide to generate draft questions from your source material for SME review and refinement.

2. Organize

Organise questions into question blocks and sections, set delivery rules like randomization, and configure time limits to match your exam blueprint and security needs.

3. Set scores

Set pass marks, assign point values, and control what feedback candidates see and when, including item-level settings and provisional outcomes for subjectively scored questions.

4. Secure

Strengthen test integrity with secure delivery options including browser lockdown, live and record-and-review proctoring, and scheduling controls. Set access codes, limit attempts, and configure exactly who can take your exam and when.

5. Publish & deliver

Publish your assessment and deliver it to your candidates, with results recorded to the database and reporting available as soon as your tests and exams are complete.

Author Aide assessment authoring software generating bulk MCQ items from source material

Governed AI item generation with Author Aide

Author Aide is Questionmark’s AI-powered authoring tool, built to take the heavy lifting out of question creation. Upload your source material, whether that is a training manual, PDF, or learning content, and Author Aide uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to create draft items your subject matter experts can review, refine, and approve. The result is test creation up to 10x faster, without generic questions or loss of context.

Item banking, versioning and author access control

Non-generic

Generates draft questions from your own training material, keeping content accurate and on-topic.

Bulk creation

Supports bulk creation of up to 25 questions at a time, covering whole courses or short chapters.

Complexity control

Tailors question complexity using Bloom’s Taxonomy, so items are pitched at the right level.

Flexible

Supports AI-powered item generation across multiple question types, not just multiple choice.

44 Languages

Translates content into 44 languages, so your item bank can keep pace with global program needs.

Fewer bottlenecks

Building item banks and creating questions that really test skills and knowledge is both crucial and time-consuming Author Aide does the heavy lifting so your experts can spend more time reviewing, improving, and validating content rather than starting from scratch. Every AI-generated item goes through human review before it reaches your item bank, keeping your team in control at every stage.

Responsible by design

Author Aide is built on responsible AI principles. Your prompts, uploaded materials, and generated outputs are never used to train any AI model, so your intellectual property stays protected throughout the authoring process. And because Author Aide is built by assessment experts, it goes beyond general AI outputs to deliver high-quality content you can hit the ground running with.

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Built for regulated, audit-ready testing programs

Verifying knowledge and skills is easier than ever with our media-rich question types and testing methods.

For performance-based testing, build tests that closely mirror real-world challenges. Or make use of our flexible observational assessments that give you an accurate picture of an individuals’ skills out in the field and in real time.

Or perhaps you’re managing IT certifications? Take a look at our lab-based assessments for authentic IT skills testing.

Whatever you need to measure, we have the right test for you.

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Organize your item banks

Your item bank, or question bank, is one of your most valuable assets for your learning program and with our platform it’s easy to make the most of it.

Whether you need to organize your questions by topic, utilize randomized delivery or use a question in one of our many test formats, our item bank takes the hard work out of assessment creation.

Manage your team with access control

From managing permissions and access to keeping your departments apart and your assessments secure, we have the tools and expertise you need.

Collaborate securely and bring your people together to author questions, with the ability to lock down roles and audit changes.

Track changes with versioning

Managing a bank of assessment content is complex, and tracking exactly what’s been changed, when and by who is absolutely key.

That’s why we provide a full audit trail, and item versioning system – so you know what’s been changed, what version a candidate or test taker saw of a question, and can effectively manage and report as your assessment program grows and changes over time.

Make tests more accessible for non-native speakers and manage the delivery and creation of translations in over 30 languages with translation tools.

Translation management

If you need to publish one of your assessments in multiple languages, we make it easy to translate, export to third parties and track changes between items.

Whether it’s making tests more accessible for non-native speakers, to managing translations for content creation and delivering in over 30 languages, we’re leading the way.

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Why use Questionmark?

Trusted by the largest organizations in the world, it’s secure, inclusive and flexible, which makes it the best solution for proctored exams, certification, and global learning programs.

We're innovative

We’re always evolving to give you the latest and best assessment tools – and winning awards along the way!

We're experts

We’re a team that’s obsessed with assessments, and we’ll go the extra mile to help you.

We're secure

Trusted by governments around the world, you can be confident in our ability to deliver assessments and store data safely.

We're collaborative

Whether it’s guiding you through the onboarding experience, or integrating with LMS, we’ll work together on it.

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FAQ

What is exam authoring software?

Exam authoring software enables subject matter experts to create, review, and maintain test items and assessment forms. Questionmark’s authoring tools include AI-powered item generation, collaborative review workflows, item banking, and psychometric tagging. see our case study.

What exam formats does Questionmark support?

Questionmark supports a wide range of assessments from multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, and essay, to observational and performance-based item types delivered through secure browsers, mobile devices, or onsite testing centers.

How does online exam management work?

Exam management includes test creation, candidate scheduling, delivery window configuration, and scoring with post-exam analytics, all from a single assessment platform.

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Exam authoring software built for regulated certification programs

Exam creation software for enterprise certification teams