Tests

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You will learn:

• How to manage your tests using the menu
• How to create and edit tests via Hakutest test editor

Overview

Test management is a fundamental component of Hakutest. It allows you to perform a number of operations on the tests available to your students. The integrated editor enables the creation of coherent tests, quizzes, and even exam variants.

Tests menu

Tests menu is a file manager-like interface that allows to manage your tests. The following describes the actions you can perform in the menu:

Button	Action
	Create new test in the editor
	Import existing test from .json file
	Delete selected tests
	Download selected tests as .zip archive
	Download this test as .json file
	Delete this test
	Edit this test
	Preview this test

TIP

Importing tests from JSON files can be useful for sharing tests between multiple teachers. Download the tests and send them to another teacher to use.

Test editor

Test editor allows you to create and edit your tests with ease. You need to fill the general fields, add tasks, and save the test.

General fields

General fields are described in the table below:

Field	Description	Example
Title (required)	This field is displayed in the menu and is used when searching for tests	My test
Description	Description of the test	Computer science test for 9th grades
Subject	Subject of the test	Computer Science
Author	Author of the test	John Doe
Target audience	Who the test is for	9th grade students
Institution	The educational institution where the test is conducted	Hakutest Academy
Expires At	Expiration time of the test. Leave blank for the test to be indefinite	06/28/2032 08:00 PM

Tasks

Each task contains the following information:

• Type of the task;
• Text of the task;
• Options and correct answer of the task (depend on the task type).

Task text

Task text typically represents the terms of those tasks. You can use Markdown syntax it. Below are examples of task texts:

Text styles

*italic*

**bold**

***bold italic***

~~strikethrough~~

`monospace`

> Quote

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italic

bold

bold italic

strikethrough

monospace

Quote

Headings

### My awesome task

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

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My awesome task

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

Subscript and superscript

Every programmer knows that 2^10^ equals 1024.

Stay hydrated! Drink more H~2~O!

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Every programmer knows that 2¹⁰ equals 1024.

Stay hydrated! Drink more H₂O!

Links and images

[Hakutest](https://hakutest.org)

![Hakutest Icon](/favicon.ico)

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Hakutest

Tables and lists

|  #  | Name                    | Price |
| :-: | :---------------------- | ----: |
|  1  | Pencil box x150         |   $20 |
|  2  | Colored pencil box x150 |  $120 |

Ordered list:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3

Unordered (bullet) list:

-   Item
-   Another item
-   Third item

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#	Name	Price
1	Pencil box x150	$20
2	Colored pencil box x150	$120

Ordered list:

1. Item 1
2. Item 2
3. Item 3

Unordered (bullet) list:

• Item
• Another item
• Third item

Keyboard Shortcuts

Hakutest test editor supports a number of keyboard shortcuts (hotkeys) that can be useful to increase the speed of work.

Hotkey	Inserted markup
Ctrl+B	Bold
Ctrl+I	Italic
Ctrl+K	Link
Ctrl+Shift+X	Strikethrough
Ctrl+Shift+M	Monospace

Task types

There are 4 types of tasks in Hakutest:

• Single answer — Student has to choose one answer option;
• Multiple answers — Student has to choose multiple answer options;
• Open answer — Student has to enter a short answer;
• Detailed answer — Student has to enter a detailed answer.

IMPORTANT

Single answer, multiple answer and open answer tasks are checked automatically by Hakutest. You select (or enter) the correct answer(s), and Hakutest checks them.

Detailed answer tasks are checked manually by the teacher. During the check, Hakutest marks the answer as correct if it is not blank, and as incorrect otherwise.

The following are examples for each type of task:

Single answer

Multiple answers

Open answer

NOTE

The register does not affect the correctness of the answer.

Detailed answer

Saving the test

When you have finished editing the test, click the "Save test" button. Hakutest will automatically save the test and then it will be available to your students.