How to Generate Exam Sets
Create randomized question sets with shuffled options and chapter-based distribution to prevent cheating
How to Generate Exam Sets
Set generation creates multiple versions of the same exam with randomized question order and shuffled options. This is essential for preventing cheating in both online and offline exams.
Why Use Sets?
| Problem | How Sets Solve It |
|---|---|
| Students copy from neighbors | Different question order in each set |
| Sharing answers during exam | Different option order means same letter = different answer |
| Pattern-based cheating | Random distribution eliminates predictable patterns |
| Unfair advantage | All sets have equal difficulty distribution |
Generating Sets
- Open an Exam → go to the Sets tab
- Click Generate Sets
- Configure the set generation:
| Setting | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Sets | How many versions to create | 4 (Set A, B, C, D) |
| Randomize Questions | Shuffle question order per set | ✅ Recommended |
| Randomize Options | Shuffle MCQ option order per set | ✅ Recommended |
| Question Selection | Manual or from chapter/topic distribution | Topic-based |
| Distribution | How many questions from each chapter/topic | 5 from Ch1, 3 from Ch2 |
📸 Screenshot: Set generation configuration
- Click Generate
Question Distribution
You can specify exactly how questions should be distributed:
Example Distribution for a 50-question Physics Exam
| Chapter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinematics | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Newton's Laws | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Work, Energy & Power | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Electromagnetic Induction | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Optics | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Modern Physics | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 15 | 21 | 14 | 50 |
Each set will pull different questions from the bank following this distribution, ensuring all sets are equally balanced.
Previewing & Editing Sets
After generation:
- Click Preview on any set to see the full question paper
- Use the Visual Question Paper Editor to customize:
- Drag and drop questions to change order
- Replace a question with another from the bank
- Edit individual questions inline
- Preview the paper as students will see it
- Click Save after making changes
📸 Screenshot: Visual question paper editor with drag handles
Exporting Sets
For Online Exams
- Sets are automatically assigned to students when they start the exam
- Each student gets a randomly assigned set
For Offline Exams
- Click Export to PDF on the Sets tab
- Choose export options:
- With answer key — For teacher use
- Without answer key — For student question papers
- OMR-compatible — Formatted for OMR scanning
- Print the PDFs and distribute different sets to adjacent students
Related Articles
- How to Manage Exams — Complete exam workflow
- How to Manage Question Banks — Source of questions for sets
- How to See Results — View results across all sets
- How to Create an OMR Template — Paper-based exam scanning
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