The practice-test feature

I. CREATING A NEW TEST SET

Step 1: Open the feature

Go to the Test set management menu -> choose Create new.

Step 2: Fill in the basic details

1. Add a thumbnail for the test set (the cover image shown to students).

2. Choose the test type:

   • IELTS (4 skills)
     -> The system pre-creates 4 skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking
     -> No extra skills can be added.

   • TOEIC
     -> The system pre-creates 2 skills: Listening, Reading
     -> No extra skills can be added.

   • CUSTOM
     -> No skills are pre-created
     -> Once the test set exists, open its detail page and create the skills you want.

   • Reading / Writing / Listening / Speaking
     -> The test set has exactly one skill
     -> No other skills can be added.

3. Enter the test set title.

Step 3: Choose a category (optional)

Pick a suitable category to classify the test set (skip this if you do not use categories).

Step 4: Enter the time limit

Enter the time limit in minutes for the whole test.

Step 5: Add a description (optional)

Enter a short description for the test set -> click Save to finish creating it.

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II. ADDING CONTENT & QUESTIONS

Step 6: Open the test set to add questions

Once the test set has been created:

• Choose Questions to start entering content.

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Step 7: Add a section

1. For Listening sections with an audio file:

   • Click the three-dot menu -> upload the audio file.

2. Choose Add section:

   • Enter the section title.

   • Add the reading passage (if there is one).

3. Click the arrow icon to expand the section and add questions.

Step 8: Add questions

1. Click Add question.

2. Choose the difficulty:

   • Easy

   • Medium

   • Hard

3. Choose the question type:

   • Single choice: exactly one correct answer.

   • Multiple choice: several answers can be correct.

   • Writing: a free-text answer.

   • Speaking: a spoken free-form answer.

   • Fill in the blank:

     • Write the question text and leave a gap.

     • At the gap, click Add question or use the add-question icon in the toolbar.

     • Once added, enter the correct answer for that gap in the panel on the right.

4. Click Save to finish the question.

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III. FINISHING UP

• Repeat the steps above until every section has all the questions it needs.

The student-facing page

• Students click the practice-test button in the header on the public site to start practising

The student clicks the practice test to begin