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Question Banks let you create large pools of questions and serve a random subset to each candidate. Every candidate receives a different combination of questions, reducing the chance of cheating while maintaining a consistent assessment structure.
Question Banks are an Elite plan feature. You need an Elite subscription to create and use Question Banks and Question Bank Quizzes. See Elite Features for details.

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What is a Question Bank?

A Question Bank (QB) is a collection of questions organized by subject or topic. Each question in the bank can have a different point value and difficulty level. When candidates take a test, they receive a randomly selected subset from the bank rather than the full set of questions.
Question Bank overview showing a list of questions organized by topic and difficulty

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Example: Physics and Chemistry Tests

Imagine you have two Question Banks:
  • Physics Question Bank — 100 questions across various difficulty levels
  • Chemistry Question Bank — 100 questions across various difficulty levels
You can create different quizzes that draw from these banks with different weightings:
QuizPhysics QuestionsChemistry QuestionsTotal
Physics Major Quiz40 questions (2 points each)10 questions (1 point each)50 questions
Chemistry Major Quiz10 questions (1 point each)40 questions (2 points each)50 questions
Each candidate receives a different random subset of questions from the respective banks, but the overall structure (number of questions, points, difficulty distribution) stays consistent across all candidates.

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Question Bank Quizzes (QBQ)

Candidates cannot attempt a Question Bank directly. You must create a Question Bank Quiz and add it to an AutoProctor test for candidates to take.
Question Bank Quiz overview showing created QBQs with response counts
A Question Bank Quiz specifies:
  • Which Question Banks to draw questions from
  • How many questions to include from each bank
  • The difficulty levels to include
  • The point values for each difficulty level
You can combine multiple Question Banks in a single QBQ, or use one bank to supply questions at varying difficulty levels.

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How to Create a Question Bank Quiz

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Create a Question Bank

Navigate to the Question Banks section in AutoProctor and create a new Question Bank. Add your questions, assigning point values and difficulty levels to each.
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Create a Question Bank Quiz

Create a new Question Bank Quiz (QBQ). Select which Question Banks to draw from, how many questions to include, and which difficulty levels to use.
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Add to an AutoProctor Test

Add the QBQ to an AutoProctor test. Share the test link with your candidates.