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About the Test Taker

The Test Taker is the test-taking environment that students use to take and submit their tests to teachers for review and grading. Teachers can preview test content and take a test like a student in the Test Taker before assigning assessments to students.

The Test Taker allows you to:

  • Select and navigate to specific questions in a test.
  • Switch between different passages in a test if there are more than one.
  • Listen to passages and questions read aloud if the test has audio.
  • Set or clear bookmarks on questions.
  • View question status icons identifying Answered, Not Answered, and Bookmarked questions.
  • View a tally of Total, Not Answered, and Bookmarked questions.
  • Revisit unanswered and bookmarked questions.
  • Expand the Passage or Question areas.
  • Use the Tools menu to use accessibility tools like the Highlighter, Line Reader, and Image Magnifier.
  • Use the Settings menu to change the font size and page/text contrast colors.
  • Get extra Help at any time during a test.
  • Pause and End a test, which includes submitting a test for grading.

Test Taker at a Glance

Test Taker Legend Description
1. Toolbar
ClosedUse the Test Taker toolbar to:

Back/Next buttons

  • Navigate to the previous or next question in an assessment.

Question Navigation bar

  • Scroll through questions.
  • View question status.
  • Select and go to a specific question.
  • View the total, unanswered, and bookmarked questions in an assessment.

Pause Test icon

  • Pause, save and exit, or return to the test.

End Test icon

  • Select to submit the completed test for grading.
  • Use the column headings on the Question Summary page as filters to view total, unanswered, and bookmarked questions and revisit as needed.

Tools icon

  • View and select the text Highlighter, Line Reader, and Image Magnifier tools.

Settings icon

  • View and change the Font size or page/text contrast colors. Reset to default, if necessary.

Help icon

  • Click or tap to access Help at any time.
2. Passage area

Passage area and tabs

  • View the passage, scrolling up and down as necessary.
  • If a test includes multiple passages, click or tap the tabs above the passage text to see a different passage.

Play Audio icon

  • Click or tap the Play Audio icon to listen to a recording of the passage.
  • Use the slider bars to jump to a new place in the recording or adjust the volume level.

Scroll bar

Use the scroll bar to move up or down and view the content in the Passage area.

Note: Passages may contain text, graphics, audio, and/or videos.
3. Question area

Question area

  • View the question(s) and select one or more answers, determined by the instructions and question type.

Play Audio icon

  • Click or tap the Play Audio icon to listen to a recording of the question.
  • Use the slider bars to jump to a new place in the recording or adjust the volume level.

Question counter

  • View the current question number and total number of questions in the assessment.

Bookmark icon

  • Use the Bookmark icon to select or clear question bookmarks.

Standards, rubrics, and sample answer tabs

  • Teachers can access the standards, rubrics, and sample answers directly from the Test Preview mode by using the arrow tab on the right side of the screen.
4. Passage/Question Expander arrows

Use the arrows to expand the width of the Passage or Question areas.

Note: The Expand arrows appear blue when selected and active, and gray when inactive.
5. Footer

View the eAssessment title, student name, and Benchmark Education Company information.

 

Learn more about the Test Taking by exploring these Help topics: