About Quiz Maker with Timer
This quiz maker with timer opens with a five-minute timer set: write your questions, change the minutes if you want, and the quiz is submitted automatically when the countdown reaches zero. It is free, needs no sign-up and runs in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded.
The Timer field takes whole minutes from 1 to 600, and 0 turns it off. The countdown shows while you play and turns red in the last 30 seconds. When time runs out, the page submits your answers as they are, shows the score and marks the questions you missed, including any you left blank.
The timer starts when you press Play and the quiz does not pause. Use it for exam practice, for a classroom activity on a shared screen, or to train for speed. There is no time limit per question, only one for the whole quiz.
How to use Quiz Maker with Timer
- Write a question in the first box. Pick its type: multiple choice, true or false, or short answer.
- For multiple choice, type the four options and select the radio button of the correct one. For true or false, select the correct side. For short answer, type the accepted answer, and separate alternatives with a vertical bar.
- Press Add question and repeat. To add many at once, press Paste questions and paste your list in the format shown.
- Choose your settings: shuffle the questions, shuffle the options of multiple choice questions, and set a timer in minutes if you want one. A timer of 0 means no timer.
- Press Play to take the quiz. Answer each question and submit to see your score and the questions you missed.
- To keep or share the quiz, press Export JSON. To use it on paper, press Printable, then Print quiz or Print answer key.
Features
- Three question types: multiple choice with four options, true or false, and short answer.
- Short answers accept several variants separated by a vertical bar, and ignore case, accents and punctuation when they check an answer.
- Shuffle the order of the questions and the order of the options of multiple choice questions, each on its own switch.
- An optional timer of up to 600 minutes that submits the quiz when it runs out.
- A score screen that shows how many you got right and marks the questions you missed.
- A printable sheet and a printable answer key, opened in your browser print dialog.
- Export the quiz as a JSON file and import it again later, or on another device.
- Paste questions in a simple text format to build a quiz quickly.
- Local autosave: your quiz is kept in this browser while you edit, so a refresh does not lose it.
Privacy: how it works
- Your questions and answers are handled by code in your browser tab and are never sent to Ulkaa or anyone else. The quiz you are editing is saved automatically in your own browser storage on this device.
Tips
- Write one idea per question and make wrong options plausible, so the quiz tests understanding and not guessing.
- For short answers, list the common spellings and forms with a vertical bar, such as USA | United States | US.
- Export a JSON file after you finish a quiz you want to keep, because browser storage can be cleared.
- Switch on both shuffles before you play a quiz you wrote, so you learn the answers and not the order.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. There is no price, no trial and no credit card. Ulkaa Tool does the work with your own device, so there is no server bill to pass on to you.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no login. Open the page and use it. An Ulkaa account is not needed for anything on this tool.
Does it run in my browser?
Yes. Your questions are processed by code running in your browser tab, on your own device.
Is my data uploaded?
No. Your questions are never sent to Ulkaa or to anyone else. You can check this yourself by watching the Network tab in your browser developer tools while you use the tool.
How do I add a timer to a quiz?
Set the Timer field to the number of minutes before you press Play. The default on this page is five minutes.
What happens when the time is up?
The quiz submits the answers you have given so far, shows the score and marks the questions that were missed or left blank.
Can I set a timer per question?
No. There is one timer for the whole quiz.
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