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Assessments let you build comprehensive tests with multiple question types and publish them directly to your classroom. Objective questions are auto-graded the moment a student submits — no marking pile, no batch processing. You open a dashboard of results while students see their scores in real time.

Question Types

Mix and match any of the following question types within a single assessment:

Multiple Choice

Present students with a question and a set of answer options. Auto-graded on submission.

True / False

A focused, binary question format. Auto-graded on submission.

Matching

Ask students to pair items from two columns. Auto-graded on submission.

Short Answer

Students type a brief response. Flagged for your review after submission.

Long-Form Written Response

Extended written answers with full context visible in your review queue.

Creating an Assessment

1

Open New Assessment

From your teacher dashboard, click New Assessment to open the assessment builder.
2

Add your questions

Add as many questions as you need — mix and match question types freely within the same assessment.
3

Configure timing (optional)

Set an overall time limit for the whole assessment, or configure individual per-question timers. Students see a live countdown as they work.
4

Add a featured image or icon (optional)

Attach a featured image or choose an icon to make the assessment easy to identify in the student feed.
5

Review in preview mode

Toggle the assessment into preview mode to check layout, question order, and answer options before anyone else sees it.
6

Publish to your classroom

Set visibility to Published to push the assessment to every enrolled student’s feed instantly.
Students receive both an email notification and an on-platform notification when you publish an assessment. They won’t miss it.

Auto-Grading

Objective questions — multiple choice, true/false, and matching — are graded the instant a student clicks submit. Results appear in your submission dashboard in real time; there is nothing you need to do to trigger scoring. Written responses (short answer and long-form) are placed in a separate review queue. You can annotate each response and release written-response scores independently, at whatever pace suits your workflow.
Students see their score immediately for objective questions. Written-response scores are only released to students after you complete your review.

Submission Tracking

Your submission dashboard gives you a live view of the entire class as the assessment runs:
  • Submitted — students who have completed and handed in their assessment.
  • In progress — students currently working through questions.
  • Not started — students who have not yet opened the assessment.
Every submission is timestamped and tied to the student’s classroom record, so you have a full audit trail without any extra admin.

Per-Question Analytics

Once submissions close, ChimeEdu calculates per-question performance across the whole cohort. You can see at a glance which questions had the lowest average scores — pinpointing exactly where students are struggling before you plan your next lesson.

Assessment Settings

Flexible Timing

Apply a single time limit to the whole assessment, or set individual timers per question. Both options show students a live countdown.

Google Drive Attachments

Attach supporting files or resource folders from your institution’s Google Drive directly to an assessment. Available on Plus and Premium plans.
Use per-question timers when you want to control the pace of a high-stakes test, and a single overall timer for more open-ended assessments where question order is flexible.