- Choose a year and a level from the two drop-downs at the top left.
- Press New for a fresh set of questions. Students answer in their books.
- Press Ans to show the answers.
That is all you need. Press New as often as you like: every set is different.
Three kinds of quiz
- Year: questions from one year, or Basics for number facts such as times tables.
- Topic: one broad topic, such as Algebra, across several years. Drag either end of the year slider to choose the years.
- Words: match maths terms to their definitions, using a word bank.
Timer
- The timer is at the top right, beside the logo. Click Timer and choose a length, from 1 to 20 minutes.
- It starts by itself, and starts again each time you press New.
- The button beside the time pauses it. Press it again to carry on.
- Use + and − to add or take off a minute. To change the length or turn the timer off, click the time.
Other buttons
- swaps a question the class has not been taught yet. Press it (it flashes red), then click each question you want replaced. Press it again when you have finished. The timer waits while swap is on.
- switches between a light board and a dark board.
- fills the whole screen. Press Esc to leave full screen.
Keyboard shortcuts
| N | New questions | A | Show or hide answers |
| S | Choose questions | W | Words quiz on or off |
| T | Light or dark board | F | Full screen |
| + − | Add or take off a minute | I | This help |
| R | Swap a question on or off | P | Pause or resume the timer |
Showing answers
- One answer: click a question. Click it again to hide the answer.
- Every answer: press Ans. Press it again to hide them all.
Showing the working
- Press Ans so that every answer is showing.
- Click any question. It fills the screen with its working, or a short explanation.
- Use the arrows to move to the next question, and Back to return.
Good to know
- In a Words quiz, the zoomed view shows the term with an example.
- When a question asks for a sketch, the correct drawing appears with the answer.
- Some questions can be answered in more than one correct form. The answer shows the most usual one.
Press the wide button Whole year to open the setup panel. Press Done when you have finished.
- Skills: tick one skill for a quiz on that skill alone, or several for a mix. Whole year uses everything. The search box finds a skill by name or syllabus code.
- Levels: Support has easier numbers and plain words (Find, Work out). Core is the year-level standard, with the SCSA command words. Extension is harder and adds the optional content.
- Prior knowledge: swaps up to three questions for skills from earlier years that the ticked skills build on.
- Calculator: appears only for skills that use one, such as trigonometry and interest. Everything else is calculator-free.
- Words: tick the word groups to draw terms from.
A quiz shows up to ten questions, or five with diagrams. It shows fewer when the wording is long, so the text stays large enough to read from the back of the room.