Available for candidates.

Open book tests and home exams, most often use the question type Upload Assignment.

This article provides a candidate guide to the question type and how to submit your final answer.

Tests with the Upload Assignment question type

The Upload Assignment question type is commonly used for open book tests and home exams. This question requires you to prepare your answer in an external file (like Excel or Word) and then upload it to the test. 

This question type supports most file formats, including text, audio and image files. The file formats allowed is specified in the question. It may be restricted to one file type.

When you submit your answer, you will most likely use a regular web browser. Safe Exam Browser is usually not required, so you will need no additional installations

To ensure you understand the process and that your computer is working properly, consider taking a demo test before the actual test.

Example of an Upload Assignment question

Click Select file to upload to upload the desired file. In this example, the PDF file format is only allowed. 

You can only upload one file per Upload Assignment question.