Module 4: Docs > Chapter 6: Forms
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Forms in the classroom
Create and customize forms
Collect form responses
View form results and share with others
Design and deliver quizzes and tests using forms
» Deliver quizzes and tests online with forms

Create and use a quiz template

Tips for automatically grading quizzes
Structure peer reviews and feedback
Check and submit assignments
Log reports and information into a single database
File and track school-wide requests
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You can use forms to create quizzes and tests with various types of questions. You can then post the exam on a website or send it directly to students or other recipients.

To set up an online quiz or test, follow these steps:
  1. Create a new form
    • From your Docs list, click the Create new button, then select Form.
    • From a spreadsheet, click the Form menu and select Create a form.
    • From any other doc, click the File menu and select New then Form.
  2. Add and arrange questions by clicking the Add item button at the top of the editing page.
  3. Add section headers to organize your exam by clicking the Add item button at the top of the editing page and selecting Section header. Enter the section header and a description
  4. Make the form available to students or recipients:
    • Email the form to your class list or individuals by selecting the Email this form button and entering in email addresses. Or select the Send form option from the Form menu in your response spreadsheet.
    • Embed the form in your blog or site by clicking the More actions button and selecting Embed. Copy and paste the code into your site.
    • Embed the form in a Google Site by going to your site, clicking the Insert menu and selecting Form. Pick your form from the list.
    • Post the link to the form. Find the URL in your response spreadsheet by clicking the Form menu and selecting Go to live form. Copy the URL of the new window. To get to your spreadsheet from the edit form page, click the View responses button and select Spreadsheet.
  5. When the time for submitting forms is over, stop accepting responses by going to the Form menu in your response spreadsheet and click Accepting responses to remove the checkmark.