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Self-grading forms
Anything with a right answer can grade itself. Google Forms and Microsoft Forms turn quizzes into instant scores plus a report showing exactly what your class misunderstood.
Do this once
Flip the form into Quiz mode first (Google: Settings → "Make this a quiz"). Then every question can carry a correct answer and points.
Build one in six steps
- Create a form and turn on Quiz mode.
- Add questions — multiple choice, checkboxes, and short answer all auto-grade.
- Set the correct answer and point value on each (use "Answer key").
- Add automatic feedback for wrong answers to make it a learning moment.
- Assign it (in Google Classroom, use a Quiz assignment to sync grades).
- Open Responses for instant class-wide analytics.
Which question types auto-grade?
| Auto-grades | Needs your eyes |
|---|---|
| Multiple choice | Long-answer / paragraph |
| Checkboxes | Anything with multiple valid wordings |
| Dropdown | File uploads |
| Short answer (exact match) | Short answer with spelling variation |
Short-answer gotcha
Exact-match grading marks "H2O" wrong if the key says "water." Either accept multiple answers or review short-answer items by hand.
The most valuable screen
Open the Responses → Summary tab. It shows the questions most often missed. That's your reteach list — often more useful than the individual scores.
Try it yourself: reteach picker
Enter how many students missed each question to see which one to reteach first.
Reteach picker
Fill it fast
Draft the questions with the AI quiz generator, verify the answer key, then build the form.