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Answer sheets

A separate grading method

Best for multiple choice, short answers, and when students should respond on a separate sheet.

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Answer sheet features

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Short answers are graded for you

Adjusts for minor spelling and rounding errors

Grades complex math such as fractions, roots, exponents, integrals, plus more!

Recognizes that the same math expressions can written in different ways

Supports units, scientific notation, and sig figs

Override auto-graded marks in one click

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Longer answers are graded based on your prompt to our A.I

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Works with open ended questions like essays, short answers, entire math solutions, plus more!

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Our AI groups common answers together

Bulk edit marks and feedback for students with similar answers

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Requirements

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Prefer manual grading? Take control with our Requirements Grading tool

Apply detailed, structured feedback in a few clicks

Save and reuse your requirements on future tests

Speed up grading with keyboard shortcuts

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How answer sheets work

1

Create an answer key

Input the answers to your test

Note: This step is the same for both paper and online tests

2

Distribute our answer sheets along with your tests

Students write their answers into these sheets

3

Scan the completed answer sheets to grade them

SwiftGrade compares the student answers with your answer key to generate results

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Review and finalize grades with 3 powerful tools:

  • ✔ Quick grading
  • ✔ GradeGPT
  • ✔ Requirements grading

These tools can be applied to either one or multiple answers at once

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What our answer sheets can grade

Grade more than just multiple choice tests

Fill in the blank

Fill in the blank

  • ✓ Choose if spelling errors are accepted
  • ✓ Roman numerals: Iron (III) Oxide
Free Response

Free response

  • ✓ Meant for open-ended questions like essays, graphs, etc
  • ✓ Can be auto-graded with our GradeGPT tool
  • ✓ Can be rapidly graded with our quick grading or requirements grading tools
Multiple choice

Multiple choice

  • ✓ Multiple choice
  • ✓ Multiple selection
  • ✓ True or false
Math

Math

  • ✓ Equations: equations
  • ✓ Terms: terms
  • ✓ Integrals: integrals
  • ✓ Inequalities: inequalities
  • ✓ Sigma: sigma
  • ✓ Set notation: set notation
  • ✓ Units: units
  • ✓ Plus more...
Numeric

Numeric

  • ✓ Non-decimals: root
  • ✓ Decimals: (2.3)
  • ✓ Units: (2.3 m/s2)
  • ✓ Scientific notation: (2.3×106)
  • ✓ Set answer tolerance: (2.3 ± 5%)
  • ✓ Significant figures: (2.3 | 2 Sig figs)
  • ✓ Plus more...
Matching

Matching

Plus more coming soon

Coordinates

Coordinates

Chemical equations

Chemical equations

Languages

Supported languages

See which languages are supported by our answer sheets

Supported languages

Note** Math and numeric answers are supported with the standard numeral system: 1,2,3

Need more support for your language? Contact us

Print answer sheets

Print answer sheets

To print answer sheets first Log in and then follow these instructions:

  • For Answer Sheets: Go to the assessments tab and click Print icon
  • For M.C. Bubble Sheets: Go to your dashboard and click MC icon

Answer sheets vs. Uploading Assessments

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