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Excel Quiz Template With Auto-Scoring (Formulas Included)

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TL;DR. A simple Excel quiz template that auto-scores when students fill in their answers. Three sheets: Quiz (student-facing), Answers (teacher-facing key), Results (auto-calculated score).

Sheet 1 — Quiz (student-facing)

Columns: # | Question | Option A | Option B | Option C | Option D | Your Answer

Students type A/B/C/D in the Your Answer column.

Sheet 2 — Answers (teacher-facing)

Columns: # | Correct Answer (A/B/C/D)

Sheet 3 — Results (auto-calculated)

Per row, formula compares student answer to correct answer:

IF(Quiz!E2 = Answers!B2, 1, 0)

Sum column for total correct. Percentage:

SUM(Results!C2:C21) / COUNTA(Quiz!B2:B21) * 100

Letter grade:

IF(P >= 90, "A", IF(P >= 80, "B", IF(P >= 70, "C", IF(P >= 60, "D", "F"))))

Sharing the file

Save as .xlsx. Each student fills in their copy and emails back. Or use Google Sheets for real-time collection.

Limitations

  • No randomisation.
  • Students can see the Answers sheet unless password-protected.
  • Manual file collection per student.
  • When to use SimpleQuizMaker instead

  • Auto-grading at scale.
  • Per-student tracking.
  • Randomised order.
  • Cheating prevention.
  • [Printable Quiz Templates](/blog/printable-quiz-templates)
  • [Word Document Quiz Template](/blog/word-document-quiz-template)
  • [How to Calculate Quiz Grades](/blog/how-to-calculate-quiz-grades)
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    James Okafor

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