How to print an online test.
Every test built online can leave the app as a print-ready paper too — no separate tool, no retyping questions into a document.
The short answer
Open Master Paper from any test's menu and export it with answers, without answers, or as a blank offline exam paper. It works on any test built with the online test maker — there's nothing extra to set up ahead of time.
Exporting the paper.
Four steps from a digital test to a printed one.
- 1
Build the test as normal
Write or generate questions and configure it exactly as you would for an online-only test.
- 2
Open Master Paper from the test's menu
The same test that's ready to share as a link can also be exported as a paper.
- 3
Pick the version you need
With answers for grading, without answers to hand out, or a blank offline exam paper for participants to write on directly.
- 4
Print or save it
The export is print-ready — use it as a physical exam paper or keep it as a digital backup.
Master Paper: three exports, one test
Pick the version that matches what you actually need it for.
| Export | What it includes | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| With answers | Every question plus the correct answer | Grading a paper attempt, or building a key for a co-teacher |
| Without answers | A clean copy of the test as taken | Handing back to students to review, or archiving for records |
| Offline exam paper | A blank layout for participants to write on directly | A backup for exam day, or a fully offline test room |
Why a digital-first test still needs a paper option
Online delivery is faster to distribute and easier to grade at scale, but it isn't always the safer bet on the day that matters most. A device dies, a connection drops, or a room genuinely doesn't have reliable technology — and a formal exam is the worst possible moment to discover that live. Keeping a printed, blank offline exam paper ready as a fallback costs nothing extra and turns a potential emergency into a non-event.
It's also just useful outside of emergencies: a without-answers copy for a student to review at home, or a with-answers copy so a co-teacher can grade a physical attempt without needing dashboard access.
Building toward exam day?
Combine a printed backup with the settings that lock down the online version.
See How to Create a Secure Online ExamPrinting an online test, answered.
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Build once, use it
online or on paper.
Every test comes with a printed backup built in.
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