Step-by-Step Guide

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. 1

    Build the test as normal

    Write or generate questions and configure it exactly as you would for an online-only test.

  2. 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. 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. 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.

ExportWhat it includesWhen to use it
With answersEvery question plus the correct answerGrading a paper attempt, or building a key for a co-teacher
Without answersA clean copy of the test as takenHanding back to students to review, or archiving for records
Offline exam paperA blank layout for participants to write on directlyA 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 Exam

Printing an online test, answered.

Can I print an online test?expand_more
Yes, using Master Paper. Any test built in YonoLMS can be exported as a print-ready paper directly from the test's menu.
What versions of a printed test are available?expand_more
Three: with answers (for grading), without answers (a clean copy to hand out or review), and an offline exam paper (a blank layout for participants to write on directly).
Why would I need a paper backup for an online test?expand_more
A printed offline exam paper is useful if a device or internet connection fails on exam day, or if you're running the test somewhere without reliable technology in the first place.
Does printing a test cost anything extra?expand_more
No. Master Paper exports are part of the same test — there's no separate feature or fee for the printed version.
Can I print a test that students already took online?expand_more
Yes. The with-answers and without-answers exports work the same way whether the test was taken online, on paper, or not at all yet.
Is the printed version the same questions in the same order?expand_more
Yes, the export reflects the test as built — if you had shuffling turned on for the online version, the printed export still uses one fixed, readable order for the paper copy.

Build once, use it
online or on paper.

Every test comes with a printed backup built in.

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