AI Features
Which Questions Get Graded Automatically?
Learn how grading works in ExamLive. Multiple choice and true/false score automatically while short answers wait for your manual review.
The instant part
When a test is submitted, every multiple choice and true/false answer is compared against its answer key and scored on the spot, with skipped questions recorded as zero. Totals appear immediately, no action needed from you.
The human part
Short answers never get machine-scored. Submitted short answers are flagged Needs Review and wait in the Submissions list until you open them and award points yourself, guided by the reference answer you wrote when building the question.
Why it's built this way
Objective scoring is deterministic and safe to automate completely. Written responses usually deserve judgment: partial credit, alternative phrasings, and context that only you can weigh.
Your workflow
- Finish a test session; objective points land instantly.
- Open submissions marked Needs Review.
- Score each short answer against your reference, add per-question feedback if you like.
- Publish results when ready via Publish Results, or ask the AI assistant to do it for you (Publish Results with AI).