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title: "Which Questions Get Graded Automatically?"
canonical: https://examlive.net/guides/ai-grading
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## 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](/guides/grade-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

1. Finish a test session; objective points land instantly.
2. Open submissions marked **Needs Review**.
3. Score each short answer against your reference, add per-question feedback if you like.
4. Publish results when ready via [Publish Results](/guides/publish-results), or ask the AI assistant to do it for you ([Publish Results with AI](/guides/ai-publish-results)).