Work on a practice set assigned to you

This article is for students.

When you work on a practice set, you:

  • Get real-time feedback
  • Get helpful resources and hints

Open practice sets the same way that you open other assignments. Learn how to see your work for a class.

Get help on a practice set

Some practice sets have resources to help when you're stuck. You can get help with a specific question, or the overall practice set.

Get help with a specific question:

  1. On your computer, open an assignment practice set.
  2. Next to the question, click Show a hint .
    • The help resource opens.
  3. To close the help resource, click Close .

Get help with the practice set:

  1. On your computer, open an assigned practice set.
  2. At the top right, click to open the 'Resource' tray.
  3. Select a resource.

Answer questions

There are four types of questions that teachers can include:

  • Short answer: Enter or ink a response.
  • Paragraph: Enter or ink a response.
  • Single-select: Select an answer from a list that drops down.
  • Multi-select: Tick the boxes next to your answers.
Use ink to show your work

Important: Anything that you ink is visible to the teacher after you click Check. This includes answers that you ink before you submit the assignment.

  1. On your computer, go to an assigned practice set.
  2. On the left of the questions, above the progress bar, click Inking .
  3. In the ink pad, use your mouse to draw or write.
  4. To erase your entry, select an option:
    • Click Erase .
    • In the upper right corner of the ink pad, click More More and then Clear content.
Use the maths keyboard
  1. On your computer, go to an assigned practice set.
  2. Inside the answer text box, click Insert maths formula .
  3. Use the maths keyboard that displays to insert special characters.
Tip: If the teacher hasn't used any special maths characters, the keyboard isn't displayed.
Show your work
You can provide your teacher with more insight about your answer:
  1. On your computer, go to an assigned practice set.
  2. Below the answer, click Show your work.
  3. Provide more information in the text box.
Tip: You can show your work with the ink pad or text, but not both.

Check your answer

You can check your answer immediately for short answer, single-select and multiple choice questions.

  1. On your computer, go to an assigned practice set.
  2. Answer a short answer, single-select or multiple choice question.
  3. Next to your response, click Check.
    • When you answer incorrectly, 'Try again' is displayed.
    • You have unlimited attempts to get the correct answer.

Open-ended and paragraph questions aren't automatically marked. They display the message, 'Needs teacher to check'.

Tip: When you use the check tool, your answers and your work can be reviewed by your teacher.

Hand in your practice set assignment

  1. On your computer, go to an assigned practice set.
  2. Complete the practice set.
  3. At the top right, click Hand in and confirm.

Learn how to unsubmit an assignment or mark it done.

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