There are many tools to create free online quizzes, surveys and polls. However, they are not all designed equally. I have compiled a list of the very best tools to create free online surveys, polls and quizzes from free and beyond. You will find that the companies listed will provide a free plan with limitations, except for Google, and they hope that you will upgrade to their paid plans to allow for more flexibility on your part.
Proprofs.com
Proprofs is a very formal and professional service that specializes in the creating of enterprise grade quizzes. Proprofs has a wide range of features that makes it easy to see why Proprofs is the undisputed leader in the creation of online quizzes. Proprofs not only allows users to create tests and quizzes, but the applications also allow users to create surveys, polls and flashcards.
KwikSurveys
KwikSurveys is a free to use online survey builder. It is very easy to use, and in no time you will be able to launch your free or paid quiz, poll or survey. KwikSurveys is a popular tool, and it is very easy to see why it is so popular. The free plan offers a lot of flexibility when compared to other service providers in the same category.
SurveyMonkey
Survey Monkey is undisputably the industry leader in online surveys. However, if you want to take full advantage of the power and capabilities of Survey Monkey, you will have to upgrade to their paid plans.
Survio
Survio is a super sleek online quiz and survey tool that is very easy to use. The software is totally free to use, however, if you are creating surveys or quizzes that target more than 100 people, you will have to upgrade. Paid packages start at approximately $13 per month and $34 per month which allows more quizzes to be created and you can take advantage of the sleuth of analytics and other tools.
Poll Everywhere
PollEveywhere.com is a sleek online application that allows users to create surveys, polls and quizzes in a flash. My review indicated that Polleverywhere.com has a powerful audience response tool that allows users to complete their polls by sending in text messages. As a result, this makes Polleverywhere a formidable competitor in the online survey industry.
Adobe Form Central
The venerable Acrobat is the company behind the form builder for surveys, polls and quizzes called Form Builder. Form Builder’s completed forms can be shared in a number of ways: via a link, embedded into your blog or website, or shared on twitter. The free plan from Form Builder limits you to one form at a time with a maximum of 50 responses. You are also able to export your forms as a PDF file-this is Acrobat remember!
Wufoo
Wufoo is a very powerful and dynamic form builder that allows users the ability to create forms for almost any purpose imaginable. With the free service you are allowed to create 3 forms, 10 fields per form and 100 entries per form per month. The forms created here can be embedded on your website or shared in whatever way you want.
ClassMarker
ClassMarker is very popular online quiz creation software. ClassMarker boasts a very impressive list of customers from a wide range of industries. Classmarker posses a wide range of features that makes it a top leader in the online quiz creation industry. As far as pricing is concerned, ClassMarker has a free educator plan that allows tests to be taken up to 1, 000 times per month. In addition to the free educator plans, ClassMarker has paid plans that start at $198.00 USD/year allowing more flexibility, control and tests to be taken.
Easy Test Maker
Easy Test Maker’s online quiz creation tools allow users to create quizzes and exams with a wide variety of questions. The free plan comes with much limitation when compared to what the other plans offer.
Equizzer
Equizzer’s free web-based quiz management system is totally free. They do serve ads to help defray some costs and also encourage users to donate. Teachers can create quizzes and provide students with a code to join that teacher’s class to take quizzes.
Google Docs
For those who may not know, Google docs is a service offered by Google that allows users to work with docs at Google’s well known price to the end user…FREE. To create the quiz, you will create a regular survey. Check my post here to figure out how easy it is to create and grade quizzes in Google docs using Flubaroo or using your custom formula.
ExamProfessor
ExamProfessor’s online quiz creation tools make it super easy to create quizzes and embed them on your website or blog. Examprofessor’s free plan severely limits you to only 10 students. Paid plans start at $12.00 per month and run all the way up to $99 per month for 50 teachers and unlimited students.
QChamp
QChamp’s online quiz and survey creation tool allows you to publish quizzes and exams with media files, such as images and videos, and send them to the test takers. You will then receive automated results. You can create a public profile and allow users to take the quiz directly from your profile
Kubbu
Kubbu is a new entrant into the Quiz Management System game and they are doing it in style. Their powerful quiz management tool allows users to not just create quizzes online, but Kubbu also enhances the whole online teaching experience for both the teacher and the student. In addition, teachers can create crosswords and educational games to enhance their whole teaching and learning experience. And that’s not all. To top that off, Kubbu provides useful analytics to let you know what is going on with your students throughout the learning process.
FreeOnlineSurveys
FreeOnlineSurveys.com provides a powerful survey, poll and quiz management system that allows you the capacity to easily create your surveys, polls and quizzes and manage them with ease.
Fifty Sneakers
Fifty Sneakers is a totally free application that allows users the ability to create tests and quizzes online and bring in their own community of students.
Quizstar
Quizstar is super easy to use; it is very easy to see why Quizstar is so popular among educators. Quizstar is a quiz management system that you will be shocked to find out is totally free to use. They offer the ability to automatically grade all quizzes, manage your classes and subjects, attach multimedia files and the tests can be in multiple languages. This can be a very useful feature in the globally connected world and classroom of today.
Vocabtest
As the name suggests, Vocabtest allows for the creation of vocabulary based tests that will definitely be helpful for practicing words. I think that those students who are taking standardized tests to get into college and grad school must be drooling over tools such as this.
Polldaddy
Polldaddy is brought to you by the guys behind WordPress. Therefore, you know that they are bringing a quality product to the table. Polldaddy allows you to create a great looking survey, poll or quiz online in flash. You will be provided with insightful analytics of your collected data.
Quibblo
Quibblo’s quizzes and surveys are geared mostly towards entertainment, however, you could definitely use their quiz and survey creator to create your very own quizzes and surveys. If you are using this tool in the classroom, I would suggest that you use it as a whole class activity where you monitor the quizzes that you create.
QuizMoz
Quizmoz can be used to create tests and quizzes that are less formal and more fun. However, you can use Quizmoz to create educational quizzes if you wish to do so. There are many quizzes that have already been created that you can take.
Conclusion
It can be concluded that many of the online tools that can be used to create online quizzes and tests outlined above follow the same business model. For the most part, they will provide a free plan that has limitations, and if you want additional features and control you will have to pay. For an easy way to create quizzes and tests for my classroom I use Google a lot. What do you use to create your own quizzes?
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