During the Exam

9.1 Start the Exam and Answer Questions

When preparation is complete, the exam opens automatically.

The exam screen shows the question number, the question type, and the marks for the question. The answer options are displayed on the right.

Read each question carefully and enter or select your answer. For multiple-choice questions, select one correct answer.

The top bar shows the Remaining time, and the progress bars show your progress by question type, items answered, and time used.

Figure 9-1 Exam Screen

9.2 Exam Screen Icons and Controls

The top of the exam screen shows the exam status, monitoring indicators, and the main controls. The numbers below match the numbers in the figure.

1. Current time: shows the current time on your computer.
2. Battery status: shows the battery level of your computer. Keep your computer connected to power during the exam.
3. Chat with Proctor: sends a chat request to your proctor. See section 9.7.
4. Camera: shows that your camera is active and recording for proctoring.
5. Server Connected: Indicates that the application is successfully connected to the exam server.
6. Welcome: shows the name of the signed-in student.
7. Remaining: shows the time remaining in the exam.
8. Extended Time: displays any additional time added to the exam by the instructor. If the updated time is not received automatically, tap the Sync icon to update it. 
9. Light/Dark mode: switches the display between light and dark mode.
10. Summary: opens the Answer Sheet Summary. See section 9.5.
11. Tools: opens the tools available for the exam, such as the whiteboard. See section 9.6.
12. End Exam: ends and submits the exam. See section 10.1.
13. Section progress: shows each exam section and the percentage completed. Use the arrows to view other sections.
14. Items: shows the number of questions answered and the percentage completed.
15. Time: shows the time used out of the total exam time, in minutes.
16. Zoom in / Zoom out: increases or decreases the size of the question text.

If suspicious activity is detected during the exam, a warning icon is also displayed in the top bar. Select it to view the Violation Limit Warning panel. See section 9.8.

Figure 9-2 Exam Screen Icons and Controls

9.3 Navigate Between Questions

1. Answer the current question.
2. Select Next to move to the next question, or Previous to return to the previous one.

Navigation Controls

• Previous (bottom left): Returns to the previous question.
• Next (bottom right): Moves to the next question.
• Skip (bottom center): Moves past a question you have not answered so you can return to it later.
• Flag (bottom center): Marks the question for review.
• Question panel (left side): Jumps directly to any question by its number.
• Up arrow (top center): Collapses or expands the header area, which contains the section progress and timers, to give more space to the question.

Question Panel Colors

• Green: The question has been answered.
• Blue: The current question.
• Gray: The question has not been answered.

Figure 9-3 Navigation Controls

9.4 Flag Questions for Review

To return to a question later, flag it for review. An answer must be selected before a question can be flagged.

1. Select an answer.
2. Select Flag. The message Question marked for review! is displayed.
3. Select OK.

To remove the flag, select Unflag. The message Question un-marked! is displayed.

Figure 9-4 Question Marked for Review

Figure 9-5 Question Unmarked

9.5 Review the Answer Sheet

Select Summary in the top bar to open the Answer Sheet Summary. It lists all questions by type. Attempted questions appear in green.

Use the filters (All, Flagged, Skipped, Not Attempted, and Attempted) to find questions you need to review before ending the exam.

Figure 9-6 Answer Sheet Summary

9.6 Use Tools

1. Select Tools in the top bar.
2. Select the tool you need, such as Scientific Calculator or Whiteboard. 
3. When finished, select the red X icon to close the tool and return to the question. 

The tools available depend on the exam settings.

Figure 9-7 Tools Window

Figure 9-8 Whiteboard

9.7 Chat with the Proctor

1. Select the chat icon in the top bar. The message Chat Request Sent. You Can Start Chatting Once The Proctor Accepts. is displayed.
2. Wait until the proctor accepts your request. The message You Can Now Start A Chat With Your Assigned Proctor. is displayed.
3. Select the chat icon to open the chat window.
4. Type your message in the Type a message… box, and then select the send icon.
5. Select X to close the chat window.

You can move the chat window by dragging the move icon at the top of the window, and expand it using the icon in the top-left corner.

Figure 9-9 Chat with Proctor Icon

Figure 9-10 Chat Request Sent

Figure 9-11 Chat Request Accepted

Figure 9-12 Chat Window

Figure 9-13 Chat Messages

9.8 Warnings and Exam Suspension

During a proctored exam, the application monitors your camera, microphone, and screen activity. If suspicious activity is detected, a red warning is displayed in the top-right corner, for example Noise Detected or Camera Blocked, together with the number of times it has occurred (for example, 1/5).

To review your violations, select the warning icon in the top bar. The Violation Limit Warning panel shows each type of activity detected and how many times it has occurred.

If the activity continues, the message Your exam will be suspended due to the following suspicious activity is displayed. Select OK and avoid repeating the activity.

If the violation limit is exceeded, the exam is suspended and the message Your exam has been suspended due to repeated cheating violations is displayed. Select OK and contact your instructor.

Figure 9-14 Suspicious Activity Warnings

Figure 9-15 Violation Limit Warning

Figure 9-16 Suspension Warning

Figure 9-17 Exam Suspended