ExamBuilder for History 

History ExamBuilder

Create bespoke mock assessments to suit your students' needs

Design your own topic tests, homework activities, and end of year mock exams with ExamBuilder. Our free question-building platform allows you to filter by question types or topics or both. You also have the ability to select parts of questions, or full questions so you have a test that is bespoke and specific to your students. 

GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World) and History B (Schools History Project) papers are available now.

ExamBuilder - free and easy to use

*Interchange is a free secure website that any centre registered for exams can access. If you do not have a login, please speak to your Exams Officer. Read our guide to using Interchange.

Creating tests

Give your students the opportunity to practice and build confidence with a mock test.  After selecting History A or B, you can choose to either 'Create a New Test' from the complete bank of questions, access previously saved tests from 'My Tests or view ready made papers in 'OCR Past Papers':

 ExamBuilder History

Creating a new test - choose from all questions unfiltered on left-hand side of screen.  Add questions to your test.

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Filter by level, question type, topic or unit/paper

Create an assessment that suits the abilities of your students and tailor questions or parts of questions to closely reflect the topics you've covered. 

 ExamBuilder filter questions

Create a test by selecting questions using a range of filters and then reorder your questions as required.  Question numbering will update automatically.

Export and share your test

Once you've finished tailoring your test, set a name for the test and assign a 'time available' for the whole paper.  You can then choose either a Word or PDF export, with or without a mark scheme and OCR cover page.  

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Saved tests are immediately available in the 'My Tests' area and can be instantly shared with all other users at your centre.