Before You Begin
We recommend starting with at least one regular assignment (not in Quiz Mode) to help students get familiar with Magma Math. If you’re unsure how to create one, check out this guide.
Once your students are comfortable, you’re ready to set up your first quiz.
Creating a Quiz
Quiz Mode is enabled in the final step of creating an assignment. When turned on:
Students won’t receive immediate feedback on whether their answers are correct.
They can’t view the correct answers while working on the assignment.
What Happens Next?
For Teachers: The quiz appears in purple in the Assignments tab. You’ll see a “Start” button.
For Students: The quiz also appears in purple, but they can’t open it until you start it.
Starting the Quiz
Click “Start” when you’re ready for students to begin.
While the quiz is active:
Students submit answers and click “Next” to move forward.
They see a purple progress circle showing how much they’ve completed.
No results or feedback are shown until you end the quiz.
Pausing the Quiz
Need to temporarily stop the quiz? You can pause it for all students:
Open the heatmap.
Click “Pause”.
While paused, students can’t answer questions. You can restart the quiz later by clicking “Start” again.
Ending the Quiz
When you’re ready to share results:
Open the heatmap.
Click “End”.
This will:
Reveal student results (right/wrong answers).
Allow students to re-enter and review their work, just like getting a graded quiz back.
Tip: If you don’t want students to see results yet, keep the quiz paused instead of ending it. You’ll still be able to view their progress in the heatmap.
Managing Individual Students
You can start, pause, or end the quiz for individual students in the Status settings. This is helpful if:
Some students finish early.
You want to release results for them while others are still working.
