Prerequisite: Create a Course
Launch the National Geographic Learning Content Selector
Navigate to the Schoology course.
Under the Materials tab, click Add Materials.
Select NGL Spark from the dropdown menu.
Scroll to the Spark program and level you want and click Link to Course.
Click Select Content.
Create a Pre-Made Test
Click Create.
Click Tests in Spark.
Scroll to the test you want and click Assign next to the test name.
Set a Start Date and Time and End Date and Time for students to take the test.
Click Continue.
Select settings to control test behavior and security, then click Continue.
- Question attempts
How many times students can attempt each question.
- Show correctness marks

- After due date
When students view their test results after the due date, they can see how they did on each question.
- Never
Students are never shown results for individual questions, only their overall test score.
- Show correct answers
- After due date
When students view their test results after the due date, they can see the correct answers to questions they got wrong.
Correctness marks must be enabled to show correct answers.
- Never
Students are never shown the correct answers.
Click Continue.
Select Assign to all students, including students that join the course later.
Or, select individual students to take the test.
Click Assign.
Click Create Links.
Scroll to Tests and select the test you just created.

Click Link to LMS.
Create a Test Using National Geographic Learning Question Bank
You can filter questions based on the following. Depending on the program you are using, some of these filters may not be available.
- Activity Type (fill in the blank, multiple choice, etc.)
- Auto/Manually Graded
- Unit Number
- Skills and Learning Objectives (grammar, listening, reading, etc.)
- Depth of Knowledge Levels
- Common Core State Standards
- CEFR
- CCRS
- CASAS Competencies
- CASAS Reading
- ELPS
Click Create.
Click Tests in Spark.
Click Create a Test +.
In the Test Title field, create a name for your test.
Select your program from the Programs dropdown menu.

Click Add Questions +.
The filters display on the left-side of the screen, and the test questions display on the right.

Use the filters to display the types of questions you want for your test.

Click
next to a question to view it.Select the questions you want by clicking the box to the left of each question.
Click Add to Test to add the questions to your test.
Your test questions will display in the order they are shown to your students.

Edit your test before saving.
Rename your test
Enter a new title in Test Title.
Add a question
Click Add Questions+ and select additional questions.
Preview a question
Click
.Remove a question
Click
.
Change the order of questions
Click
or
, or click
next to a question, drag the question and drop it to the position you want.Click Save & Close.
Your new test will be listed and indicated by
.
