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title: "Creating New Assessment Questions in Aware"
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# Creating New Assessment Questions in Aware

When [creating assessments in Aware](/v1/docs/options-for-creating-assessments), teachers can add the following item types to an assessment: multiple choice, multiple selection, numerical response, constructed response, resource, and interactive item types. Assessment creators can also [search available item banks](/v1/docs/adding-item-bank-questions-to-aware-tests).

## **Adding a New Item in Aware**

### **Quick Guide**

1. Select **Author.**
2. Click on **New Assessment** and then choose **Create New Standard Assessment**.
3. Set the **Title, Subject, Grade Level, Test Type, Associated Courses, Associated Campuses,**and**Performance Levels**and then select **Generate Test**.
4. Select an item type to add a question to the assessment. You can choose questions that are both **Print and Online Friendly** such as multiple choice, questions that are **Online Only** such as interactive item types, and [questions from **Item Banks**](/v1/docs/adding-item-bank-questions-to-aware-tests).
5. Select the **Add** plus sign icon to add more questions. Continue this step until the assessment is complete.

### **Illustrated Guide**

**Step 1:**Select **Author** from the main menu.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image(507).png)

**Step 2:** On the **Author Assessments**screen, click on **New Assessment** and then choose **Create New Standard Assessment** from the resulting drop-down menu.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/image(509).png)

**Step 3:**Fill in the standard assessment information, including the **Title**, **Subject**, **Grade Level**, and **Test Type**.

To associate one or more courses with the assessment, select the **Add Course**link next to **Associated Courses** and then select the course(s).

To make the assessment available to an entire school, to multiple schools, or to the whole district, select the **Add Campuses** link next to **Associated Campuses** and then select the school(s).

Then, select the **Performance Levels**to include in the assessment and enter a **Percentage**for each selected level. For more details on setting Performance Levels, see [Setting Performance Levels for Individual Assessments](/v1/docs/setting-performance-levels-for-individual-assessments).

Establish any performance levels as relevant, and select **Generate Test**.

![general_information_generate_test.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/7714393980055.png)

**Step 4:**Select your first item type. You can choose questions that are both **Print and Online Friendly** such as multiple choice, questions that are **Online Only** such as interactive item types, and [questions from an Item Bank](/v1/docs/adding-item-bank-questions-to-aware-tests).

![select_first_item_type_landing_page.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/7714394013847.png)

**Step 5:**Once you have created your first question, add additional items by clicking on the **Add** plus sign icon. A drop-down menu appears, listing the available item type options. Select the next item type to add another assessment item. Continue this step until the assessment is complete.

![item_type_drop-down_menu.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/7714384929559.png)