> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://examind.gitbook.io/v1/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://examind.gitbook.io/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types.md).

# Assessment Builder

The Assessment Builder is where you create an assessment and choose its type.

## Create an assessment

1. Click **Assessments** in the left menu.
2. Click **+ Add Assessment**.
3. Enter the details and click **Create Assessment**.

## Assessment types

EXAMIND supports five assessment types. Exams, quizzes, and practice are built the same way — from your question bank — while essays and simulations are each a single, specialized question.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Exams, Quizzes &#x26; Practice</strong></td><td>Built from questions in your question bank.</td><td><a href="/pages/QRVmXFUmybR66txw6QW5">/pages/QRVmXFUmybR66txw6QW5</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Essay</strong></td><td>A single open-response question, written in the essay room.</td><td><a href="/pages/nw2sG3XZqs9BMi0pdEdm">/pages/nw2sG3XZqs9BMi0pdEdm</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Simulation</strong></td><td>An AI-powered conversational scenario.</td><td><a href="/pages/F4onslc5hFC3bYIqtm4R">/pages/F4onslc5hFC3bYIqtm4R</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

{% hint style="info" %}
**Looking to assess work done in Microsoft Excel?** That isn't a separate assessment type — students work in the Excel app through the EXAMIND plugin. It's in closed beta and set up by EXAMIND. See [Excel Assessments](/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types/excel-assessments.md).
{% endhint %}


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