> 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

Create an assessment and choose its type.

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

<table data-card-size="large" 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="/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types/exams-quizzes-practice.md">Exams, Quizzes &amp; Practice</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Essay</strong></td><td>A single open-response question, written in the essay room.</td><td><a href="/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types/essay-assessments.md">Essay Assessments</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Simulation</strong></td><td>An AI-powered conversational scenario.</td><td><a href="/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types/simulation-assessments.md">Simulation Assessments</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>File Upload</strong></td><td>Students upload completed work as PDF or Word files.</td><td><a href="/v1/examind-platform/build/assessments/assessment-types/file-upload-assessments.md">File Upload Assessments</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 %}