Exams and quizzes in the eStudyUniverse app are timed assessments that behave like the real thing: a countdown you cannot pause, a navigator to move between questions, automatic saving, and automatic submission when time runs out. Each attempt is scored on the server and kept in your history.
How the clock works
- The countdown is set from a deadline on the server, so leaving the app does not pause it.
- A warning appears in the final minute.
- At zero, the attempt is submitted automatically with the answers you have given.
- Some assessments are set to submit automatically if you leave the app. The assessment tells you before you start.
During the exam
- A question navigator lets you move to any question and see which ones you have answered.
- You can flag questions to come back to them.
- Before you submit, the app warns you about unanswered questions.
Saving and resuming
Your answers are saved automatically, about 30 seconds after your last change and whenever the app goes to the background. If you are interrupted, a Continue card in Practice takes you back to the session, even without a connection; your saved answers are sent when you reconnect.
Results and attempts
| What | How it works |
|---|---|
| Scoring | On the server, when you submit |
| Pass mark | Set for each assessment; 60% when none is set |
| Attempts allowed | Set for each assessment |
| Answer review | Available when the assessment allows it |
| Attempt history | Every attempt, newest first, with score, number correct and whether you passed |
| Certificates | Issued on passing assessments that offer them, with a certificate number, and can be saved or shared as an image |
Where review is allowed, you can step through your answers with explanations; see practice and answer review.
Limits worth knowing
- No supervision. There is no camera check or proctoring. The value of a timed exam depends on sitting it honestly.
- The clock cannot be paused, by design.
- Mocks are labels, not modes. “Mock” and “past paper” describe an assessment; there are no separate mock modes.
- Certificates are eStudyUniverse’s own record of completion, not an exam-board qualification, and there is no online verification page.
- Availability varies. Which exams you see depends on what has been published for your level and stream.
Sitting a full paper
Timed quizzes in the app suit multiple-choice papers and quick checks. For long written papers, print a past paper from our GCE past questions library and sit it at home under the same rules: fixed time, no notes, no pausing.
Part of the eStudyUniverse app feature guide. Checked against app version 1.2.1, October 2026.