10 Powerful Clozetesting Features You Might Not Know About

Clozetesting.com is more than just a tool for creating fill-in-the-blank exercises. Behind its simple interface lies a rich set of features designed to save teachers time, keep students engaged, and integrate smoothly with the tools you already use. In this article, we'll walk through 10 features that many users haven't discovered yet — from PDF worksheets and Moodle import to countdown timers and revision history.

1. Export Tests as PDF Worksheets

Need a paper version of your cloze test? Clozetesting can generate a print-ready PDF of any test in two versions:

  • Blank worksheet — A clean copy with empty gaps, perfect for classroom handouts or printed homework.
  • Answer key — The same worksheet with all correct answers filled in, so you can grade quickly or share solutions.

The PDF generator automatically detects the script used in your text (Japanese, Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Devanagari, and more) and selects the appropriate font, so your worksheets look correct regardless of the language you teach.

To generate a PDF, open any test from your dashboard and look for the PDF export option.

2. Export Student Results to CSV

After students complete a test, you can export all responses to a CSV file for detailed analysis in Excel, Google Sheets, or any spreadsheet application. The export includes:

  • Student name and email (if collected via Google Login)
  • Submission timestamp
  • Number of attempts
  • Number of correct answers and percentage score
  • Each individual gap answer in its own column

This makes it easy to spot patterns, identify struggling students, or import grades into your school's gradebook system.

3. Test Revision History and Restore

Every time you save a test, Clozetesting automatically stores a snapshot of the previous version. The system keeps up to 4 recent versions of each test.

If you accidentally delete content or make unwanted changes, you can browse your edit history and restore any previous version. The restored version is created as a new test with its own unique link, so your current test and student responses remain untouched.

This works like an undo history that persists across sessions — even if you close your browser and come back days later, your previous versions are still available.

4. Set a Time Limit with Countdown Timer

You can add a countdown timer to any test by setting a time limit in minutes. When a student opens the test, a visible timer counts down on screen in MM:SS format.

When time runs out, the test is automatically submitted — students cannot continue answering after the timer expires. This is ideal for:

  • Speed-reading comprehension exercises
  • Creating exam-like pressure in practice tests

The time each student spends is recorded alongside their responses, so you can see not just what they answered but also how long they took.

5. Control Attempts, Retries, and Answer Reveal

Clozetesting offers several settings that control what happens after a student submits:

  • Max Attempts — Set whether students can try 1, 2, 3, or unlimited times. After submitting, they can retry the test up to the limit you define.
  • Display Correction — When enabled, students see immediate visual feedback — correct answers highlighted in green, incorrect in red — right after submission.
  • Show Score — Display the percentage score after submission so students know how they performed.
  • Show Answers — Once a student has used all their attempts, the correct answers can be revealed automatically.

Combining these settings lets you create different experiences: a strict one-shot exam, a practice exercise with unlimited retries, or a guided learning activity where students see corrections after each attempt and the full answer key at the end.

6. Brand Your Exercises with a Custom Logo

This is only available for subscribers to the business plan: On the Settings page, you can upload your own logo image. Your logo then appears on your exercise pages and your public profile, replacing the default Clozetesting branding.

This is useful if you run a language school, tutoring service, or educational website and want exercises to look like they come from your own platform.

7. Create a Public Profile Page

Every Clozetesting user can set up a public profile — a single page that lists all your published tests in one place. Your public profile gets its own URL, like:

https://www.clozetesting.com/public/your-name

Students can browse all your shared exercises from this page, filtered by category. If you've uploaded a custom logo, it appears here too. This is effectively a mini-website for your exercises — no coding or hosting required.

You can control which tests appear on your public profile by toggling visibility per test.

8. Organize Exercises with Categories

As your test library grows, categories help you stay organized. You can create custom categories (e.g., "Grammar B1", "Vocabulary Unit 3", "Final Exams") and assign tests to them.

Categories appear as filters on your dashboard and on your public profile page, making it quick for both you and your students to find the right exercise.

You can rename, delete, and reorganize categories at any time from the dedicated Categories management page.

9. Duplicate Exercises with One Click

Want to create a variation of an existing test? Use the Copy feature to duplicate any test instantly. The copy gets:

  • A new unique link/code
  • The same title with " - copy" appended
  • All settings preserved (time limit, participation mode, max attempts, etc.)

This saves time when creating similar exercises for different classes or when you want to iterate on a test design without modifying the original.

10. Import and Export Moodle XML

Clozetesting supports bidirectional conversion with Moodle XML, the standard quiz format used by Moodle and many other learning management systems.

Import from Moodle

Upload a Moodle XML file and Clozetesting will parse it into interactive online exercises. Supported question types include:

  • Cloze (short answer) questions
  • Drag and drop (DDWTOS) questions
  • Multiple choice
  • True/False
  • Short answer
  • Matching questions

Export to Moodle

You can also export your Clozetesting exercises back to Moodle XML format, including fill-in-the-blank, dropdown, and drag & drop question types. This means you can author exercises in Clozetesting's user-friendly editor and then deploy them in Moodle, Canvas (via Moodle import), or any platform that accepts Moodle XML.

Import from AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)

There is also a dedicated import option for AI-generated content. You can ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other AI to generate a quiz in Moodle XML format, then paste the generated XML directly into Clozetesting to turn it into an interactive online exercise.

Try These Features Today

All of these features are available right now on clozetesting.com. If you haven't explored beyond basic test creation, log in to your dashboard and take a look — you might find that the tool you need is already built in.

Have questions about any of these features? Contact us and we'll be happy to help.

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