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How does the Brightsparks Quiz work?

Brightsparks is a downloadable quiz containing hundreds of multiple-choice questions. These cover all school science subjects, and there are questions suitable for all age-groups from primary school to post-16.

It is a visual quiz! Each four choice multiple answer is based on gleaning science info from photographs or drawings.

Taking the quiz is easy – but not all the questions are. Your students should find the quiz interesting and enjoyable, but also a bit of a challenge.

To help you gauge their performances, the scores and answers of everyone who takes the test are automatically recorded. This means you can go through the quiz with them afterwards and explain anything they’ve got wrong.

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How much does it cost?

It’s completely FREE – no strings attached!

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What subjects are covered by the Quizzes?
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What age groups are covered by the quizzes?

Primary Secondary (Brightsparks calls age groups ‘Levels’)



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How do I download the quiz?

You have in theory done this already, if not, please click here to get to the instruction pages.

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Once I have downloaded the application and the questions for Brightsparks, how do I play the quizzes?

(Remember: If you have chosen the Online Automatic download option, just click on the quiz you want to play and the questions will be fetched from the web as you play, you have to be online for this to happen.)

Double click on the Brightsparks Icon on your desktop to launch the quiz.

Typing your name in and getting started with a quiz is fairly self explanatory. If you would like to see a step by step guide to this please click here.

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Is it easy to play the questions?

Yes! But if you would like the pages with the questions explained in detail please click here

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What if I want to play again?

Clicking on the Replay button starts the quiz over again.

Clicking on the Another button takes you back to the What do you want to do? window so that you can select another set of questions.

Clicking on the Finish button wraps everything up and terminates the program.

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How do I use Brightsparks on a Network Server?

Brightsparks can be installed on a network serve so a class or school can share it. This means all the scores are stored in one place. To do this copy the installed Brightsparks folder from your Program Files folder to a suitable location on the Network Server. For networked PCs to access Brightsparks create a short cut on each of the desktops.


How do I keep score for all my pupils?

Brightsparks keeps a record of each student's performance. By pressing the Replay button at the beginning of the main menu, students and teachers can see all the student's answers from a previous attempt. Teachers can also access the numerical details via the Control Panel button at the end of each quiz.

For more detailed information about being a Brightsparks quiz administrator click here.

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What if I’m having problems?

Hopefully all will run smoothly, if not you may find the solution to your problem by clicking here.

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Is there anything else I need to know?

There are other features relating to downloading questions from the web, refreshing the quiz, and clearing the questions. These are run from the Brightsparks CONTROL PANEL. If you would like to know more about these features click here.

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Where does Brightsparks come from?

Brightsparks is supported by Lucent Technologies and The Garfield Weston Foundation and was developed by CAST Education.


Have fun!


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