What are question banks?

A question bank is a collection of questions normally on one subject. In some software packages, questions can be chosen at random from banks, thus allowing a unique subset of questions to be chosen for each assessment or student.

Questions can be grouped into banks according to difficulty or the type of skill being tested, such as recall, comprehension, analysis or application. Assessments can then be designed which draw a certain number of questions from each bank, thereby ensuring that, while the test is randomised, specific skills and levels of competence will be examined.