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Use Bloom Test on one chapter

Turn one chapter into a Bloom Test: set the levels, take the test without a timer, then read the mastery report to see which level your understanding breaks at and what to study next.

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Bloom Test is a standalone Ritsu tool that turns material you've studied into a test across seven levels, from Remember to Create, and grades it into a depth profile: a score for each level, so you see where your understanding holds and where it breaks. Use it on one chapter you've already worked through, when the chapter feels clear and you want to know whether you can use it, not only recognize it. You need a free account, and each test run draws on your credits.

Before you begin

  • One chapter as one source. The test is built from the material you give it and nothing else. A file can be a PDF, DOCX, Markdown, text, images, slides or a notebook, and the upload box takes files up to 20 MB. If your chapter is inside a whole-textbook PDF, cut it out first with Split PDF, which slices a textbook into chapters in your browser.
  • A free account and some credits. A test run draws on the credits your account includes. Bloom Test shows the estimate before you create the test and stops before spending if your balance isn't enough. Credits per plan are on the pricing page.
  • Time, but no timer. The tool's own estimate is about five minutes a level: around 35 minutes for all seven. Written answers can stretch that.

How do you run Bloom Test on one chapter?

The screenshots below come from one test made on a slide deck about large language models, recorded on October 2, 2026, with scores and credit counts blurred.

  1. Open Bloom Test. Go to ritsu.ai/learning/tools/bloom-test, or click Test My Understanding on the Bloom Test page. The Bloom Test card on the Learning Tools page opens the same place. The Bloom Tests list opens, with any tests you've made before.

  2. Click Create New. The New Bloom Test form opens, with File selected as the source.

  3. Drop in the chapter. Drag the file onto Drop file or click to browse, or click it and pick the file. When the upload finishes, the file appears under the form marked Uploaded.

The New Bloom Test form with an uploaded PDF, the focus box, the levels chip reading All 7 levels, Medium, Default, and the File, YouTube, Website and Paste text sources

  1. Say what to focus on (optional). In the box that reads "Anything to focus the exam on", type the sections or ideas that matter most, such as two headings from the chapter. The test is written in the language you type here, so type it in the language you want to be tested in.

  2. Choose your levels. Click the chip under the box (it reads All 7 levels · Medium · Default until you change it). In Bloom Test preferences, click a level to turn it off or back on. Each level adds five questions, one for each of its five checkpoints (the skills that level tests), and the line under the levels updates the count and the time. Change Difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard, Very Hard) or Question mix (Mixed, Objective only, Essay-heavy, MCQ only, No MCQ) if you need to, leave Model on Default, then click Done. The chip now shows your choice; Reset to defaults puts everything back.

The Bloom Test preferences dialog with six of seven levels selected, the question count and time estimate under them, and the Difficulty, Question mix and Model options

  1. Click Create Bloom Test. You can also press ⌘ and Enter. The tool uploads the file, pulls out its text and writes the questions level by level, and you can watch each level fill in. When it finishes, the test page lists your levels with the number of questions, the difficulty and the credit estimate. The start screen that follows shows the time estimate and the credits grading will use.

A finished test listing all seven levels, 35 questions and Medium difficulty, with the credit estimate masked and the Start Bloom Test button

  1. Click Start Bloom Test. The test opens at Part 1, Remember. The numbered rail at the top takes you to any part, so you can skip a question and come back to it.

  2. Answer, then click Submit. The counter under the test's title shows how many you've answered. If any questions are blank, Submit for grading? lists them. Keep working takes you back; Submit anyway grades the test now, and each skipped question scores 0 with its checkpoint shown as "not assessed".

  3. Open your mastery report. After grading, your score appears out of 100, across the levels you chose. Click See your mastery report to open the full report, or Review answers first to go through each answer before you open it.

How do you read the mastery report?

Read the levels first and the total last. Two people can end with a similar total and need very different next steps: one hasn't learned the facts yet, the other knows them and can't yet use them on a new case.

  • Score per level. One bar for each level you chose. Look for where the bars drop. That level is where your understanding of this chapter stops holding: you might keep Remember and Understand and lose it at Apply.

Seven level bars from Remember to Create, each a different length, with the scores masked

  • Mastery breakdown. Each level has five checkpoints, such as "Choose the right method for the problem". Each one is marked Demonstrated, Partially demonstrated, Not demonstrated or Not assessed.
  • Strengths and Gaps. A short written summary of what held and what didn't, taken from this attempt only.
  • What to study next. Named checkpoints, each pointing to the part of your chapter to go back to. This list is your study plan for the weak level.

A What to study next list where each item names a checkpoint and the section of the source to review

Answer every question you can, even briefly. In the test behind these screenshots, 10 of the 35 questions were skipped, and the report's own summary named that skipping as a main reason the higher levels scored low. A skipped question scores 0 and tells the report nothing about what you know, so a low bar after skipping can mean "not answered" rather than "not understood". Answering gives the report evidence to work with.

How the grading works: objective items (multiple choice, true / false, select-all, ordering, matching) are graded by fixed rules, and written answers are graded against an answer key and rubric grounded in your chapter.

Use a YouTube lecture, a web page or pasted notes

In step 3, click YouTube, Website or Paste text instead of File, and give the link or paste the text. Pasted text needs at least 200 characters. Everything else works the same way.

Start with fewer levels

Short on time? Select three levels in step 5. That's 15 questions, about 15 minutes by the tool's own estimate. Add the other levels on a retake.

Retake after you study

Once you've studied what What to study next named, click the test's card in your Bloom Tests list. Its start screen shows your best score so far and a link to your previous attempts; click Start Bloom Test to take it again. A retake asks the same checkpoints, and every attempt is kept in the test's Attempt history, so you can see which checkpoints moved between two runs.

Limits and troubleshooting

Symptom Cause Fix
Your chapter is inside a whole textbook The test covers everything in the source you upload Cut the chapter out with Split PDF, then upload only that chapter
The file won't upload It's over 20 MB, or not one of the listed formats Upload a smaller file, such as the chapter alone, or export it to PDF
Pasted text isn't accepted It's under 200 characters Paste the whole section, not a few lines
The questions are in the wrong language The test follows the language of the focus box Create a new test and type the focus in the language you want
You're told your balance isn't enough The run would cost more credits than you have, so it stops before spending Choose fewer levels for a smaller run, or check your plan's credits on the pricing page
A level shows "not assessed", or scores low after you skipped questions there Skipped questions score 0 and give no evidence Answer them on a retake before you decide the level is a gap
The total looks low, but the first levels look fine The total covers every level you chose Read the score per level and start with the first level that drops

Q: Is a Bloom Test an exam prediction?

No. It's a depth snapshot on the material you tested: not a score prediction, not a credential, and not proof that you've mastered a subject. For a standardized exam, official practice materials remain the right source.

Q: Where do the seven levels come from, and what is Critical Thinking?

Six come from the revised Bloom framework (Anderson and Krathwohl, 2001): Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate and Create. Ritsu adds a seventh, Critical Thinking, between Evaluate and Create. Like every level, it has five checkpoints; the mastery breakdown in your report names them.

Next: study the weak level in a learning session on the same chapter (the Create a learning session link under the New Bloom Test form starts one), then retake the test.

Sources

  • Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. Longman.

By Ritsu Team · Last updated October 19, 2026

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