Use this article to start a test in Testing Mode. Testing Mode tests your Quran memorization the way a sheikh tests a student: Tarteel gives you the first few words of a passage from anywhere in your range, and you continue from memory until the end of the question. Then the next question starts you from another place. Testing Mode is available to all Tarteel users though free users may only have a limited number of free tests per day.
Why test your memorization?
Memorization can feel strong when you always recite from the beginning of a surah. Testing Mode starts you from unexpected places, so you find the weak links between verses and learn to recite confidently from any point.
How do I start a test?
The animation below shows how to open Testing Mode from the green mode button.
From the Quran reader, tap and hold the green mode button at the bottom of the screen and select Test.
On the “Test” screen, tap the play button to begin. The test uses the same range as your last test. If this is your first test, it starts on Your Memorization — the parts of the Quran you've marked as memorized in Tarteel.
If you haven't added your memorization to Tarteel yet, your first test uses a starter range instead: the last pages of Juz 30 (from Surah Az-Zalzalah to Surah An-Nas). After your first test, the app asks you to add your memorization.
A short countdown plays, and your first question card appears.
Want to be tested on a specific surah, juz, or custom range instead? See How do I choose what I get tested on?
How does a question work in Testing Mode?
The image below shows the parts of a question card.
A question card in Testing Mode shows:
Hint words: your starting prompt
Lines you have not recited yet
Surah name and verse number
Eye icon: shows or hides the surah name and verse number
Next: skips to the next question
Recite onward from memory. As you recite correctly, the hidden words are revealed on screen.
Keep reciting until the end of the question. A question often continues past the first ayah, so don't stop when you reach the end of an ayah. You can see how much is left from the progress bar along the bottom edge of the card and the remaining line markers on the card. When you complete the question, you'll hear a sound and the card changes color (green if recited correctly, red if there was a mistake), and the next question appears.
To skip a question, swipe the card right or left or tap Next.
What if I can't remember the next word?
In Testing Mode, you have three ways to reveal words you can't remember:
Tap the single arrow to reveal the next word.
Tap the double arrow to reveal the rest of the ayah.
Double-tap anywhere on the question card to reveal the next word.
The animation below shows the single arrow and the double arrow.
Keep in mind that each reveal counts as a mistake for that question. See How does test scoring work?
What does the eye icon do?
In Testing Mode, tap the eye icon on the question card to show or hide the surah name and verse number of the current question.
Note: The eye icon also hides the verse marker of the ayah you are tested on (until you recite past it), and the name of the next surah in the question. For example, a prompt can begin in Surah Al-Ikhlas and continue into Surah Al-Falaq.
What are the default test settings?
When using Testing Mode for the first time, tests start with these defaults, and all of them can be changed in the Test Settings:
10 questions per session
2 lines per question
Questions continue to the end of the ayah
Temporary Session is toggled off
To adjust the number of questions, question length, sounds, and more, see How do I change the length of my test and how many questions it asks
What do free and Premium users get in Testing Mode?
All Tarteel users can use Testing Mode. These are the differences between free users and Tarteel Premium users:
Test questions per day: free users get a limited number. The Test screen shows how many free questions you have left today, and the count resets at midnight in your time zone. Premium users get unlimited questions.
Question length: free users get 2 lines per question. Premium users can choose from 2 to 15 lines.
Session length: free users can test until their free questions for the day run out. Premium users can test an unlimited number of questions.
To see everything Premium adds, see What features do I unlock with Tarteel Premium?