How to create a CAPS-aligned question paper in minutes.

CAPS expects more from an assessment than testing whether learners remember facts. It expects a spread of cognitive demand, so a paper also checks whether learners can explain, apply, and reason with what they've learnt, not only recall it.

Getting that spread right by hand, especially across a full test or exam, is usually where most of the planning time goes. It's easy to end up with a paper that's mostly recall questions, then have to go back and rework it once you notice the imbalance.

Write questions as they come to mind, usually starting with the easiest ones. Add up the marks. Realise the paper leans heavily on memorised facts. Go back and manually insert a few harder, application-style questions. Recheck the mark totals again. It works, but it eats an evening that could go toward marking, planning a lesson, or just going home on time.

1. Upload a chapter, your notes, or a past paper, in English or Afrikaans.
2. Choose the grade, subject, and total marks for the paper.
3. Pick which of the six thinking levels of Bloom's Taxonomy you want covered, and how heavily each one should be weighted.
4. Setwise drafts the question paper and memo from your own material, matched to that mix.
5. Review and edit anything you like, then download it as Word or PDF.

Before you finalise anything, Setwise also checks the draft against the balance you asked for. If a thinking level ends up under-represented, it tells you exactly which one, and roughly how many marks would close the gap, so you catch it before your learners do.

Does it work in Afrikaans? Yes. Setwise detects the language of your uploaded material automatically and writes the paper and memo to match it.

Can I use my own notes instead of a textbook? Yes, that's the point. Setwise builds questions from whatever material you give it, a chapter, your own notes, or a past paper, rather than generic content.

Is it actually free to try? Yes. The free plan includes three question papers, no card required.