--- title: "Employee Onboarding Quiz: Template and Sample Questions | Formswrite Blog" description: "An employee onboarding quiz template with sample questions for week one, a 30-day check and a manager review, plus how to build it from your handbook." canonical: https://formswrite.com/blog/employee-onboarding-quiz last-updated: 2026-10-08 --- # Employee Onboarding Quiz: Template and Sample Questions In short An employee onboarding quiz is a short set of questions a new hire answers during the first weeks to confirm they know the basics: who to ask, how the company works and how to do the first tasks. Use a five-question quiz at the end of week one, a ten-question check at day 30, and a short manager review. It is written for HR teams, managers and corporate trainers who run onboarding. ## Why quiz new hires at all New people rarely ask what they do not know they need to know. A light quiz brings gaps to the surface early: they have not found the expense policy, they are unsure who approves leave, or they did not catch the safety briefing. It also tells you which parts of onboarding are weak. If six of eight new hires miss the same question, the handbook or the session needs work. Keep it friendly. Call it a "check-in", allow retakes, and show the correct answer after each question. ## The three-stage template | Stage | When | Length | Purpose | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week 1 check-in | End of first week | 5 questions | Basics, people, tools, where to find things | | 30-day knowledge check | Day 30 | 10 questions | Procedures and role-specific tasks | | Manager review | Day 30 to 45 | 4 open questions | Confidence, blockers, what to improve | ## Week 1 check-in: sample questions 1. **Who do you contact first if you cannot log in to your work account?** (multiple choice, the correct option is your IT help channel) 2. **Where do you submit a leave request?** (multiple choice with your real tool names as options) 3. **True or false: you can find the full employee handbook in the shared drive under HR.** (adapt to your location) 4. **What are the company's three core values?** (matching or short answer, only if the values are used in daily decisions) 5. **Where is the nearest assembly point if there is a fire alarm?** (multiple choice or short answer) Use your own names and places. A question that sends people to a tool you retired two years ago is worse than no question. ## 30-day knowledge check: sample questions - **Procedure.** "A customer sends a change request after the order is packed. What is the first step?" Give four steps and ask which comes first. - **Tools.** "Which field in the ticketing system tells you the priority?" Use a screenshot if you can. - **Policy.** "How many days in advance must you request time off?" - **Judgment.** "Your manager is away and an urgent decision is needed. Who has authority to approve it?" - **Short answer.** "Describe in two sentences what your team does and who it serves." Mix in a couple of questions that have no single "right" answer but let you read the reasoning, and score those with a three-point rubric. ## Manager review: four open questions 1. What part of the role is clearer than you expected? 2. What is still unclear? 3. What would make your next 30 days easier? 4. Is there a process you think could be improved? These are not scored. Use them as a conversation guide. ## Tips from teams that run this well - Send the quiz link in the new hire's calendar invite so it does not depend on anyone remembering. - Review the results with the new hire, not about them. Wrong answers are a prompt to explain. - Update the questions whenever a tool or policy changes. Put a reminder in the onboarding checklist. - Track completion, not just scores. A new hire who never opens the check-in may need a nudge. For the wider process of turning documents into forms, see how [business teams convert Google Docs into forms](/blog/digital-forms-for-business-convert-google-docs-into-forms-in-1-click). ## Build it in Formswrite, step by step This is the path for a HR coordinator or manager starting from the handbook chapter. 1. Open the [AI quiz generator](/tools/quiz-generator) and upload the handbook chapter. It accepts a PDF, a Word file or a Google Doc, or you can type a topic instead. 2. Choose the question types you want, such as multiple choice, true or false and short answer, and generate the quiz. It comes with an answer key. 3. Read every question. Fix wording, delete anything your source does not state and check each marked answer. 4. Edit the answer key until every question has exactly one clearly correct answer. 5. Share the quiz link, or export it to Google Forms or your learning platform. Exports are part of the paid plans, and the free plan lets you create 5 Formswrite Forms a month. Our guide to [creating a quiz in Google Forms](/blog/how-to-create-a-google-form-quiz-a-step-by-step-guide) covers settings such as showing correct answers after submission, and Formswrite exports to more than 20 platforms, including Moodle, Canvas and Brightspace. [Generate an onboarding quiz from your handbook](/tools/quiz-generator) ## FAQ Should new hires pass or fail the onboarding quiz? Treat it as a check-in, apart from any safety or compliance section your policy requires people to pass. Low scores should lead to a conversation and a pointer to the right material. Can I reuse the same quiz for every new hire? Yes, and it makes results comparable. Review it every quarter so it stays accurate. What question types work best for onboarding? Multiple choice for facts and procedures, true or false for policies, and one or two short answers for understanding. Avoid trick questions. Who should see the results? The new hire first, then their manager. Share individual scores only with people who need them.