--- title: "Table of Specifications Generator (TOS) for Teachers" description: "Free Table of Specifications generator. Enter topics and hours, pick DepEd 60-30-10 or Bloom, and get a TOS with item placement as a Word file." canonical: https://formswrite.com/tools/table-of-specifications-generator last-updated: 2026-10-15 --- Free TOS Generator # Table of Specifications Generator List your topics and the hours you taught each one. The TOS fills in as you type: items per topic, the DepEd 60-30-10 or Bloom split, and the item numbers of every test. Download it as a Word file, ready for the periodical exam. ## Topics and time spent List what the exam covers and how many hours or days you spent on each topic. More time means more items. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Add topic Total items From 1 to 200. Cognitive split DepEd 60-30-10Easy, average and difficultBloom's 6 levelsRemembering to creating Easy Average Difficult Test types Items per test type, in the order they appear on the exam. Leave a count empty to share what is left. - Multiple choiceItems for Multiple choice - True or falseItems for True or false - IdentificationItems for Identification - EssayItems for Essay Test types add up to 50 of 50 items. Exam header(optional) Subject Grade level Quarter School Teacher Table of Specifications Items follow the hours spent on each topic. Item numbers show where each one sits in the exam. - Scientific investigation10 items Hours: 4 · 20% Easy 631-36 Average 316-18 Difficult 146 - Elements and compounds15 items Hours: 6 · 30% Easy 937-45 Average 519-23 Difficult 147 - Mixtures and solutions13 items Hours: 5 · 25% Easy 81-8 Average 424-27 Difficult 148 - Acids and bases7 items Hours: 3 · 15% Easy 49-12 Average 228-29 Difficult 149 - Metals and nonmetals5 items Hours: 2 · 10% Easy 313-15 Average 130 Difficult 150 - Total50 items Table of Specifications | Topic | Hours | % | Items | Easy60% | Average30% | Difficult10% | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Scientific investigation | 4 | 20 | 10 | 631-36 | 316-18 | 146 | | Elements and compounds | 6 | 30 | 15 | 937-45 | 519-23 | 147 | | Mixtures and solutions | 5 | 25 | 13 | 81-8 | 424-27 | 148 | | Acids and bases | 3 | 15 | 7 | 49-12 | 228-29 | 149 | | Metals and nonmetals | 2 | 10 | 5 | 313-15 | 130 | 150 | | Total | 20 | 100 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 5 | - Test I. Multiple choiceItems 1 to 30 - Test II. True or falseItems 31 to 40 - Test III. IdentificationItems 41 to 45 - Test IV. EssayItems 46 to 50 Download TOS (.docx)Copy table[Generate the exam and answer key](/accounts/signup?source=table-of-specifications-generator&returnUrl=%2Fdashboard%2Fexam-papers%2Fnew) Free, no sign-up. Landscape Word file with the item placement and signature lines. ## How to Make a Table of Specifications Write each topic of the quarter and the number of hours or days you spent on it. Set the total number of items, keep the DepEd 60-30-10 split or switch to Bloom's six levels, and choose the test types with their item counts. The generator divides the items by time spent, splits each topic by level, and numbers the items in test order, so every cell of the TOS lists the exact item numbers that cover it. ## Worked Example: 50 Items, Five Topics A Science 7 teacher spent 20 hours on five topics: 4, 6, 5, 3 and 2 hours. A 50-item test gives them 10, 15, 13, 7 and 5 items (12.5 rounds to 13 because it has the largest remainder). The 60-30-10 split makes 30 easy, 15 average and 5 difficult items. With 30 multiple choice, 10 true or false, 5 identification and 5 essay items, the essay part takes the five difficult items and the other tests share the easy and average ones. ## From the TOS to the Exam and Answer Key The TOS is the plan; the exam still has to be written. Formswrite can write it from your own lesson file: upload the PDF or Word lesson, keep this TOS, and get the printable exam, the answer key and the TOS in Word, with item numbers that match. 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The checker will ask for it. ## Frequently Asked Questions What is a Table of Specifications (TOS)? A Table of Specifications is the blueprint of a test. It lists the topics taught, the time spent on each, how many items each topic gets and at which cognitive level, and where each item sits in the test. It keeps a periodical exam fair: topics you spent more time on get more items, and the test covers easy, average and difficult questions in the planned proportion. What is the DepEd 60-30-10 rule? DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015 asks that classroom tests follow 60% easy, 30% average and 10% difficult items. Easy covers remembering and understanding, average covers applying and analyzing, and difficult covers evaluating and creating. In a 50-item test that is 30 easy, 15 average and 5 difficult items. How are the items allocated to each topic? Each topic gets total items × its hours ÷ total hours. Fractions are rounded with the largest remainder method, so the topics always add up to the total. With 50 items and a topic taught 6 of 20 hours, the topic gets 15 items. The level columns are split the same way, then each topic × level cell is rounded so every row and every column keeps its total. How are item numbers placed? Tests follow the order of your test types (Test I, Test II and so on). Essay items take the highest levels first, true or false and identification take the lower levels, and multiple choice takes the rest. Each TOS cell then lists the item numbers it covers, such as "1-4, 21", so a checker can trace every item to its topic and level. Can I use Bloom's taxonomy instead of 60-30-10? Yes. Switch the split to Bloom's six levels and set a percentage for remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating. If the percentages do not add up to 100, they are scaled so they do. Is the TOS generator free? Yes. The table and the Word download are free and need no account. With a free Formswrite account you can also generate the exam itself and its answer key from your lesson file, numbered to match this TOS. ## Generate the exam and answer key from your lesson Upload your lesson as a PDF or Word file. Formswrite writes the items this TOS asks for, from your own material, and gives you the exam, the answer key and the TOS in Word, numbered to match. - TOS always free - Items from your own lesson - Exam and answer key in Word [Create a free account](/accounts/signup?source=table-of-specifications-generator&returnUrl=%2Fdashboard%2Fexam-papers%2Fnew)[Question paper generator](/tools/question-paper-generator)