When you take a quiz, a few things work differently from the rest of Intertwined: you can't copy the question or the answers, and the question hides if you switch tabs. This article explains what each rule does, why it's there, and what to do if one catches you when you weren't doing anything wrong.
Where the rules apply
These protections are on for section quizzes only, while you're answering questions. Lessons and everything else in the Student Portal work normally. The rules are also listed on the welcome screen before every quiz, so you'll always know about them before you start.
Why these rules exist
A quiz score is supposed to show what you understand. When a question gets copied into ChatGPT, Gemini or another AI tool, the score stops meaning anything, for you and for your teacher, who uses it to decide what to reteach. These rules make the shortcut harder so that your score reflects your own thinking. They also keep things fair for classmates who do the work themselves.
Wrong answers are part of learning here. You get to retry every question, so there's no need to look anything up. If you're stuck, the lesson is the best place to look.
What each rule does
Copying is turned off
You can still highlight text to help you read, but you can't copy or cut the question or answers, and you can't drag selected text off the page. If you try, you'll see a message titled "Copying is turned off here". Quiz answers are picked, not typed, so there's nothing to paste into either.
The question hides when you leave
If you switch to another tab, another window or another app, the question blurs and you'll see Question hidden with the note "Come back to this tab to keep going." Come back and it reappears right where you left it.
Very short interruptions, like a notification that pops up for a moment, are ignored. If you're away for more than a few seconds, the trip is recorded. If you're away longer, you'll also see a reminder titled "You left the quiz" when you come back.
Screenshot keys
Pressing a screenshot key, like Print Screen on a Windows computer, brings up a message titled "That looked like a screenshot" and is recorded. However the picture gets taken, putting a graded question into an AI tool to get the answer counts as academic dishonesty.
Your name on the screen
Your name and today's date are printed very faintly across quiz questions. You probably won't notice it while you work. It's there so that a picture of the question can be traced back to the account it came from.
What gets recorded, and who sees it
When one of these things happens, Intertwined records that it happened, which quiz you were on, and for trips away, how long you were gone. Your teacher can see these counts.
Intertwined can't see your other tabs, your other apps, your screen, or what's on your clipboard. It only notices a copy attempt, a screenshot key, or that you left the quiz page.
Going back to a lesson in the same tab to reread something is fine. That's leaving the quiz, not switching away from it, and your quiz progress is saved.
If something catches you by mistake
These rules can't tell why something happened, so sometimes they'll react when you did nothing wrong. Common examples:
A notification, a pop-up or a system message took over the screen.
Your Chromebook or laptop switched windows by itself, or went to sleep.
You pressed Ctrl+C or Command+C out of habit.
A browser extension or another app opened a window on top.
Here's what to do:
Click Back to the question to close the message, and keep going. Your progress is safe.
If the same thing keeps happening, close the app or extension that's causing it before you go on.
Tell your teacher what happened. A single slip is not a big deal, and your teacher would much rather hear it from you.
Tips
Before you start a quiz, close other tabs and turn off notifications you don't need.
Stuck on a question? Reread the lesson for that section, or ask your teacher for help. Both are fair, and both actually help.
Right-click tools like translate and spell check still work, so you can use them if you need them.
Use Finn AI to study before a quiz, not during it. Switching to it in the middle of a quiz hides the question and is recorded.
Common questions
Will I get in trouble because a notification popped up?
A quick blip is ignored completely. If something kept you away longer, it's recorded as a trip away. One trip like that is common and easy to explain. If you're worried, tell your teacher what happened.
Can I highlight text while I read?
Yes. Highlighting works normally. Only copying, cutting and dragging text are turned off.
Does this mean Intertwined is watching my screen?
No. Intertwined only knows what happens on the quiz page itself: a copy attempt, a screenshot key on the quiz page, or the quiz page losing focus. It can't see anything else.
Can I take notes on paper during a quiz?
Writing on scrap paper doesn't trigger anything, since the rules only notice what happens on the quiz page. If your teacher has their own rules about notes, follow those.