Digital Question Papers
Digital question papers (DQPs) are digitised versions of question papers for disabled candidates or candidates with additional support needs who may have reading and/or writing difficulties.
Digital Question Papers guidance
- Introduction to Digital Question Papers for Centres (205 KB)
- Introduction to Digital Question Papers for Candidates (164 KB)
- Digital Question Papers: Exam Guide for Centres (212 KB)
Digital Question Papers (Past Papers)
- 2023 Digital Question Papers
- 2022 Digital Question Papers
- 2019 Digital Question Papers
- 2018 Digital Question Papers
Data Booklets and Prescribed Texts
Where required, data booklets and prescribed texts can be downloaded in advance of any exams where digital question papers are being used.
- Applications of Mathematics Higher data booklet (196 KB)
- Chemistry National 5 Data Booklet (549 KB)
- Chemistry Higher and Advanced Higher Data Booklet (2,662 KB)
- Engineering Science National 4 and National 5 Data Booklet (146 KB)
- Engineering Science Higher Data Booklet (263 KB)
- Engineering Science Advanced Higher Data Booklet (1,352 KB)
- Latin National 5 Prescribed Text (218 KB)
- Latin Higher Prescribed Text (218 KB)
- Latin Advanced Higher Prescribed Text (218 KB)
- Statistics Advanced Higher Statistical Formulae and Tables (1,308 KB)
Digital Answer Booklets
A digital answer booklet (DABs) is produced to accompany a DQP when the question paper is a question-only paper. DABs are issued with DQPs. A list of DABs is available (83 KB). If a question paper is not listed in the table, then a separate answer book is not required, or a workbook is supplied. Workbooks may accompany some question-only question papers and digital versions of these workbooks are only provided along with the digital question paper. They cannot be downloaded in advance as they contain confidential question content. Gaelic medium DABs will be produced on request. DABs can also be used by candidates for practice purposes.
Download digital answer booklets.
Higher Accounting
No DAB is provided for Higher Accounting. Candidates using a digital question paper in Higher Accounting must use a spreadsheet or word processing package eg Microsoft Excel or Word to complete their responses digitally. A digital cover sheet must be completed and printed out to accompany the printouts of the candidate's responses.
National 5 Administration and IT
For National 5 Administration and IT a digital cover sheet is available for candidates who are using a digital question paper in the exam.
Generic Answer Booklet
Candidates using ICT to complete an exam may use DABs. For any exams where a DAB is not available, candidates using ICT may use the generic digital answer booklet, in Microsoft Word format.
- Generic Digital Answer Booklet (1.51 MB)
Assessment arrangements templates and examples
The AA toolkit provides you with templates that you can use or adapt, and exemplars that have been shared by centres, to support the process of gathering, evidencing, and verifying AA requests.
Assessment arrangements toolkit
Further help or information on Digital Question Papers
Our Assessment Arrangements team manages the assessment arrangements request system and provides advice and guidance on assessment arrangements, including digital question papers. Phone 0345 213 6890 or complete our contact form.
Our NQ Assessment team produces and distributes digital question papers. Phone 0345 213 6805 or contact our NQ Assessment team.
We work in partnership with CALL Scotland (Communication, Access, Literacy and Learning) on developing digital question papers. CALL have a Adapted Digital Assessment website - providing advice and guidance to support you and your candidates in using digital question papers.