How to stop an active test

Find out how to stop an active test in Literacy Assessment Online

Tests that have been started in Literacy Assessment Online will automatically stop when its end time / date has been reached. However, there may be times when the test will need to be stopped ahead of schedule.

To stop an active test in Literacy Assessment Online, select聽Tests聽from the navigation menu on the left hand side of the page.

test in LAO menu

You will be presented with a list of your school鈥檚 available tests, where tests in progress display as聽Activated. Locate the test you wish to stop and click on the聽three dots menu聽in its row.

Active tests in LAO dashboard


Click on聽Stop Test聽in the resulting list of options.

stop button in menu

The test will now display a聽Not activated聽status, indicating that it has been successfully stopped.

Menu represented by 3 dots