MYP Question Bank Guide: Where to Find Quality Questions per Subject

Finding a reliable MYP question bank is harder than it first appears. Search results mix revision portals, sample tasks, mock papers, and subject directories, yet these resources do not solve the same problem.

Some are built for student practice. Some give teachers examples of authentic assessment tasks. Others focus almost entirely on Mathematics and Sciences. Very few let a teacher begin with a specific year group, criterion, command term, topic, and achievement level, then build a complete assessment around those choices.

This guide reviews Toddle, Tutopiya, IITianAcademy, RevisionDojo, and TribeTopper. It explains where each source is useful, where its coverage becomes limited, and how teachers can combine existing MYP practice questions with careful AI generation.

What Makes an MYP Question Bank Useful?

A large question count does not automatically make a useful MYP question bank. Teachers need to know whether material fits the subject, year group, topic, expected depth, criteria, and classroom context. Good answer guidance matters too.

It also helps to distinguish three resource types. A practice bank gives students repeated questions for revision. An assessment task bank provides richer tasks that teachers can adapt. A past paper collection helps students understand external assessment style, timing, and demand.

No source reviewed here performs all three roles equally well.

Toddle MYP Assessment Bank

Toddle's MYP Assessment Bank is the strongest starting point for teachers seeking authentic task ideas across the full range of MYP subject groups.

The community bank contains tasks submitted by MYP educators. Teachers can filter by subject or year group, then see the topic, criteria, short description, and downloadable file. Examples include mathematical investigations, science inquiries, literary responses, visual arts projects, design work, language tasks, and physical and health education activities.

Strengths

Toddle is most useful when a teacher needs inspiration for a contextual assessment rather than another page of isolated questions. Many entries show how knowledge can become an investigation, recommendation, performance, product, or creative response. Criterion labels also make the first review easier.

Limitations

This is a community resource, not a standardized editorial bank. The depth, formatting, and completeness of submissions vary. Teachers still need to select, edit, format, and check marking guidance. Downloads open as separate files, so Toddle works better as an idea library than a complete assessment production system.

Tutopiya IB MYP Resources

Tutopiya's MYP portal is designed mainly for student revision. Its current MYP section focuses on Mathematics and Science, combining notes, videos, practice questions, quizzes, past papers, and progress tools.

Strengths

The portal gives students a clear sequence. They can review a topic, watch an explanation, attempt questions, and use quiz feedback to decide what to revisit. Its topic based organization makes it useful for homework, independent study, and routine retrieval practice.

Limitations

Subject coverage is the main weakness. Teachers looking for MYP questions by subject currently find only Mathematics and Science on the landing page.

Tutopiya also focuses on revision rather than teacher assessment design. Practice material may not show enough detail about criterion strands, classroom context, or how a question should fit a summative task. Some interactive features require an account.

IITianAcademy MYP Practice Questions

IITianAcademy's MYP directory is one of the most direct sources for MYP 4 and 5 practice in quantitative subjects.

It covers Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Standard Mathematics, Extended Mathematics, and Integrated Sciences. Subject pages lead to exam style question banks, study notes, mock tests, and solutions, including material presented in an on screen assessment style.

Strengths

The directory works well when a teacher or student already knows the exact subject and topic needed. It is particularly useful for later MYP years and eAssessment preparation.

Its usefulness also appears in real student discussions. In this r/IBO resource request, a student seeking urgent Mathematics and Physics practice received an IITianAcademy recommendation and responded positively.

Limitations

Coverage is concentrated in Mathematics and Sciences. Teachers in Language and Literature, Arts, Design, Physical and Health Education, or Language Acquisition need other sources.

The site also places free material beside full access options. Teachers should confirm what students can open before assigning a page. A provided solution does not guarantee alignment with the exact criterion strand used in a local unit.

RevisionDojo MYP Resources

RevisionDojo's sample MYP assessment task guide is useful because it explains how MYP tasks work, not only where to find more questions.

The article presents examples across the eight subject groups and recommends a criteria first method. Students identify the subject group and criteria, highlight command terms, define success using criterion language, gather suitable evidence, practise under time limits, and improve the first attempt.

RevisionDojo also lists MYP resources for Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Standard Mathematics, Extended Mathematics, English Language and Literature, History, and Individuals and Societies.

Strengths

RevisionDojo connects practice with task analysis and feedback. Students are encouraged to interpret command terms, structure responses, and review performance rather than simply complete more questions. This is useful for assessed work and guided independent practice.

Limitations

The visible MYP subject pages still do not cover every subject group equally. The platform also has account and pricing boundaries. Teachers must check criterion alignment and adapt any question to the unit being taught.

TribeTopper MYP Question Banks

TribeTopper combines concept summaries, question banks, quizzes, past papers, and mock papers. It offers MYP 1 through MYP 5 resources through free access points and subscription plans.

Its stated coverage is Integrated Science and Mathematics for MYP 1 to 3, followed by Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics for MYP 4 and 5. Quizzes are grouped into easy, medium, and hard levels.

Strengths

The movement from concept review to questions, quizzes, past papers, and mocks gives students a recognizable revision path. It can support structured Mathematics and Science practice, especially when students need several difficulty levels.

Limitations

It is not a complete MYP question bank for Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Arts, Design, or Physical and Health Education.

TribeTopper also states that it uses both criterion based and generic questions and that some topics may be missing because MYP implementation differs between schools. Teachers therefore need to review each resource before using it.

Which Source Is Best for Each MYP Subject?

Mathematics and Sciences

IITianAcademy is a strong starting point for topic specific practice in MYP 4 and 5. Tutopiya offers a more guided revision journey. RevisionDojo adds task analysis and feedback, while TribeTopper offers staged difficulty and mock practice.

Toddle serves a different purpose. It is stronger when the teacher needs an authentic investigation or contextual task connected to criteria.

Language and Literature and Individuals and Societies

Toddle provides the widest teacher contributed task variety among the reviewed sources. RevisionDojo helps students understand task patterns, command terms, response structure, and criteria focused practice.

In these subjects, source selection, evidence, perspective, and written construction often matter more than the number of questions available.

Language Acquisition, Arts, Design, and Physical and Health Education

Toddle is the most useful reviewed source for authentic task ideas in these areas. Teachers will still need to adjust the context, phase, medium, facilities, language level, and criterion focus.

This is where a static directory reaches its limit. The more local and performance based an assessment becomes, the less likely a ready made task will fit without substantial editing.

Why Existing MYP Question Banks Leave Gaps

MYP units are shaped by local content choices, concepts, contexts, and student needs. Two schools may teach related content in different years or assess it through different criteria. A strong question in one classroom may be mistimed or misaligned in another.

Static banks also struggle with less represented subjects, precise strands, differentiation, accessible language, local examples, balanced marks, and complete marking guidance. Teachers often combine one source for inspiration, another for practice, and a third for answers.

How AI Generation Can Fill the Missing Space

AI generation is most useful when it begins with teacher decisions rather than a vague request for questions.

The teacher should set the subject, year group, topic, criteria, target level, command terms, question types, difficulty, marks, and source material. The result should provide editable questions, a rubric, and a mark scheme for professional review.

The Koncepts MYP Assessment Generator follows this workflow, helping teachers create questions, refine them, prepare a rubric and mark scheme, and assign the final assessment. For a closer look at criterion and command term choices, read How to Create MYP Assessments.

AI does not replace teacher judgment. A generated question can still contain an unclear instruction, unsuitable context, factual error, or mismatch between marks and expected depth. Treat every output as a draft that requires subject review.

A Practical MYP Question Building Workflow

1. Begin with the unit objective, subject, year group, and exact criteria or strands.

2. Choose the command terms and expected cognitive demand before writing questions.

3. Use an existing bank to study authentic task patterns or obtain extra practice.

4. Generate or adapt questions for the classroom, then check accuracy, accessibility, marks, rubric language, and the mark scheme.

5. Test a small formative version first. Student responses can reveal ambiguity, excessive difficulty, or missing scaffolding before the summative task.

Past papers remain valuable for calibration and assessment familiarity. Teachers and students can use MYP Past Papers and eAssessment Practice alongside custom classroom questions.

Final Recommendation

There is no single best MYP question bank for every teacher.

Use Toddle for authentic assessment inspiration. Use Tutopiya, IITianAcademy, RevisionDojo, and TribeTopper for student practice where their subject coverage is strong. Use past papers to understand external assessment style and demand.

Then use AI generation for the part static banks cannot reliably provide: questions shaped around the exact unit, year group, criteria, command terms, difficulty, and students in front of you.

The strongest approach is not choosing between a question bank and an assessment generator. It is using each for the job it does best.

Explore Koncepts for schools to create, review, assign, and improve MYP assessments within one connected workflow.