Example exam template for automating exams and homework using the exam package.

test.tex

\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}

%% packages
\usepackage{a4wide,verbatim,Sweave,url}

%% new environments
\newenvironment{question}{\item}{}
\newenvironment{solution}{\comment}{\endcomment}
\newenvironment{answerlist}{\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{(\alph{enumi})}\begin{enumerate}}{\end{enumerate}}

%% paragraphs
\setlength{\parskip}{0.7ex plus0.1ex minus0.1ex}
\setlength{\parindent}{0em}

%% fonts: Helvetica
\renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}
\IfFileExists{sfmath.sty}{
  \RequirePackage{sfmath}
  \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{phv}
}{}

\newcommand{\extext}[1]{\phantom{\large #1}}
\newcommand{\exmchoice}[5]{%
  \mbox{(a) \,\, \framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#1}} \hspace*{2mm}}%
  \mbox{(b) \,\, \framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#2}} \hspace*{2mm}}%
  \mbox{(c) \,\, \framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#3}} \hspace*{2mm}}%
  \mbox{(d) \,\, \framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#4}} \hspace*{2mm}}%
  \mbox{(e) \,\, \framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#5}} \hspace*{2mm}}%
}
\newcommand{\exnum}[9]{%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#1}}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#2}}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#3}}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#4}}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#5}}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#6}}}%
  \mbox{ \makebox[3mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-2mm} .}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#7}}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#8}}}%
  \mbox{\framebox[8mm]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#9}}}%
}
\newcommand{\exstring}[1]{%
  \mbox{\framebox[0.9\textwidth][l]{\rule[-1mm]{0mm}{5mm} \hspace*{-1.6mm} \extext{#1}} \hspace*{2mm}}%
}

%% new commands
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\ID}[1]{\def\@ID{#1}}
\newcommand{\Date}[1]{\def\@Date{#1}}
\ID{00001}
\Date{YYYY-MM-DD}

%% \exinput{header}

\newcommand{\myID}{\@ID}
\newcommand{\myDate}{\@Date}
\makeatother

%% headings
\markboth{\textnormal{\bf \large Statistics Test: \myID}}%
{\textnormal{\bf \large Statistics Test: \myID}}
\pagestyle{myheadings}

\begin{document}

%% title page
\thispagestyle{empty}
{\sf
\textbf{\LARGE{University of Potsdam}}

\textbf{\large{Statistics Test \myDate \hfill Exam ID \myID}}

\vspace*{2cm}

\begin{tabular}{p{14cm}}
\textbf{Do not write your name anywhere!}\\[1.5cm]
%\textbf{Name:} \hrule \\[1.5cm]
\textbf{Student ID:} \hrule \\[1.5cm]
Declaration: This submission is my work alone; I did not consult anyone about it, and I did not use any other unfair means for obtaining the answer(s). [Your signature below implies that you have made this declaration.]
\\[1.5cm]
\textbf{Signature:} \hrule  \\[1.5cm]
\end{tabular}

\textbf{Grades (DO NOT WRITE HERE)}: 



\vspace*{1cm}

%% \exinput{questionnaire}
}
\newpage

\begin{enumerate}

%% \exinput{exercises}

\end{enumerate}

\end{document}