IB TOK Exhibition Grader

Grade your TOK Exhibition before you submit. Upload your draft and get a mark for each criterion, comments tied to your sentences, and a list of what to fix first.

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TOK Exhibition mark and criterion feedback in Marksy

94%

of Marksy's marks on TOK exhibitions land within one grade of the IB's final mark

Tested on 214 TOK exhibitions the IB had already marked. See how we tested

Marks
10, one mark for the whole exhibition
Commentary
950 words at most
Task
Three objects, one of the 35 IA prompts
Missing objects
Two objects caps you at 6, one at 3

See the mark, and the sentences behind it

Check whether your discussion stays focused, develops arguments, uses convincing examples, and explores implications and perspectives. See what is working and which parts still need sharper reasoning before you submit.

TOK Exhibition: comments on your writing
Comments on your writingEach comment points at a passage in your draft, so you can see why Marksy said it.
TOK Exhibition: what to fix first
What to fix firstA short list of edits in order, instead of changing random parts of the draft.

What Marksy checks for each TOK Exhibition criterion

You get a mark for each IB assessment criterion below. The points under each one are what Marksy looks for in your draft.

Criterion A: Exhibition as a whole

10 marks
  • Three specific objects are identified in clear real-world contexts.
  • Each object has a precise and well-explained link to the selected IA prompt.
  • The contribution of each object is justified and supported with evidence.

Where TOK Exhibitions usually lose marks

Marksy flags these in your draft and links each one to the sentences it is about.

  • Objects with no real-world context"A smartphone" is a category. "The phone my grandmother used to message family abroad" has a person, a place and a time. Each object needs its own specific context.
  • Links that only repeat the promptSaying an object "relates to knowledge" just restates the prompt. Use the object's details to explain exactly how it shows the prompt at work.
  • Three objects making the same pointEach object should add something the other two don't. Say why it earns its place in the exhibition.
  • Describing instead of discussingA paragraph on what the object looks like or how it was made isn't TOK. Keep the description short and spend your words on the link to the prompt.
  • Claims with no supportIf you say a map changed how people saw a border, back it up with a date, a source or a fact about that map. The top band needs points supported by evidence.
  • One object takes most of the words950 words across three objects is about 300 each. When one object gets 600, the other two are usually too thin.

Before you upload

  • Put your IA prompt in the title, exactly as the IB wrote it.
  • Include an image of each object next to its commentary.
  • Describe each object in words too. Marksy reads the text in your file, so a photo alone tells it very little.
  • Keep your references for any facts about your objects.

Your draft stays at the centre

Marksy reads the work you upload, points each comment back to your writing, and puts the most important changes first.

  1. 1

    Upload your draft

    A PDF of your TOK Exhibition, finished or not. Every comment stays connected to your own writing.

  2. 2

    Read the comments

    Highlights show which passage each comment is about.

  3. 3

    Fix the important parts first

    Work down a short list instead of making scattered edits.

  4. 4

    Keep the final say

    Accept, adapt or ignore each suggestion. You stay the author.

What students wrote afterwards

From Trustpilot, as written.

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Your work stays your work

Marksy reads the draft you upload and comments on it. It doesn't rewrite your assessment, and your files are never used to train AI.

Read the safety answers
  • Private to youOnly you can see your work unless you choose to share it.
  • Never used for trainingYour coursework is not added to any AI training data.
  • Feedback, not ghostwritingUse the report to improve your own analysis and decisions.
  • Delete it whenever you wantYou control the files stored in your account.

Questions before you upload

It reads the text in your file, including your commentary and captions. It can't judge a photo or a physical object by itself, so make your commentary say what each object is and where it comes from.

You can still upload it. The IB caps an exhibition with two objects at 6 marks, and one with a single object at 3, so Marksy applies the same cap. Add your third object before you submit.

Yes. The exhibition uses one IA prompt, and every object must link to that same prompt.

Along with the IB assessment instrument, Marksy's TOK exhibition marking uses notes on how real IB-marked exhibitions scored at each mark band. That helps it mark weak and strong work more like an IB examiner would.

On 214 TOK exhibitions the IB had already marked, 94% of Marksy's marks landed within one grade. Across all 1,317 IAs and TOK essays we tested, it was 92%. On a set with as many weak as strong essays, it scored 74/100 on our marking score, against 65 for ChatGPT, 61 for Claude and 57 for Gemini. Every number, and how we tested, is on the grading accuracy page.

Yes. Marksy checks your TOK Exhibition TOK against the IB assessment criteria for it and returns marks, comments and fixes instead of generic essay advice.

Yes. Early drafts are useful because the report can show a weak criterion before you spend hours polishing the wrong section. You can revise and grade another version later.

A free account includes 5 gradings a month. You don't need a card.

No. Marksy reads your existing work, explains each comment, and suggests what to revise. The writing and the final decisions stay yours.

Your upload is private to your account, is not used to train AI models, and can be deleted whenever you want.

Stop guessing what to fix in your TOK Exhibition

Upload the version you have now and find the parts holding it back.

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