Turn your own notes into a free online quiz game
Upload a PDF, slides or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer questions with explanations. The free plan includes 3 generations a month and no credit card.
Why a custom quiz beats a generic one
Students searching for the best free online quiz games for students often find ready-made question sets that cover a textbook chapter nobody in the room is using. A quiz built from your own lecture slides or notes tests the material your instructor will actually ask about.
- Upload notes, slides or PDFs and get a quiz tied to your course material
- Choose multiple choice, true/false or short answer, each with an explanation
- Start free with no credit card and 3 generations per month
- Students get 40% off a paid plan with a school email
Built from your material
Quizzes come from your own PDFs, DOCX files, slides, text or photos of pages, so the questions match what your class actually covers.
Explanations for every answer
Each multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer question includes an explanation, so wrong answers become quick lessons.
Study in the browser
Take quizzes on any device with a browser. The free plan has no install step and no exports.
How it works
Upload your notes
Add a PDF, slide deck, Word file, plain text or a photo of a page. Images are read with text recognition.
Choose a question type
Pick multiple choice, true/false or open questions, then generate the quiz.
Play and review
Work through the quiz, read the explanations for misses, and repeat until the answers come easily.
Ready-made printable quizzes and public quiz libraries are fine for warm-ups, but they cannot reflect your syllabus. DeckOwl reads the file you upload and writes questions from it, so the practice stays tied to your course.
Free accounts get 3 generations a month and can study in the browser. Paid plans add unlimited generations and exports for PDF, DOCX and Anki, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for teachers who load quizzes into a learning system.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I make a good practice quiz for a biology exam?
Start with the chapter headings and key terms, then write questions that ask you to apply them, such as predicting what happens when a structure is removed. Review explanations for every miss and retake the quiz after a day or two.
How many questions should a study quiz have?
Ten to twenty questions per session works well for most students, because short sets are easier to finish and review. Use a second set on the same material later to check what you retained.
Can I quiz myself on my own notes for free?
Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations a month and lets you study the quiz in your browser. Exports and unlimited generations require a paid plan.
Can I export a quiz to Moodle or PDF?
Exports are paid features. Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.
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