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How to write a quiz from material you already have

Teachers and students usually have the content for a good quiz already, sitting in lecture slides, a chapter summary or a page of handwritten notes. The quickest way to make your own quiz is to start from that material instead of writing every question by hand.

Upload PDFs, slides, DOCX files, plain text or photos of pages
Get multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions
Read an explanation for each answer to support review
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Example biology quiz questions for a cell review

Which organelle is the main site of aerobic respiration in eukaryotic cells?The mitochondrion. It produces most of the cell's ATP through aerobic respiration, which is why it is often called the powerhouse of the cell.

True or false: plant cells have a cell wall made of cellulose.True. The cell wall gives plant cells rigid support and is made mainly of cellulose, while animal cells do not have one.

What is the function of the nucleus in a eukaryotic cell?It stores the cell's DNA and controls gene expression, which determines which proteins the cell makes.

Which structure allows only certain molecules to pass into and out of a cell?The cell membrane. It is a selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer, so it controls what enters and leaves the cell.

In which part of the cell does protein synthesis occur?Ribosomes, which can be free in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum. They translate mRNA into polypeptide chains.

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Built from your material

Questions come from the PDF, slides, DOCX or notes you upload, so the quiz covers what your class actually studied.

Multiple-choice, true/false and open questions

Pick the question types that fit your review, and each one includes an explanation students can read after answering.

Game-style practice

Use the questions as a Kahoot-style review in class, or study them alone in the browser with spaced repetition.

How it works

Upload your source

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file or a photo of a page. Photos are read with text recognition.

Choose question types

Select multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions, then generate the quiz.

Review and study

Check the questions and explanations, then study in the browser or export them if your plan includes exports.

A useful quiz tests one idea per question and gives the reason behind the correct answer. Mixing multiple-choice with true/false questions keeps a review short while still checking whether students can tell similar ideas apart.

Once the quiz is generated, read through a few questions before using it with a class. Remove anything that does not match your lesson, and add your own questions where your course goes deeper than the source.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a review quiz have?

Most review quizzes work well with 10 to 20 questions, which is enough to cover a chapter without taking an entire class period. Shorter quizzes are easier to repeat before a test.

Should I mix multiple-choice and true/false questions in one quiz?

Mixing both is useful because multiple-choice questions check recall among several options while true/false questions catch quick misconceptions. Students usually get more from a quiz that uses both formats.

Can I export my quiz to Moodle or QTI?

Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export are included in the Pro plan at $14.99 per month. PDF and DOCX export are included in Plus, which costs $39 per year or $7.99 per month.

Is there a free way to make my own quiz?

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser. Exports require a paid plan.

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