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Get Canvas-ready quiz questions from your own notes and slides

Upload a PDF, slide deck or set of notes and get questions with explanations you can review, edit and export for your course.

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How the canvas quiz builder fits into course prep

Drafting a full set of questions from lecture slides can eat an evening, and a canvas quiz builder that starts from your own material turns that work into a review pass.

Works from PDFs, slides, Word files, notes and photos of pages
Multiple-choice, true/false and open questions with explanations
Study in the browser on the free plan with 3 generations per month
Exports to PDF and DOCX on Plus, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro

Example Canvas LMS quiz questions for instructors

In Canvas, what is a question bank?A question bank is a reusable pool of questions that quizzes can draw from, so you do not rewrite the same items for every section.

Which Canvas quiz setting randomizes answer order for each student?The Shuffle Answers setting changes the order of choices, which makes it harder for students to copy answer positions from a neighbor.

What does the multiple attempts setting control in a Canvas quiz?It controls how many times a student can submit the quiz, and the score rule decides which attempt counts toward the grade.

How is a Canvas quiz different from a standard assignment?A quiz builds questions in its own editor and grades answers, while a standard assignment usually collects a file or text submission for manual grading.

Why add a short explanation to each quiz answer?Feedback after each item shows students why a choice is right or wrong, so they learn from mistakes instead of only seeing a final score.

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Questions from your own files

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain-text notes or photos of pages and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions.

Explanations on every item

Each question includes an explanation, so students learn why an answer is right, not only that a choice was wrong.

Exports for your LMS

Export PDF and DOCX on Plus, and QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML on Pro, then check the import in your own course.

How it works

Upload your material

Add the slides, handout, notes or chapter PDF for the topic you teach.

Choose question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or open questions for the set you need.

Review and export

Edit any item that does not match your wording, then export once the set is ready.

Upload your files, choose multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, and read the explanation attached to each one. Plus adds PDF and DOCX export, while Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for moving the set into other systems.

Treat the output as a first draft. Check each answer against the source, remove anything that goes beyond your material, and keep the explanations that help students see the reasoning.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a Canvas quiz have?

There is no fixed rule, but a short quiz of 10 to 20 items is easier for students to finish in one sitting. Pick the number that matches the time you have and the depth of the topic.

Should every quiz question include an explanation?

Yes, where you can. A short explanation after each answer lets students see the reasoning behind the correct choice, which helps more than a score alone.

Which export formats cost extra?

PDF and DOCX export come with Plus at $39 a year or $7.99 a month, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export come with Pro at $14.99 a month. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

Can I try it without a credit card?

Yes, you can start on the free plan with 3 generations per month and no credit card. Students with a school email get 40% off a paid plan.

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