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Generate a quiz from your notes and check it in a canvas quiz preview

Upload your lecture slides, PDFs or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions with explanations. Review them the way a student would see them before you publish.

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Why preview a quiz before it goes live

Before a quiz reaches students, a canvas quiz preview shows you what they will see: question wording, answer options, images and how long the timer runs. Catching a wrong answer key or a garbled equation in preview saves a round of corrections after students have already attempted the quiz.

Read every question as a student would, including the answer options and any images.
Compare each answer key against your slides or notes before publishing.
Time one full run through the quiz to see whether the limit is fair.
Export questions to Moodle XML or QTI 2.1 if you need to move them to another system.

Example canvas preview checks for instructors

What should you confirm about each answer key during a quiz preview?Confirm that the marked correct answer matches your notes or slides, because an error there would grade students wrong.

Why run a timed quiz once in preview?A single full run shows whether the time limit is fair, since a limit that is too short can penalize students who know the material.

What should you look for in question formatting during preview?Check that equations, images and answer options render correctly, because broken formatting can make a correct question look wrong.

Does a preview show the quiz exactly as students see it?It shows the student view of questions and timing, so it is the right place to catch display problems that would not show in the editor.

Why review the explanations in a generated quiz?Explanations let you verify the reasoning behind each answer quickly, which catches questions whose stated answer does not follow from the material.

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Questions from your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages, and get quiz questions drawn from what you actually taught.

Explanations for every answer

Each question comes with an explanation, so you can check the reasoning as well as the answer key.

Export when you need it

Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus, or to QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro, to move questions into the tools your course uses.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slide deck, document or set of notes. Photos of printed pages are read with text recognition.

Choose a question type

Pick multiple choice, true/false or short answer, and set how many questions you want.

Review before publishing

Read each question and explanation as a student would, confirm the answer key, and fix anything that is off before it reaches the class.

Writing a full question bank by hand takes hours, so many instructors start from their slides and notes instead. Generating the first draft from your own material and then checking it in preview keeps the questions tied to what you taught, and the explanations give you a quick way to verify each answer.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a canvas quiz preview show?

A preview shows the quiz the way a student would see it, so you can check question display, navigation and timing before publishing.

How do I check a quiz for errors before students take it?

Read each question as a student would, confirm each answer key against your notes, and time one full run through the quiz against the limit you set.

Can I export AI quiz questions to Moodle or QTI?

Yes, QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are included on the Pro plan at $14.99 per month.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The Free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, but no exports, and no credit card is needed to start.

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