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Turn your own notes into a canvas quiz template

A blank printable template will not test what you actually taught. DeckOwl reads your PDF, slides or notes and drafts the questions for you.

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Why a generated quiz beats a blank template

Most people who need a canvas quiz template already have the course material it should cover, sitting in slides, a chapter PDF or lecture notes. A blank form only gives you the structure. DeckOwl fills it with questions taken from that material, so the quiz matches what you actually taught.

Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions from one upload
Explanations written for each answer so wrong choices still teach something
Works with PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text and photos of printed pages
Free plan includes 3 generations a month; exports require Plus or Pro

Example Canvas quiz questions and answers

In Canvas, which quiz type should you choose if scores should not count toward the final grade?Practice Quiz. It is ungraded, so it works well for self-checks before a graded assessment.

Which Canvas question type lets students type a free-text response that the instructor grades by hand?Essay Question. It is not scored automatically, so the instructor reviews each response manually.

What does the Shuffle Answers setting do in a Canvas quiz?It randomizes the order of answer choices for each student, which makes copying from a neighbor less useful.

When a Canvas quiz allows multiple attempts, how can the grade be calculated?By keeping the highest score or the latest score. The chosen policy decides which attempt counts toward the grade.

Why avoid writing 'All of the above' as a multiple-choice option?Students can guess it by spotting two correct options, so ask for one best answer per question instead.

Generate the full set

Your material, your questions

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of printed pages, and get questions drawn from that exact content.

Three question types

Multiple choice, true/false and short answer, each with an explanation so students learn from wrong answers.

Export when you need it

PDF and DOCX exports on Plus, plus QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, a document, notes or a photo of a page.

Choose question types

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

Review and export

Edit anything that needs changing, study in the browser, or export on a paid plan.

Each question comes with an explanation, which helps when students review their wrong answers. Every draft can be reworded or trimmed before use, since it is a starting point rather than a final test.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a canvas quiz include?

There is no fixed rule, but about 10 questions suits a single lecture and around 20 suits a full unit. Shorter quizzes are easier to keep accurate and give students faster feedback.

What makes a good multiple-choice question for a course quiz?

Write one clearly correct answer and distractors based on common mistakes rather than obviously wrong options. Keep answer choices similar in length so the correct one does not stand out.

Can I export a generated quiz for Canvas?

DeckOwl exports to PDF and DOCX on the Plus plan, and to QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro. Check what your Canvas setup accepts before relying on a specific format.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, but exports need a paid plan. No credit card is needed to start, and students get 40% off with a school email.

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