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Turn your own notes into a Canvas quiz word bank

Upload your PDFs, slides or notes and get word bank style questions with explanations, ready to review and export for Canvas. Start free with no credit card.

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How a canvas quiz word bank fits into your course

A Canvas quiz word bank only works when every choice comes from the material the class covered, so students have to reason rather than guess. Writing one by hand for each unit takes time that most instructors and students would rather spend on the content itself.

Blanks and wrong choices are drawn from your own source text.
Each question includes an explanation you can check against the notes.
The free plan gives 3 generations per month and study in the browser, with no exports.
QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are included in the Pro plan.

Example cell biology word bank questions

Word bank: mitochondria, ribosome, nucleus, vacuole. Which organelle produces most of the cell's ATP?Mitochondria, because cellular respiration in its inner membrane drives most ATP synthesis.

Word bank: osmosis, diffusion, active transport, filtration. What is the passive movement of water across a membrane toward higher solute concentration called?Osmosis, because water moves through a selectively permeable membrane toward the side with more dissolved solute.

Word bank: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. In which phase do sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles?Anaphase, because the cohesin holding sister chromatids together is cleaved, letting them move apart.

Word bank: ionic, covalent, metallic, hydrogen. Which bond forms when atoms share pairs of electrons?Covalent, because atoms share electrons rather than transferring them as they do in ionic bonds.

Word bank: enzyme, substrate, cofactor, product. Which molecule binds to an enzyme's active site and is converted into the product?Substrate, because the enzyme binds it at the active site and catalyzes its conversion.

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Answers from your material

Word bank terms and wrong choices come from the PDF, slides or notes you upload, not from a generic list.

Explanations included

Every question comes with a short explanation so you can check the answer against the source.

Export options

PDF and DOCX export are on Plus. QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are on Pro for importing into your LMS.

How it works

Upload

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photos of pages.

Generate

Choose word bank style questions, or multiple choice, true/false and short answer.

Review and export

Edit anything that looks off, then export the set in the format your course needs.

DeckOwl reads your PDF, DOCX, PPTX, notes or photos of pages and drafts word bank questions with explanations. Review each item before it goes into a quiz, because the model can still pick a weak distractor or misread a diagram.

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Frequently asked questions

How many words should a word bank include for a quiz?

Most word banks include a few more terms than blanks, so students must read the context instead of matching by elimination. Keep the extra terms plausible and drawn from the same unit.

How do I write a good fill-in-the-blank question for a word bank?

Write the sentence so only one term from the bank fits the meaning, not just the grammar. Check that every other term would be clearly wrong to someone who understood the lesson.

Can I export generated questions for Canvas?

Yes. QTI 2.1 export is included in the Pro plan at $14.99/month, and the file is formatted for import into Canvas. PDF and DOCX export are on Plus at $99.90/year or $9.99/month.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, and you do not need a credit card to start.

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