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A muted Canvas quiz hides scores until your instructor releases them. Meanwhile, upload your slides or notes and study with AI-written questions that include explanations.

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What a muted Canvas quiz means

If you are trying to unmute a Canvas quiz, the mute setting lives inside Canvas, so DeckOwl cannot change it. Canvas mutes an assignment to hide scores and feedback from students until the instructor releases them, often so everyone finishes before results appear.

Muting hides grades from students; unmuting releases them.
Your instructor controls the setting in Canvas, not your study tool.
Practice questions from your own notes match what your course covers.
Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export; check your course's import format first.

Example Canvas quiz questions about muted grades

What does a muted assignment do in Canvas?It hides grades and scores from students until the instructor unmutes it, so results can be released together.

True or false: unmuting a Canvas assignment changes the answers students submitted.False. Unmuting only makes existing scores visible; the submitted answers stay the same.

Why might an instructor keep a Canvas quiz muted?To grade all submissions before results appear, so early finishers cannot see answers while others are still working.

Who controls whether a Canvas assignment is muted?The instructor, from the gradebook or assignment settings, since students cannot change this themselves.

Where do questions about muting a quiz usually get answered?In the Canvas course itself, since the mute setting is managed in Canvas and not by an outside study tool.

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Questions from your own files

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain notes or photos of pages and generate questions based on what your course actually covered.

Multiple choice, true/false and open

Each question comes with an explanation so you learn why an answer is right, not just whether you guessed correctly.

Export when you need it

Download PDF or DOCX copies, or use QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export on the Pro plan to move questions into other systems.

How it works

Upload your material

Add the slides, readings or notes your Canvas quiz is based on.

Choose a question type

Pick multiple choice, true/false or open questions and generate a set.

Answer and review

Work through the questions, then read each explanation to fill gaps before the quiz.

While you wait, you can prepare with practice questions built from the same course material. Generate multiple-choice, true/false or open questions from your slides or notes, then check the explanations to see which ideas to review.

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Frequently asked questions

What does it mean when a Canvas quiz is muted?

A muted quiz hides scores and feedback from students until the instructor unmutes it. This is usually done so that results are released to everyone at the same time.

How should I study for a Canvas quiz that covers lecture slides?

Upload the slides and generate multiple-choice or true/false questions, then answer them without looking at the notes. Spend extra time on the explanations for any answers you missed.

Can I export questions to Canvas?

QTI 2.1 export is part of the Pro plan at $14.99 per month. Check which import format your Canvas course accepts before uploading the file.

Is there a free way to try DeckOwl?

Yes, the Free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, and no credit card is needed to start. Exports are available on paid plans.

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