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Turn your own notes into practice exams with an exam generator app

Upload a PDF, slide deck, DOCX file or photo of your notes, and get exam-style questions with explanations you can study in your browser.

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Why build your practice around your own course material

Writing a fresh set of exam questions from scratch takes hours, so an exam generator app that starts from your own material saves that time. Upload a PDF, slide deck or set of notes and DeckOwl drafts questions in the formats you choose, each with an explanation.

Multiple-choice, true/false and open questions with explanations
Questions generated from PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, notes and photos of pages
Study in the browser on the free plan, with 3 generations per month
Export to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV on Plus, plus QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro

Example cell biology questions for exam prep

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?The mitochondrion. It carries out oxidative phosphorylation, which generates most of the cell's ATP.

What is the main function of the ribosome?Protein synthesis. It translates mRNA into a polypeptide chain.

True or false: prokaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus.False. Prokaryotes lack a membrane-bound nucleus, so their DNA sits in the cytoplasm in a region called the nucleoid.

Why does a plant cell shrink when placed in a concentrated salt solution?Water leaves the cell by osmosis because the outside solution has a higher solute concentration, so the cell loses water and its protoplast pulls away from the wall.

What does the Golgi apparatus do?It modifies, sorts and packages proteins and lipids for transport. Proteins arriving from the endoplasmic reticulum are processed there.

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Three question formats

Generate multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer questions, each with an explanation of the correct answer.

Built from your material

Questions come from the PDFs, slides, notes and photos you upload, so your practice matches what your instructor covers.

Export when you need to

Plus exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV. Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for learning management systems.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of a page. Photos are read with text recognition.

Choose the question types

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

Practice and review

Answer each question, read the explanation, and return to missed items with spaced repetition.

Generic practice tests often skip the terms and examples your instructor emphasized. Questions drawn from your own lecture slides and readings test the same ideas you will see on the real exam.

Review works best when you answer first and read the explanation second. Missed questions can come back on a spaced schedule, which helps the material stay in memory.

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Frequently asked questions

How many practice questions should I write for a final exam?

Aim for a mix of recall and application questions across each chapter rather than one long list of definitions. Fewer varied questions usually help more than many repetitive ones.

How do I study for an exam using practice questions?

Answer each question before reading the explanation, and note which ones you missed. Return to the missed questions after a day or two, since spacing them out improves retention.

Can I export generated questions to Moodle or QTI?

Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export are included on the Pro plan at $14.99 per month. PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export are included on Plus, which costs $39 per year or $7.99 per month.

Is there a free version?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser, though it does not include exports. No credit card is needed to start.

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