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An exam generator app that turns your notes into practice tests

Upload a PDF, slide deck, or photo of your notes and get multiple-choice, true/false, and short answer questions with explanations, ready to study before your next test.

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Why students use an exam generator app

Most exams are built from a specific set of lectures and readings, so the most useful practice comes from your own notes. A exam generator app for students can turn that material into practice tests in a few minutes, which leaves more time for the actual studying.

  • Generate practice tests from PDFs, slides, notes, and photos of pages
  • Multiple-choice, true/false, and short answer questions with explanations
  • Spaced repetition flashcards for the material you keep missing
  • Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus, and to QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML on Pro
Example intro biology practice questions for exam prep
Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?Mitochondria. They carry out cellular respiration, which converts glucose and oxygen into ATP.
True or false: Osmosis moves water toward the side with the higher solute concentration.True. Water moves down its own concentration gradient, toward the more concentrated solution.
What is the role of DNA polymerase during DNA replication?It adds complementary nucleotides to a growing strand, matching each base to the template strand. It cannot start a new strand without a primer.
Why do red blood cells burst when placed in pure water?Water floods in by osmosis because the cytoplasm has more solutes than the surrounding water. Animal cells have no cell wall to resist the swelling.
Which molecules from the Krebs cycle carry electrons to the electron transport chain?NADH and FADH2. They deliver high-energy electrons that drive ATP production in the electron transport chain.
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Questions from your own material

Work from the chapters and lectures your exam will cover, not generic content. Upload PDFs, DOCX files, PPTX slides, plain text notes, or photos of pages.

Three question types

Get multiple-choice, true/false, and short answer questions. Each one comes with an explanation so you learn why the right answer is right.

Study the way you prefer

Study in the browser on the free plan, or add flashcards with spaced repetition. Plus and Pro add exports for PDF, DOCX, Anki, and CSV, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, notes, or a photo of a textbook page. Text recognition reads images as well as typed files.

Choose question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false, or short answer, or mix them to match how your instructor tests.

Practice and review

Answer the questions, read the explanations, and retake the ones you missed until they feel automatic.

Practice tests work best when they test recall rather than recognition. Mixing multiple-choice questions with short answer prompts makes you produce the answer from memory, and the explanations show you where your understanding has gaps.

DeckOwl's free plan includes 3 generations per month with browser study. Plus, at $39 per year or $7.99 per month, removes the generation limit and adds PDF and DOCX export, and students with a school email get 40% off.

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Frequently asked questions

How should I use practice questions to prepare for an exam?

Attempt each question before reading the explanation, and note why each wrong option is wrong. Retake only the questions you missed, spacing the sessions over several days so the material sticks.

Are short answer questions better than multiple choice for studying?

Short answer questions make you retrieve the answer from memory, which builds stronger recall. Multiple choice is quicker for checking recognition, so using both gives a fuller picture of what you know.

Can I export my practice exam to Word or PDF?

Yes, PDF and DOCX export are included with the Plus plan at $39 per year or $7.99 per month. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

Can I export questions to Moodle or QTI?

QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are part of the Pro plan at $14.99 per month. The free plan includes 3 generations per month with browser study only.

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