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Turn your PDF notes into a practice exam you can take today

Upload your lecture PDF, slides, or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer questions that match the material you actually need to know.

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Why a custom exam beats a pre-made PDF

Most pre-made exam PDFs were written for someone else's course, so they test the wrong details. A PDF exam generator for students works from the material your instructor actually assigned, which makes practice questions far more useful before a midterm or final.

Generate questions only from the chapters or slides your exam will cover
Mix multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer questions to test recall and understanding
Read the explanation for every miss before you retake the exam
Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus when you want a printable copy

Example intro biology practice questions

Which organelle is the main site of aerobic respiration in eukaryotic cells?Mitochondria. They produce most of the cell's ATP through the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.

True or false: prokaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus.False. Bacteria and archaea store their DNA in a nucleoid region that is not enclosed by a nuclear membrane.

What molecule carries amino acids to the ribosome during translation?Transfer RNA (tRNA). Each tRNA pairs its anticodon with a matching codon on the mRNA.

Why does a plant cell lose water when placed in a concentrated salt solution?The surrounding solution is hypertonic, so water moves out of the cell by osmosis down its concentration gradient.

What is the main role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?It absorbs light energy, mostly red and blue wavelengths, to power the light-dependent reactions.

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Built from your material

Questions come from the PDF, DOCX, PPTX, or notes you upload, so the exam covers your course instead of a generic topic list.

Explanations for every answer

Each question includes an explanation, so a missed answer teaches you the reason it was wrong.

Study in the browser for free

The free plan includes 3 generations a month and lets you take the exam right in your browser, with no credit card needed to start.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file, or photos of your pages. Photos are read with text recognition.

Choose a question type

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

Take the exam and review

Answer the questions, check the explanations, and retake the weak areas until the score reflects what you know.

Build the exam from the chapters, slides, or notes you will be tested on. If you want a file to print, exporting to PDF or DOCX is included in the Plus plan, and the Pro plan adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for course platforms.

Plus costs $39 a year or $7.99 a month and includes unlimited generations. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I print the exam my PDF generates?

Yes, but exporting to PDF or DOCX is a Plus feature. The free plan lets you take the exam in the browser, with 3 generations a month.

How many questions should a practice exam have for a midterm?

Many students find 20 to 40 mixed questions enough to cover a midterm's material, and 10 to 15 questions work well for weekly review. Weight the mix toward the topics your instructor emphasized.

What is the best way to study with a practice exam?

Take the exam closed-book, flag any answers you guessed, and read the explanation for every miss. Retaking it a few days later works better than repeating it in one sitting.

Does the generator work with scanned pages or slides?

It accepts PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text, and photos of pages, which are read with text recognition. Clear, well-lit photos produce the most accurate questions.

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