A free quiz maker that turns your notes into practice questions
Self-paced quizzes built from your own PDFs, slides or notes, with an explanation for every answer. For live, class-wide quiz games, use a dedicated live platform and bring your questions over.
What a free quiz maker can and cannot do for live review
Many teachers and students searching for a free quiz maker want questions they can put in front of a group right away. DeckOwl builds quizzes from your own notes, slides or textbook pages, and each question comes with an explanation. If you were hoping for a live, real-time quiz game where a whole room answers together, this is not that tool. It is built for self-paced practice, which is how most exam review actually happens.
- Generate multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions from one upload
- Every question includes an explanation for the correct answer
- Free plan: 3 generations per month, study in the browser, no exports
- For live group quizzes, use a dedicated live platform and export your questions on a paid plan
Quizzes from your own material
Upload PDFs, slides, DOCX files, plain notes or photos of pages and get questions based on what you actually studied.
Explanations for every answer
Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions come with a reason, so each wrong answer becomes a lesson.
Practice at your own pace
Study in your browser on the free plan, with no live host setting the pace for the group.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or a photo of a page.
Choose your question types
Pick multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions for your quiz.
Practice and review
Answer the quiz, read the explanations, and retry the questions you missed.
On the free plan you get 3 generations per month and can study in the browser. Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month adds unlimited generations and PDF and DOCX export. Pro at $14.99/month adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for learning management systems. Because exports are paid features, the free plan is best for testing the workflow on one real unit before you decide.
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Frequently asked questions
How many practice questions should I do per session for intro biology?
Short sessions of 10 to 20 questions, repeated over several days, usually work better than one long cram session. Review the explanations for every miss before moving on.
Why do practice quizzes help with biology exams?
Pulling an answer from memory strengthens recall more than rereading notes does. Explanations show why the wrong options are wrong, which helps with tricky exam wording.
Is there a free live quiz option with DeckOwl?
DeckOwl does not run live multiplayer quizzes. The free plan gives you 3 generations per month and study in the browser for self-paced practice.
Can I export my quiz from the free plan?
No, exports are paid features. Plus includes PDF and DOCX export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.
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