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Write live quiz questions for your host dashboard from notes

DeckOwl turns your PDFs, slides, plain notes or photos of pages into multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions with explanations. Bring the questions to whatever live quiz tool your class uses.

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Preparing questions before a live host session

Running a live quiz from a Gimkit-style dashboard host goes better when the questions are already written and checked. Most of the pacing problems in a live round come from unclear wording or answer keys that do not match the lesson.

Write one clearly correct answer per question
Keep each question to a single idea
Check the answer key against your original notes
Review missed questions on the results screen before moving on

Example live quiz host practice questions

What does a host dashboard typically let you do during a live quiz?It lets you start, pause and advance questions and see how the class answered, which helps you pace the round.

Why should each live quiz question have only one clearly correct answer?Students cannot debate a tie quickly during a timed round, and arguable distractors muddy the results.

What is a good move when most of the class misses a question?Pause on the results and go over the explanation before continuing, since a widespread miss usually signals a gap in understanding.

Why keep a live quiz question focused on a single concept?A single-idea question can be read and answered within the time limit, while multi-part questions make scoring unclear.

What should you check before hosting a session with a new question set?Confirm that every answer key matches your source material, because a wrong key teaches the wrong thing quickly.

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Questions from your own material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or image and get questions drawn from the content you actually teach.

Multiple-choice and true/false

Each question includes an explanation, so students learn why an answer is right, not just which one to pick.

Export when you need it

Free plans study in the browser. Plus adds PDF and DOCX export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, slide deck, document, text file or photo of a page.

Review the questions

Check each question and its answer key against your source before the session.

Take them to your host

Copy or export the set into the live quiz tool your class uses, then run the round from its dashboard.

DeckOwl reads your material and proposes questions with explanations, so you spend your time reviewing rather than writing from scratch. Edit anything that does not fit your class before you open the session.

Keep the set focused on one lesson at a time. Shorter sets are easier to finish in a class period and easier to review afterward.

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Frequently asked questions

What should a host dashboard let me do during a live quiz?

Most dashboards let you start and pause rounds, advance questions and see how the class answered. Those controls matter most when you need to slow down or review a confusing item.

How many questions should a live quiz round include?

Many teachers keep rounds short enough to finish within one class period, often somewhere around 10 to 20 questions. Adjust the length to your students and the time you have.

Can I export my questions to Moodle or QTI?

Yes, but those exports are on the Pro plan, which includes QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export. PDF and DOCX export are included with Plus.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser-based study, but it does not include exports. No credit card is needed to start.

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