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Turn your notes into a free play quiz you can study today

Upload a PDF, slides or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations. The free plan includes 3 generations a month and browser study.

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How free play works with your own material

Game-style quizzes stick best when the questions come from your own course rather than a generic bank, and DeckOwl builds free play quizzes from the PDFs, slides or notes you already have.

Generate quizzes from your own lecture slides and readings
Check answers with explanations, not just right or wrong
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Example biology quiz questions on cell structure

Which organelle makes ATP through cellular respiration?The mitochondrion. It breaks down glucose and oxygen to release energy stored in ATP.

Which structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?The cell membrane. Its phospholipid bilayer is selectively permeable, so it lets some molecules pass while blocking others.

True or false: plant cells have a cell wall made mostly of cellulose.True. The rigid cell wall gives plant cells their shape and support, and animal cells do not have one.

Which organelle modifies, sorts and packages proteins for transport?The Golgi apparatus. It packages proteins into vesicles that move them to the cell membrane or outside the cell.

What is the main function of ribosomes?Protein synthesis. Ribosomes read messenger RNA and link amino acids into polypeptide chains.

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Quizzes from your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages, and get questions based on what you actually need to learn.

Explanations on every answer

Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions come with explanations, so a wrong answer teaches you something.

Study in the browser

The free plan lets you run your quizzes right in the browser with no download and no credit card needed to start.

How it works

Upload your notes

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

Choose a quiz format

Pick multiple choice, true/false or short answer questions, then generate your quiz.

Play and review

Work through the questions in your browser and read the explanations for anything you missed.

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser. Exports are not included on the free plan, so you can practice and review without downloading anything.

If you study a lot, Plus gives you unlimited generations plus PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export for $39 a year or $7.99 a month. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a study quiz have?

Ten to twenty questions per topic is a good range for a single study session. Shorter quizzes are easier to repeat, which helps more with recall.

What makes a quiz question useful for studying?

Good questions test one idea at a time and ask you to apply or explain it, not just recognize a term. Explanations matter most when they show why the wrong choices are wrong.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser, with no credit card needed to start.

Can I export my quizzes to Anki or PDF?

Exports are paid features. Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.

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