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Making a gimkit gim maker set from your own notes

Teachers and students who want a gimkit gim maker usually already have slides, a textbook chapter or a page of notes and need questions to review them. DeckOwl reads those files and drafts the questions, so the time goes into checking and running the review instead of writing every item from scratch.

Works from PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text and photographed pages
Each question includes an explanation for the correct answer
Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer question types
Students with a school email get 40% off, and no credit card is needed to start

Example review questions for a Gimkit-style game

Which type of question has exactly one correct option out of four or more choices?Multiple-choice. It tests recognition of the right answer among plausible distractors, which makes it fast to check in a live round.

True or false: a true/false question is a good way to test a complex cause-and-effect chain.False. A single statement can only check one fact at a time, so a chain of cause and effect is better tested with short answer or several linked multiple-choice items.

What should each explanation in a review question explain?Why the correct answer is correct and, ideally, why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong, so the explanation teaches the reasoning and not just the answer.

How often should a student see the same term in a review set?Several times across spaced sessions, since repeated retrieval over days builds memory better than one long cram session.

Why keep a review set to one topic at a time?Students can focus on a single set of ideas and spot gaps in their notes, while mixed topics make it harder to tell which material needs more study.

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Questions from your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX or PPTX files, plain notes, or photos of pages. DeckOwl reads the text and writes questions based on what is actually in your material.

Explanations for every answer

Each question includes a short explanation, so you can check why the right answer is right and why the distractors are wrong before students see them.

Three question types

Choose multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions. Mix them within one set to keep a review round from feeling repetitive.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, a document or notes. You can also photograph a printed page and the text will be read from the image.

Pick question types and count

Choose multiple-choice, true/false or open questions and how many you want. Free accounts include 3 generations per month.

Review and use the set

Check each question and explanation, edit anything that looks off, then study in the browser or export if your plan includes it.

Explanations matter as much as the questions. A good wrong answer should sound plausible to someone who studied only part of the unit, and the explanation shows why it is wrong. You can read each item and fix anything unclear before it reaches students.

Free accounts get 3 generations per month and can study in the browser. Plus, at $39/year or $7.99/month, removes the monthly cap and adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export. Pro, at $14.99/month, adds bulk upload and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for learning management systems.

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Frequently asked questions

How many review questions should one topic get?

Most review rounds work well with 10 to 20 questions per topic, so students see each idea more than once. Start with the terms in your notes that you would expect on a test.

What makes a good wrong answer in multiple choice?

A good distractor is a term or idea from the same unit that a partly prepared student might confuse with the right answer. Avoid options that are obviously silly or that give away the answer through length or wording.

Can I export the questions to use outside DeckOwl?

Yes, on paid plans. Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

Is there a free plan to try it?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, and no credit card is needed to start. Students can get 40% off with a school email.

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