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Turn your notes into quiz game questions for Google Forms

Upload a PDF, slides or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions with explanations. Study in the browser, then export to PDF or DOCX on a paid plan.

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Building a quiz game from your own notes

Teachers and students often want a Google Forms quiz game they can run in class or share with a study group, but writing twenty good questions by hand takes hours. DeckOwl starts from the material you already have, so the questions match the lectures and readings you need to know.

Questions are generated from your own files, not from a generic question bank
Each answer includes an explanation you can review after the quiz
Free plan includes 3 generations per month with study in the browser
Plus and Pro plans add exports such as PDF, DOCX, Anki, CSV, QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML

Example cell biology review questions for a quiz game

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?The mitochondrion. Its inner membrane holds the electron transport chain, which drives most ATP synthesis.

What is the main function of the cell membrane?It controls what enters and leaves the cell. Its phospholipid bilayer is selectively permeable.

Which organelle is the site of protein synthesis?The ribosome. It reads mRNA and links amino acids into polypeptide chains.

True or false: plant cells lack mitochondria.False. Plant cells have mitochondria as well as chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

In osmosis, which way does water move?Water moves across a semipermeable membrane toward the side with the higher solute concentration, because that side has lower water potential.

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Questions from your own material

Upload PDFs, DOCX or PPTX files, plain notes, or photos of pages, and the questions come from what you actually studied.

Explanations for every answer

Each multiple-choice, true/false or short answer question includes a short explanation, so a wrong guess becomes a lesson.

Spaced repetition for review

Flashcards and quizzes come back at intervals that match how well you know each item, so review time goes to the gaps.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slide deck, Word file or set of notes for the unit you are reviewing.

Choose a question type

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, and check the generated set before you use it.

Copy into Google Forms or study

Copy the questions into a Google Form yourself, or study them in the browser right away.

DeckOwl creates quizzes and flashcards; it does not run a live game with timers or leaderboards. Once the questions are ready, you can paste them into a Google Form, which gives you a quiz that works in any browser.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a review quiz have?

Ten to twenty questions covers most single-chapter reviews and keeps a class session short. Longer sets work better for cumulative exams when you split them into topic rounds.

What makes a quiz question good for studying?

A good question tests one idea and has plausible wrong answers that reflect common mistakes. Reading the explanation after each answer is what turns a quiz into learning.

Can DeckOwl create a Google Form for me?

DeckOwl generates the questions and answers, but you copy them into Google Forms yourself. Export to Moodle XML or QTI is available on the Pro plan for learning management systems.

Do I need to pay to try DeckOwl?

No credit card is needed to start, and the free plan includes 3 generations per month with browser study. Exports such as PDF and DOCX require the Plus plan at $99.90 per year or $9.99 per month.

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