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Make a Gimkit-style quiz from your own notes

DeckOwl does not build Gimkit games. It turns your own study material into a multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer quiz with explanations, so you can review before a test or quiz in class.

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How to make a Gimkit-style quiz from your own material

Many people searching for how to make a Gimkit want a game-style quiz for a class or study group. DeckOwl does not build Gimkit games, but it can turn your own PDFs, slides, DOCX files, plain notes or photos of pages into a quiz with multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer questions and an explanation for each answer.

Works from PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes and photos of pages
Writes multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions with explanations
Study in the browser on the free plan, with 3 generations per month
Exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki, CSV, QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on paid plans

Example nervous system quiz questions

Which part of the nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord?The central nervous system. It integrates signals from the rest of the body and sends out responses.

Which division of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for fight or flight?The sympathetic division. It raises heart rate and redirects blood flow toward skeletal muscles.

True or false: neurons are the only cells in the nervous system.False. Glial cells support neurons, insulate axons and help maintain the environment around them.

What is the function of the myelin sheath?It insulates axons and speeds up the transmission of electrical signals along the neuron.

What structure stores neurotransmitters before release at a synapse?Synaptic vesicles. They release neurotransmitter when an action potential reaches the axon terminal.

Generate the full set

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes, or a photo of a page. Photos are read with text recognition.

Get questions with explanations

Each question comes with an explanation of the correct answer, so you can check what you learned and what to review.

Study in the browser

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study. Plus and Pro add exports for other tools.

How it works

Upload or paste

Add your slides, notes or PDF, or paste the text directly into DeckOwl.

Review the questions

Read through the generated multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions and remove anything off-target.

Quiz yourself

Work through the quiz in the browser, then export it if you need a file for a class or learning system on a paid plan.

Upload a file or paste your notes, and the tool writes questions from that material. Check the wording, remove anything that does not match your course, and then study in the browser. The free plan allows 3 generations per month.

If you need a live round or a file for another platform, you will run that step in the tool you already use. Plus adds PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export for $99.90/year or $9.99/month, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for $14.99/month.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I write good quiz questions about the nervous system?

Ask about one fact at a time, such as what a structure does or where a signal travels. Make wrong answers plausible so you have to think, and check each explanation against your notes.

How many questions should a nervous system quiz have?

Ten to fifteen questions cover most lecture topics without becoming tiring. Review the wrong answers first, then repeat the quiz a few days later.

Is DeckOwl free to use?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, but no exports. Plus is $99.90/year or $9.99/month, and students get 40% off with a school email.

Can I export my quiz to a game platform?

Exports are a paid feature. Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML, but DeckOwl does not create Gimkit games directly.

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