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Write AI quiz questions for a video from your own notes

DeckOwl doesn't render video files. It writes multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations from your PDFs, slides or notes, and you record them however you like.

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What DeckOwl does and doesn't do for quiz videos

Knowing how to make AI quiz videos starts with writing good questions, and that is the part DeckOwl handles. Upload your slides or notes and it drafts multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions with explanations, which gives you the script for a quiz you can record yourself.

Choose question types that suit narration: multiple choice reads well aloud, true/false is quick, and short answer works for discussion.
Check every explanation before recording, since the explanation is often what viewers take away.
Trim the set to the questions your notes actually cover instead of recording everything the generator returns.
Reuse the same material as flashcards or a mind map for follow-up study after the video.

Example biology cell structure quiz questions for a video

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?The mitochondrion. It carries out cellular respiration, which releases energy stored in glucose as ATP.

True or false: plant cells have a cell wall made of cellulose.True. The cell wall gives plant cells rigidity and is made mainly of cellulose.

Which structure controls what enters and leaves the cell?The cell membrane. It is a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins that regulate transport.

Why do ribosomes matter for protein synthesis?Ribosomes read mRNA and link amino acids into polypeptide chains, which is the step where proteins are built.

What is the main job of the Golgi apparatus?It modifies, sorts and packages proteins and lipids into vesicles for transport to their destinations.

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Questions from your material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of a page and get multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions.

Explanations for every answer

Each question includes an explanation, so your narration can cover why an answer is right, not just what it is.

Study tools from the same notes

Turn the same content into flashcards with spaced repetition or mind maps for review after the video.

How it works

Upload your source

Add lecture slides, a PDF chapter or your notes. Photos of pages are read with text recognition.

Generate and pick questions

Choose the question type, review each question and explanation, and keep the ones you want to read aloud.

Record in your own tool

Paste the questions into your slide deck or video editor and record with the software you already use.

DeckOwl does not produce finished video files, narration or animations. You get the questions, answer choices and explanations, then record and edit them in the tool you already use, such as a slide deck with voiceover or a screen recorder. Free accounts get 3 generations per month and study in the browser, while exports to PDF and DOCX are part of Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month.

A short set of focused questions tends to work better on video than a long list. Pick the topics your viewers most need to check, and make a second video from the same notes for the next section.

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Frequently asked questions

Does DeckOwl create the video itself?

No. DeckOwl generates the quiz questions, answers and explanations from your material, and you record the video with your own slides, voiceover or screen recorder.

How many questions should a quiz video include?

A short set of focused questions works better than a long list. Choose questions that test one idea each and that you can explain in a sentence or two.

How can I write better quiz questions for a video?

Ask questions that test understanding rather than memorized wording, and make the wrong answer choices plausible. Then say the explanation out loud so viewers learn why the correct answer works.

Can I export my quiz questions?

Exports to PDF and DOCX are part of the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export come with Pro at $14.99/month.

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