Turn your notes into a quiz students take at their own pace
DeckOwl builds multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions with explanations from your own PDFs, slides or notes, so students can work through them whenever they choose.
Why a self-paced quiz often works better
Many teachers want to know how to make a quiz not live so students can answer on their own time instead of racing a countdown with the whole class. A self-paced quiz gives slower readers room to think and lets students retry questions they missed.
- Students work at their own pace, without a live timer.
- Every question includes an explanation for the correct answer.
- Quizzes come from your own notes, slides or PDFs.
- Free plan includes 3 generations per month with study in the browser.
Built from your material
Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text file or photo of a page and get questions based on what you actually taught.
Explanations on every answer
Each question includes a short explanation, so students learn from wrong answers without waiting for a live debrief.
Exports for your class site
Export to PDF or DOCX on Plus, and to QTI 2.1 or Moodle XML on Pro, to bring a quiz into your learning management system.
How it works
Upload your notes
Add the PDF, slides or notes that cover the lesson you want students to review.
Choose a question type
Pick multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, then generate the quiz in a few moments.
Review and share
Check the questions and explanations, then export the quiz or study it yourself in the browser.
The most useful quizzes are built from the exact material you taught. DeckOwl reads your notes and produces questions with explanations, so the quiz checks understanding rather than memory of a single slide. Start with a short set of ten to twenty questions to keep each session focused.
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Frequently asked questions
Can students take a quiz at their own pace instead of live?
Yes. Generate the quiz from your material, then export it as a file or import it into your learning management system so students can answer whenever they choose. Exports such as PDF and DOCX are paid features.
How many questions should a self-paced quiz have?
Ten to twenty questions usually covers one lesson well and keeps the session short enough to finish in one sitting. Longer quizzes work better when they are split into topic-based sets.
How do I write good multiple-choice questions for a quiz?
Write one clearly correct answer and distractors based on common mistakes rather than obvious wrong choices. Add a brief explanation so students learn from the options they rejected.
Is DeckOwl free to use?
The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. Plus adds unlimited generations and exports, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.
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