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Learn how to use Gimkit for teachers with your own lesson material

Upload slides, PDFs or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations, ready to review or print for class.

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Using a Kahoot-style game alongside your own quizzes

If you are figuring out how to use Gimkit for teachers, the slowest part is often writing the questions, not setting up the game. Starting from your own lesson slides or notes keeps the content accurate and tied to what you taught that week.

Turn a lesson deck into a quiz in one upload instead of writing each question by hand.
Use explanations to turn wrong answers into a short teaching moment.
Mix question types to check both recall and application within one assessment.
Export to PDF or DOCX for printed review on Plus, or to Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 on Pro.

Example teacher quiz questions with explanations

What is the difference between formative and summative assessment?Formative checks understanding during learning so you can adjust teaching, while summative measures what students learned at the end, such as a unit test.

Why should multiple-choice wrong answers reflect common student misconceptions?Distractors based on real mistakes reveal which misunderstandings remain, because a student who picks one shows a specific gap.

What does a true/false question test well, and what does it miss?It quickly checks recall of a single fact, but it cannot show whether a student can reason through a problem or apply the idea.

Why is a short answer question useful for checking understanding?Students must produce the explanation in their own words rather than recognize it, which exposes gaps a multiple-choice question can hide.

When should a quiz be used for review rather than as a graded test?Before a unit test, when the goal is retrieval practice and feedback, since grades can make students avoid low-stakes practice.

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Built from your lessons

Start with the slides, handouts or notes you already teach from, so every question matches what your students actually covered.

Explanations for every answer

Each question includes an explanation, which helps students learn from wrong answers instead of just seeing a score.

Three question types

Mix multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions to check recall and reasoning in the same quiz.

How it works

Upload your material

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

Choose question types

Pick the formats you want for the lesson, then generate the quiz in one pass.

Review and share

Check the questions, edit anything that needs changing, then study in the browser or export to a format your class uses.

DeckOwl is an AI study tool, separate from any game platform. It reads your material and produces multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations, which you can then use for review, homework or a quiz in class.

Because the questions come from your own files, you can adjust difficulty, remove items that do not fit and build a new set for each unit without starting from a blank page.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a classroom quiz have?

A short quiz of about 5 to 10 questions usually fits one lesson, while a unit review can cover more. Match the length to the key ideas you want to check.

How often should teachers quiz students during a unit?

Frequent low-stakes checks, such as a few questions at the end of class, help you spot gaps early. Spacing review across several days supports longer retention.

Is there a free plan for teachers?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser, but exports are not included. Plus and Pro add unlimited generations and export options.

Can I export quizzes to Moodle or another learning platform?

Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export are available on the Pro plan. PDF, DOCX and Anki export are included with Plus.

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