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Turn your course notes into a Moodle-style practice quiz

Upload a PDF, slides or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations. Study in the browser on the free plan, and export to Moodle XML on Pro.

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How a Moodle quiz simulator fits into exam prep

Students who search for a moodle quiz simulator usually want to rehearse a Moodle quiz before the graded one. DeckOwl does not run inside Moodle; it builds practice questions from your own course files and lets you study them in the browser.

Generate questions from PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, notes or photos of pages.
Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions, each with an explanation.
Free plan: 3 generations per month, with study in the browser.
Pro adds Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export so you can import questions into a course.

Example Moodle quiz questions for practice

Which Moodle question type presents only two answer options?True/false. It suits a single statement that is either correct or incorrect.

Which Moodle question type lets you embed blanks inside a paragraph?Cloze. The answer fields sit inside the text, so students fill in words in context.

What file format lets Moodle import and export question banks?Moodle XML. It stores questions in a structured file that can be imported into another course.

In a Moodle short answer question, what makes a response correct?Matching one of the answers you list. You can also set whether the match is case sensitive.

Why should a practice quiz include explanations?Explanations show the reasoning behind the correct answer, so a wrong guess becomes a lesson instead of a repeated mistake.

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Questions from your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes, or photos of pages. Text recognition reads the images.

Explanations for every answer

Each multiple-choice, true/false and short answer question includes an explanation so you learn why an answer is right or wrong.

Moodle XML export

On the Pro plan, export your quiz as Moodle XML and import it into your own course question bank.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text notes or photos of pages from your course.

Generate the quiz

DeckOwl writes practice questions with explanations based on the text you provided.

Practice, then export

Study in the browser on the free plan, or export to PDF, DOCX or Moodle XML on paid plans.

Moodle quizzes often mix question types, so a useful practice set should do the same. Generate questions from this week's lecture slides, mix multiple-choice, true/false and short answer items, take the set timed, and review each explanation before retrying the ones you missed.

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Frequently asked questions

Does DeckOwl run a Moodle quiz simulator inside Moodle?

No. DeckOwl generates practice questions from your own files and you study them in the browser. The Moodle XML export is a file you can import into your own Moodle course, and it is on the Pro plan.

How should I practice a quiz before a Moodle exam?

Take the practice set under timed conditions, then read every explanation, especially for the questions you got wrong. Retake the missed questions a day later so the material sticks.

What question types can DeckOwl generate?

You can generate multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions, and each one includes an explanation of the correct answer.

Can I export questions for free?

The free plan has no exports and includes 3 generations per month. PDF and DOCX export are on Plus, and Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export are on Pro.

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