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Turn your own notes into a Moodle quiz template

Upload a PDF, slides or notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions with explanations, ready to adapt for your course.

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Why a custom quiz beats a generic file

Ready-made files rarely match the lecture you just taught, so a generic Moodle quiz template often takes longer to fix than it saves.

Questions match your own lecture terms and examples
Each item includes an explanation students can read after answering
Multiple choice, true/false and short answer formats are supported
Moodle XML export is available on the Pro plan

Example Moodle quiz questions to check your template

Which Moodle question type can accept several typed answers and grade each one?Short answer. It matches typed responses against a list of accepted answers, so spelling variants can be graded consistently.

What does the 'Shuffle the choices' setting do in a multiple-choice question?It randomizes answer order for each attempt, which discourages students from memorizing letter positions.

Which quiz setting limits how many tries a student gets?Attempts allowed, found in the quiz settings. It caps the number of attempts before the quiz closes for that student.

Which Moodle question type is best for a numeric answer with a margin of error?Numerical. It accepts answers within a set tolerance, so small rounding differences are not marked wrong.

What is a Moodle question bank used for?Storing reusable questions by category, so you can add them to several quizzes without retyping them.

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Built from your material

Questions come from the pages you upload, so the quiz matches the chapter or lecture you are teaching.

Explanations on every question

Each answer includes a short explanation, so students learn why an option is right or wrong.

Export for Moodle

Pro includes Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export, so you can import the questions into your course quiz.

How it works

Upload your source

Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file or a photo of a page.

Choose question types

Pick multiple choice, true/false or short answer questions and set how many you want.

Review and export

Edit any question, then study in the browser or export it for your course.

Building questions from your own slides keeps the wording, terms and examples consistent with your course. You can then check each explanation before the quiz goes live.

Start on the free plan with three generations a month and no credit card. Export to Moodle XML is available on Pro.

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Frequently asked questions

What question types does the Moodle quiz module support?

Moodle includes multiple choice, true/false, short answer, matching, numerical and essay question types. Pick the format that fits what you need students to show, such as recall or calculation.

How do I write good distractors for multiple-choice questions?

Make each wrong option plausible and similar in length and grammar to the correct one. Avoid options like 'all of the above', since they give away the answer.

Do I need a paid plan to export a Moodle XML file?

Yes. Moodle XML and QTI 2.1 export are part of the Pro plan at $14.99 per month. The Plus plan at $39 per year or $7.99 per month covers PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export.

Can I try generating a quiz without a credit card?

Yes. The free plan includes three generations per month and studying in the browser, and no credit card is needed to start.

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