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Your Moodle theme controls how quizzes look. DeckOwl builds the questions from your own slides, PDFs and notes, with explanations for each answer.

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What a Moodle quiz theme covers and what it does not

A Moodle quiz theme is about appearance: the layout, colors and fonts your site uses. It is set in Moodle's theme settings and does not change how questions are scored or stored.

Themes change how Moodle looks, not how quiz questions are graded
DeckOwl generates the questions from your PDFs, slides or notes
Each question includes an explanation for the correct answer
Moodle XML export is available on the Pro plan

Example Moodle theme questions for a quiz review

What is a Moodle theme?A set of layouts, templates and CSS that control how the site looks. It changes appearance only, not quiz scoring or questions.

What is a child theme in Moodle?A theme that inherits from a parent theme and overrides only the files you change, such as CSS or templates.

Does changing the Moodle theme alter quiz grades?No. The theme controls appearance only, so grades, attempts and question banks stay the same.

What is Moodle XML?An import format for quiz questions. It lets you move a question bank into Moodle without retyping each item.

What is Boost in Moodle?The default responsive theme in recent Moodle versions, built on Bootstrap, that many sites use as a base.

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Questions from your material

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain notes or photos of pages and get multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions drawn from them.

Explanations on every item

Each question comes with an explanation of the correct answer, so students learn why an option is right or wrong.

Moodle XML export

On the Pro plan, export questions as Moodle XML and import them into your course question bank.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, slide deck, document or text file that covers the topic your quiz needs.

Choose a question type

Pick multiple choice, true/false or short answer, then generate a set to review.

Study or export

Practice in the browser on the free plan, or export to Moodle XML on Pro and import into Moodle.

The questions themselves have to come from somewhere. DeckOwl reads your own material and writes practice questions with explanations, so the quiz content matches what you taught.

Once the questions are reviewed, you can import them into Moodle with the theme you already use, keeping the look of the site and the content of the quiz separate.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I choose a Moodle theme for my quiz site?

Your Moodle administrator installs and selects themes in site administration under appearance settings. Pick one that your institution supports, since quiz pages inherit the site theme.

What makes a good quiz question for a Moodle course?

A good question tests one idea, has plausible distractors for multiple choice, and includes an explanation that points back to the source. Reviewing each question against your lecture notes keeps the quiz accurate.

Can I export DeckOwl questions to Moodle XML?

Yes, Moodle XML export is included in the Pro plan at $14.99 per month. Free plan users can study questions in the browser but cannot export.

Is there a free plan to try it first?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study, with no credit card needed to start. Exports require a paid plan.

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