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Turn your own notes into a free online quiz

Upload a PDF, slide deck or set of notes and get questions with explanations you can answer in your browser. The free plan includes 3 generations a month.

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How a free online quiz works with your own notes

Before a midterm, you can take an online quiz for free built from the chapters you already read, so you find gaps while there is still time to fix them.

Questions drawn from your own pages, not generic topics
Explanations after each answer so wrong answers teach you something
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Example World War II major events quiz questions

True or false: the attack on Pearl Harbor led the United States to enter World War II.True. The December 1941 attack brought the US into the war against Japan, and Germany and Italy then declared war on the US.

Which 1944 operation landed Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy?Operation Overlord, known as D-Day on June 6, 1944, opened a second front in Western Europe.

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point on the Eastern Front?The German Sixth Army surrendered in February 1943, and Soviet forces pushed west after that defeat.

What was the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940?Operation Dynamo moved more than 300,000 Allied troops, mostly British, off the beaches around Dunkirk, France, so they could fight again later.

Why did the United States drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?The bombings were meant to force Japan to surrender and end the war, which Japan did shortly after the second bomb.

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Multiple question types

Multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions, each with an explanation for the correct answer.

Built from your material

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or a photo of a page. Text in images is read with text recognition.

Study in the browser

The free plan lets you take quizzes online with no download. Exports are included in paid plans.

How it works

Upload your material

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

Choose the question type

Pick multiple choice, true/false or short answer.

Take the quiz

Answer in your browser and read the explanation after each question.

DeckOwl reads your PDF, slides or notes and writes multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions, each with an explanation. The free plan includes 3 generations per month, and you study in the browser.

Exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki, CSV, QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML need a paid plan, so the free version stays online. Plus is $99.90/year or $9.99/month, and students get 40% off with a school email.

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Frequently asked questions

How many practice questions should a quiz have before an exam?

Aim for 10 to 20 questions per chapter so you cover each main idea at least once. Shorter quizzes that you repeat often work better than one long sitting.

How can I tell if a quiz is testing understanding or just memory?

Look for questions that ask you to compare events or explain causes, not only to name a date. Reading the explanation after each wrong answer shows which idea you missed.

Is the free plan enough to study with?

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. Exports are not included, so you cannot download the quiz as a PDF or DOCX.

Can I export a quiz to Moodle or Anki?

Yes, on paid plans: Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML. Plus is $99.90/year or $9.99/month.

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