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Why build a GitHub quiz from your own PDF

Git and GitHub courses often arrive as long PDFs of commands, workflows and diagrams, and a PDF-to-quiz GitHub approach turns that reading into questions you have to answer from memory. Testing yourself on branches, commits and pull requests shows you which steps you can explain and which ones only look familiar.

Works with PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text and photos of pages read with text recognition.
Writes multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions, each with an explanation.
Generates flashcards with spaced repetition and mind maps from the same material.
Paid plans add PDF, DOCX and Anki export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export.

Example GitHub practice questions and answers

What is a repository on GitHub?A folder that stores a project's files and their full change history, because Git tracks every commit made to it.

What does git commit do?It saves a snapshot of staged changes to the local history with a message, because each commit records what changed and why.

True or false: a pull request lets collaborators review changes before they are merged.True, because the pull request shows the diff so others can comment and approve it before merging.

What does git clone do?It copies a remote repository, including its history, to your local machine, because you need a local copy to work on it offline.

Which command creates a new branch and switches to it?git switch -c branch-name (or git checkout -b branch-name), because it creates the branch and makes it the current one.

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Questions from your own file

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or a photo of a page and get a quiz built from that material.

Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer

Mix question types so you test recognition and recall, and every question comes with an explanation.

Study in the browser

The free plan covers 3 generations a month with browser study, and paid plans add exports and spaced repetition.

How it works

Upload your GitHub material

Add the PDF, slides or notes that cover branches, commits, pull requests or whatever topic you are learning.

Choose question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or short answer, or combine them in one quiz.

Answer and review

Work through the questions, read the explanation for each one, and retry the ones you missed.

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Frequently asked questions

What should a beginner learn first about GitHub for a quiz?

Start with repositories, commits, branches and pull requests, since most later GitHub workflows depend on those four ideas. Test each one with a short question before moving on to forks and merge conflicts.

How many questions should I include in a GitHub quiz?

Ten to fifteen questions covering one topic, such as branching or pull requests, is a manageable first session. Repeat the quiz after a day or two so you can see what you remember.

Can I export the quiz to PDF or Moodle?

Exports are paid features: Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML. The free plan lets you study quizzes in the browser without exporting.

Do I need a credit card to try it?

No. You can start on the free plan without a credit card, and students can get 40% off a paid plan with a school email.

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