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Why a custom quiz beats a generic printable

Many teachers and parents search for a ready-made printable quiz, but a quiz for school students works best when it matches what was taught this week. DeckOwl builds one from your own worksheets, slides or chapter notes, so the questions reflect your class rather than a generic textbook.

Questions drawn from your own pages, not a generic question bank
Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer formats
Explanations that show the reasoning behind each answer
Free plan includes 3 generations per month, studied in the browser

Example school quiz questions across subjects

What organelle releases energy from glucose in a cell?The mitochondrion, which carries out cellular respiration to release energy the cell can use.

True or false: water boils at a lower temperature at high altitude than at sea level.True. Lower air pressure at altitude means water reaches boiling point before it reaches 100°C.

What is 3/4 + 1/6?11/12. Converting to twelfths gives 9/12 + 2/12, which adds to 11/12.

What event triggered the start of World War I in 1914?The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, which set off a chain of alliance-based declarations of war.

In the sentence She ran quickly, what part of speech is quickly?An adverb, because it modifies the verb ran by describing how she ran.

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Three question types

Multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer questions generated from your own material.

Explanations for every answer

Each question shows why the correct answer is right, so students learn from the questions they miss.

Export for class

Plus exports to PDF and DOCX. Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for school learning systems.

How it works

Add your material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text notes or a photo of a page.

Choose the question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or short-answer, then generate the quiz.

Review and study

Check the questions, then study in the browser or export if you are on a paid plan.

Each question comes with an explanation, which helps students see why an answer is wrong instead of just marking it. You can run the quiz in the browser on the free plan, then reuse the same material to make new versions for review days.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a school quiz have?

Short classroom quizzes usually work well with 10 to 15 questions covering one lesson, so students can finish in about 15 minutes. Longer units can be split into several shorter quizzes spread across the week.

How can students get the most out of a practice quiz?

Have them answer before checking, then read the explanation for every miss and retake those questions a day or two later. Spacing out the retakes is what helps the material stick.

Can I export a quiz to PDF or DOCX?

Yes, PDF and DOCX export is included on the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month. Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export for learning systems.

Is there a discount for students?

Students get 40% off with a school email, and no credit card is needed to start on the free plan.

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