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Turn your English readings into quizzes with AI

Upload a reading, slides or class notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or open questions, each with an explanation.

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Why quizzes from your own texts help English study

An English quiz maker works best when it reads the text you are studying, not a generic list of questions. Paste in a short story, an essay draft or lecture slides on rhetoric, and DeckOwl writes questions about those exact passages, with an explanation for each answer.

Questions drawn from your own reading, not generic prompts
Multiple choice, true/false and short open questions
Explanations that show why an answer is right or wrong
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Example English grammar and literature quiz questions

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?A simile compares two things using like or as, while a metaphor says one thing is another. Both create comparison, but only the simile signals it with a word.

Which sentence uses the passive voice: 'The essay was graded by the teacher' or 'The teacher graded the essay'?The first one. Its subject receives the action, and it uses a form of 'to be' with a past participle, which is the passive voice.

True or false: a semicolon can join two independent clauses.True. A semicolon links two closely related independent clauses that could each stand as a sentence, without a conjunction.

What is foreshadowing?A hint about events that come later in a story. Writers use it to build expectation and make the ending feel earned.

In 'The wind whispered through the trees,' what literary device is 'whispered'?Personification. Giving the wind a human action makes it feel alive and adds a quiet mood to the scene.

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Multiple choice, true/false and open questions

Mix question types from one upload so your practice matches how your English course tests you.

Explanations for every answer

Each question comes with a short explanation, so a wrong answer teaches you why the right one fits.

Built from your own material

Upload PDFs, slides, DOCX files or notes, and the questions come from the texts you are actually studying.

How it works

Upload your reading or notes

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

Choose question types

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

Practice and review

Answer in the browser, read the explanations, and export to PDF or DOCX if your plan includes exports.

This matters most in English courses, where one novel or poem can support questions about plot, theme, vocabulary and grammar. Mix question types so you practice spotting a correct answer and also explaining one in your own words.

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Frequently asked questions

How many quiz questions should I make for an English reading?

Start with 10 to 15 questions for a short story or a chapter, which covers the main plot points, characters and vocabulary. For a full novel, split it into sections and make a quiz for each one so you can review as you go.

What kinds of questions work best for studying English literature?

A mix works best: multiple choice for plot and vocabulary, true/false for quick checks of details, and open questions for theme and argument. Open questions take longer, but they build the writing skill your course grades.

Can I export my English quizzes?

Plus includes PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for learning management systems. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

Does DeckOwl work with scanned pages or photos?

Yes, photos of pages are read with text recognition, so you can use a scan of a printed handout. Check the questions against the original text, since recognition can miss words on blurry photos.

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