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Turn your notes and slides into a gizmo-style quiz

Upload PDFs, slides, Word files, notes or photos of pages and get multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations.

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How a gizmo quiz maker fits into studying

Most students already have lecture slides, a PDF of a reading or a page of handwritten notes, and what they need is a quiz built from exactly that material. A gizmo quiz maker reads the file you upload and writes questions that test the points in it, so your practice matches what was covered in class.

Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions from one upload
Explanations for every question, whether you answered it right or wrong
Photos of printed pages are read with text recognition
Free plan includes 3 generations per month, studied in the browser

Example high school biology quiz questions on cell structure

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP during cellular respiration?The mitochondrion. Its inner membrane houses the electron transport chain that drives most ATP production.

True or false: animal cells have a rigid cell wall.False. Animal cells lack a cell wall, so the plasma membrane alone defines the cell boundary and shape.

What is the main job of ribosomes?Protein synthesis. Ribosomes read mRNA and link amino acids into polypeptide chains.

Which organelle modifies, sorts and packages proteins for transport?The Golgi apparatus. It sends finished proteins out of the cell or to other organelles inside vesicles.

What molecule does the nucleus store to direct the cell's activity?DNA. It holds the genetic instructions that control which proteins the cell makes.

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Three question types

Multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions, each with an explanation.

Works from your files

Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or photos of pages read with text recognition.

Export when you need it

Plus adds PDF and DOCX export. Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for learning systems.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slide deck, Word file, text notes or a photo of a page.

Choose question types

Pick multiple-choice, true/false or short answer, or a mix of all three.

Study or export

Take the quiz in your browser on the free plan, or export files on a paid plan.

Each question comes with an explanation, which often teaches more than the score. When you miss a question about mitochondria or the Golgi apparatus, the explanation points you back to the right section of your notes.

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Frequently asked questions

How many quiz questions should I make from one chapter?

Start with 10 to 15 questions per chapter so you can cover the main terms and processes without fatigue. Then retake the questions you missed, since repeated recall tends to help more than one long session.

How do I study from quiz explanations effectively?

Read the explanation for each missed question, then write the answer from memory without looking. Return to the quiz a day later to check whether the answer stuck.

Can I export my quiz to Moodle?

Moodle XML export is part of the Pro plan, which costs $14.99 per month. PDF and DOCX export are included in Plus at $39 per year or $7.99 per month.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and lets you study in the browser, but exports are not included. No credit card is needed to start.

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