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Upload a PDF, slide deck or set of notes and get multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions with explanations. Your first three generations each month are free, and no credit card is needed.

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Why a custom quiz beats a generic one

Quizzes for students work best when they cover what was actually taught that week, not a generic question bank with loosely related content. Building one by hand from a textbook chapter or a long set of slides takes time that most teachers and tutors do not have.

Start from the notes, slides or PDF your class already uses
Mix multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions in one quiz
Read the explanation for every missed question before moving on
Repeat the quiz a few days later to check what has stayed in memory

Example intro biology quiz questions for students

Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?The mitochondrion. It carries out most of cellular respiration, which generates ATP.

True or false: plant cells have a cell wall made of cellulose.True. The cellulose wall gives plant cells rigid structure, and animal cells do not have one.

What is the role of ribosomes?They build proteins by translating mRNA into a chain of amino acids.

What does osmosis describe?The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from low solute concentration to high solute concentration.

How do mitosis and meiosis differ?Mitosis produces two identical diploid cells, while meiosis produces four genetically different haploid cells used in reproduction.

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Multiple question types

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

Works with your files

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

Export when you need it

The free plan studies in the browser. Plus adds PDF and DOCX export, and Pro adds QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML for your LMS.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slides, notes or a photo of a page from class.

Choose question types

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

Review and use it

Check each question and explanation, then study in the browser or export on a paid plan.

Generating a quiz from your own material keeps the questions aligned with your lesson. Each question comes with an explanation, so a student who misses an answer learns why the right one is correct instead of just seeing a score.

A short quiz after each lesson, mixing multiple-choice questions for quick checks with short answer questions that require recall, shows what has stuck and what needs another pass before the next unit.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a quiz for students include?

Five to ten questions cover one lesson well and keep the quiz short enough to finish in a single sitting. Mixing question types gives a clearer picture than a long quiz of one type.

Are short answer questions better than multiple choice?

Short answer questions require recall, which tends to be a stronger test of understanding, while multiple choice is faster to check. Using both gives a fuller picture of what a student knows.

Can I export quizzes to my learning management system?

PDF and DOCX export are included in the Plus plan. QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML export are Pro features for importing quizzes into an LMS.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser, but no exports. No credit card is needed to start.

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