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Upload your notes to make a quiz that tests what you actually know

Drop in a PDF, a slide deck, a document or a photo of your page. DeckOwl writes multiple-choice, true/false and short answer questions with explanations, so you can find the gaps before your exam.

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How to upload notes and get a quiz

Many students reach for a ready-made quiz, but the best practice questions come from your own lecture notes and readings. To upload notes to make a quiz, start with the file you already study from. DeckOwl reads the text and writes questions that match your course's wording and emphasis.

Upload PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or photos of pages
Choose multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions
Read an explanation for every question, right or wrong
Export to PDF, DOCX or Anki on Plus, and QTI or Moodle XML on Pro

Example cell biology quiz questions

Which organelle is the main site of ATP production in eukaryotic cells?The mitochondrion. It carries out cellular respiration, which produces most of the cell's ATP.

True or false: plant cells lack a cell membrane.False. Plant cells have a cell membrane inside their cell wall, which controls what enters and leaves the cell.

What is the function of ribosomes?They synthesize proteins by translating messenger RNA into a chain of amino acids.

Why does osmosis move water out of a cell placed in a concentrated salt solution?The solution has a lower water concentration than the cytoplasm, so water diffuses out of the cell across the membrane.

What distinguishes prokaryotic cells from eukaryotic cells?Prokaryotic cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, while eukaryotic cells have both.

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Works with the files you already have

Upload PDFs, DOCX files, PPTX slides, plain text or photos of handwritten pages. Text recognition reads the images.

Explanations for every answer

Each question comes with a short explanation of why the correct answer is right, so a wrong guess becomes a lesson.

Mixed question types

Choose multiple-choice, true/false or short answer questions, or combine them in one quiz built from your material.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add a PDF, slides, a document, pasted text or a photo of your notes.

Pick a question type

Choose multiple-choice, true/false or short answer. The quiz is built only from the material you uploaded.

Take the quiz and review

Answer the questions, read the explanations for anything you missed, and study the weak spots again.

Quiz questions work best when they test recall instead of recognition. Writing an answer from memory, then checking it against an explanation, builds stronger recall than rereading the same slides. A quiz built from your notes shows you which definitions and steps you can produce on demand.

On the free plan you can take quizzes in the browser. Plus and Pro add exports for PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV on Plus, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML on Pro, so you can move a quiz into your course tools.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions should a quiz on one lecture have?

Ten to fifteen questions is enough to check one lecture without becoming tedious. Retake the quiz a day or two later to see what you still remember.

Is it better to quiz myself or reread my notes?

Answering questions from memory and then checking the explanation usually produces stronger recall than rereading. Rereading still helps once you know which parts you missed.

Can I export the quiz I make?

Exports are paid features. PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV are included in Plus, and QTI 2.1 and Moodle XML are included in Pro. The free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month.

Can I upload a photo of my notes instead of a file?

Yes. Photos of pages are read with text recognition, so you can upload a picture of handwritten or printed notes along with PDFs and slides.

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