PDF to quiz
Drop in a lecture PDF and get 5 exam-style questions from it in about a minute. Every question links to the page it came from, so you can check it.
Beta-blockers. Cardioselective agents such as metoprolol and atenolol act mainly on β1 receptors. Non-selective agents such as propranolol block β1 and β2. β2 blockade in the airways can cause bronchospasm.
A patient with asthma needs a beta-blocker. Why would propranolol be a poor choice?
- It also blocks β2 receptors in the airways, which can cause bronchospasm
- It acts only on β1 receptors
- It is a cardioselective agent
We wrote this example to show the format. Your questions come from your own file.
How to use the PDF to quiz
- 1 Choose your PDF, up to 50 MB, or drop it on the box above.
- 2 Answer a few quick questions about your course while Quizard reads the file.
- 3 Take 5 questions written from your PDF, each linked to its page, then keep going with the rest.
Which PDFs work best
Anything with the words your exam is written from: lecture slides saved as PDF, handouts, lab manuals, readings and textbook chapters you own. Pages that are only a heading and a picture give little to ask about, so if your slides are sparse, add your lecture notes or a transcript as well.
| What to expect | |
|---|---|
| Lecture slides saved as PDF | Questions spread across the content slides, each citing its slide |
| Scanned handout or photographed notes | The text is read with OCR first, then questions are written from it |
| Textbook chapter or reading | Questions across the sections, good for reading-heavy courses |
| Slides that are mostly diagrams | Fewer questions: add the notes or transcript that go with them |
What the questions look like
Your first quiz is multiple choice, with 4 or 5 options to match how your exams are set. Each question has one answer the page can defend and a short explanation. In the app you can also make true or false, short answer and essay questions from the same file, and flashcards for spaced review.
Why every question cites its page
AI can write a convincing question that your lecture never said. Linking each question to the passage it came from lets you check it in seconds, and Quizard keeps anything it cannot match to your file out of your practice until you edit or delete it.
Long PDFs and whole-semester files
Your first quiz reads up to the first 30 pages, so a 300-page file never holds it up. After that, generation counts pages: the free plan covers 50 pages a month, and Plus covers 3,000. Studying and exporting what you made stays free.
Making a quiz from a PDF without Quizard
You can paste a PDF into any AI assistant and ask: "Using only this document, write 10 multiple choice questions that test understanding, not recognition. After each, give the answer, a one-line explanation and the page number, quoting the line that supports it." Then check every question against the page it cites before you trust it, because assistants will fill gaps from general knowledge.
PDF to quiz FAQ
Is the PDF to quiz tool free?
Yes. Your first quiz is free and needs no account. After that the free plan writes questions from 50 pages a month, and studying and exporting what you made is always free.
Do I need an account?
Not for your first quiz. You answer a few questions, take 5 questions from your PDF, and only then choose whether to save your course with an account.
Does it work with scanned PDFs?
Yes. Pages without a text layer, such as scans and photographed handouts, are read with OCR before the questions are written. Very blurry or handwritten pages may come out with gaps.
What languages does it support?
By default the questions are written in the language of your file, so German slides give German questions. You can pick a different question language when you set up your course.
Can I export the questions or print them?
Yes. You can export flashcards to Anki or CSV on every plan, including free.
Is my PDF private?
Your files stay private to your account unless you share a course with an invite link. A file you pick on this page and never use is deleted after a day.
Can teachers use it to make a class quiz?
Quizard is built for students studying their own courses. It does not publish quizzes to a class or an LMS.
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Your whole semester, in one study workspace.
Quizard turns your own lecture slides into questions and flashcards that cite the slide, and shows what you have not covered.