How it works

1. Open the quiz builder — the “Paste Text” tab is the default view.
2. Paste your text, or just type a topic if you don't have source material to hand.
3. Configure: difficulty (Easy / Medium / Hard), number of questions (5–50), question types (MCQ / True-False / Short Answer).
4. Click Generate. The AI reads your text and drafts a complete quiz in 10–30 seconds.
5. Review every question. Edit, regenerate, or delete any item before sharing.
6. Save and share the link, or assign in Google Classroom.

Two ways to use it

Paste your own text

The strongest results. Paste lecture notes, an article, a chapter summary, meeting minutes, an SOP — anything with real content. The AI grounds every question in what you actually pasted, so the quiz tests the specific material rather than generic knowledge of the subject. This matters most when your source uses particular terminology, covers a narrow angle on a topic, or includes facts and figures a generic quiz would never guess.

Just type a topic

No source text handy? Type a topic name instead — “the water cycle,” “the Cuban Missile Crisis,” “Python dictionaries” — and the AI drafts a quiz from its own general knowledge. Fastest option when you want a review quiz on a standard subject and don't need it scoped to specific source material. For anything with a graded, high-stakes answer key, verify the questions against an authoritative source before sharing — general-knowledge generation is fast, not infallible.

What kind of text works well

· Lecture notes — typed or copy-pasted from a notes app, even if informally structured.
· Article or blog excerpts — paste the body text directly; no need to clean up formatting first.
· Textbook paragraphs — copy-paste a section rather than uploading the whole PDF, when you only need one part.
· Meeting notes or SOPs — for compliance or onboarding knowledge checks.
· A topic name alone — no source text required; the AI generates from general knowledge.

When to use a different input method instead

Pasting text is fastest, but not always the right tool. If your source is a whole document you don't want to copy-paste by hand, use create quiz from PDF instead. If your source is a photo or scan with no digital text layer, use create quiz from image. If you're working from a recorded lecture or tutorial, use create quiz from YouTube video. If it's a published article you'd rather not retype, use create quiz from website URL.

Tips for the best output

Paste more than one paragraph when you can

A single sentence gives the AI almost nothing to work with — expect thin, generic questions. A few paragraphs of real content produce noticeably sharper, more specific questions than a topic name alone.

Say who the quiz is for

Add a line like “for 8th-grade students” or “at an intro college level” alongside your pasted text. The AI calibrates vocabulary and difficulty to the audience you name.

Verify the answer key

Always review generated questions before sharing, especially negative-phrased items (“Which of the following is NOT…”), which are the most common source of AI misclassification. See designing assessments AI can't cheat for the broader framing.

Trim before you paste, if the source is noisy

Pasted text with a lot of unrelated boilerplate (navigation menus, footers, ads copied along with an article) dilutes the quiz. A quick trim to just the content you want tested produces a tighter set of questions than pasting the whole page.

Use cases

Teachers — quick checks between full lessons

Paste today's board notes or a short reading passage and generate a 5-question exit check in under a minute — faster than opening a file, when you already have the text on hand. See for teachers.

Students — self-quiz from typed notes

If your notes already live in a notes app or a doc, paste them directly rather than exporting to PDF first. See active recall techniques for why self-quizzing beats re-reading the same notes.

Trivia hosts and content creators

No source document needed — type a theme (“90s movies,” “world capitals”) and generate a round in seconds. See trivia quiz maker.

Pricing

Free tier: 5 generations per month, up to 10 questions per quiz. Student plan ($3.99/mo): 50 AI generations per month, up to 100 questions per quiz, full analytics, student tracking. See pricing.

Common questions

Do I need a file to make a quiz?

No. Pasting text or typing a topic is the default way to use SimpleQuizMaker — file upload (PDF, image) is an alternative for when you'd rather not retype content yourself.

Is there a minimum amount of text required?

There's no hard minimum, but a single short sentence produces thin results. A paragraph or more gives the AI enough to draft specific, well-grounded questions.

Do students need an account to take the quiz?

No. Once you generate and save a quiz, students open a link and take it — no account, email, or app. See quiz maker with no student accounts.

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