Generate a Quiz

Create AI-powered quizzes from your study notes

AI-generated quizzes are one of Notesmakr's most powerful study tools. Creating a quiz is quick and easy—AI analyzes your note content and generates multiple choice questions that test your understanding at multiple levels.

Quiz generation interface with customization options

When to Generate Quizzes

After first read (diagnostic):

  • See what information stuck from your initial read
  • Identify concepts that need more attention
  • Establish a baseline score to measure improvement

After studying (validation):

  • Confirm you've mastered the material
  • Test comprehensive understanding
  • Practice for exams

Before exams (preparation):

  • Simulate test conditions
  • Identify last-minute gaps
  • Build confidence

Days/weeks later (retention check):

  • Test long-term retention
  • Refresh fading knowledge
  • Maintain mastery over time

Step-by-Step Guide

Open your note

From the Notes tab, tap the note you want to create a quiz for.

Go to Study Tools

Tap the Study Tools tab.

Tap 'Generate Quiz'

Look for the Quiz card and tap Generate Quiz (or + New Quiz if you already have quizzes for this note).

Wait for AI processing

AI analyzes your note content and creates questions based on your quiz settings. Generation typically takes a few seconds depending on the number of questions.

Start the quiz

Once generated, you'll see the quiz with:

  • Quiz title (auto-generated based on note content)
  • Number of questions
  • Take Quiz button

Tap to begin!

Quiz Settings

You can customize quiz generation from Settings. The following options are available:

Number of Questions

Choose how many questions to generate using a slider:

  • 5 questions (default)
  • 10 questions
  • 15 questions
  • 20 questions

Difficulty Level

Select the difficulty for generated questions:

  • Easy: Basic comprehension and recall questions — definitions, simple facts, direct from text
  • Medium: Application and analysis questions (default) — explaining concepts, comparing ideas, applying to examples
  • Hard: Synthesis and evaluation questions — connecting concepts, solving problems, critical thinking

What Gets Generated

All questions are multiple choice with 4 answer options and one correct answer. Each question includes:

  • A clearly worded question testing a key concept
  • Four plausible answer options (A, B, C, D)
  • The correct answer index
  • A detailed explanation of why the correct answer is right

Topic Coverage

AI ensures balanced coverage:

  • All major sections represented
  • Proportional to section importance
  • Key concepts always included
  • Supporting details selectively tested
  • Questions progress through the content from beginning to end

Cost and Limits

Quiz generation uses your plan's AI generation quota, which is shared across all AI features (quizzes, flashcards, mindmaps, Q&A).

Free Plan

  • Limited number of AI generations per month (shared across all AI tools)
  • All difficulty levels available
  • Up to 20 questions per quiz

Premium Plan

  • Higher generation limits
  • All difficulty levels available
  • Up to 20 questions per quiz

Using Your Own API Key

  • Unlimited generation on any plan
  • Access to latest AI models

Tips for Effective Quiz Generation

Generation best practices:

  1. Generate multiple quizzes: Different questions = better coverage
  2. Use after first read: Diagnostic to reveal gaps
  3. Adjust difficulty: Start medium, increase if doing well
  4. Generate regularly: Not just before exams—throughout study process
  5. Review explanations: Don't just check score—understand why
  6. Combine with other tools: Quizzes + flashcards + reading = mastery

Troubleshooting

"Generation failed"

Possible causes:

  • Server temporarily unavailable
  • Network issues
  • Generation limits reached

Solutions:

  • Try again in a few moments
  • Check internet connection
  • Verify plan limits haven't been reached

Questions seem off-topic

Possible causes:

  • AI misinterpreted note content
  • Note has unclear structure
  • Mixed topics in one note

Solutions:

  • Generate a new quiz (each generation creates different questions)
  • Edit note to clarify structure
  • Split mixed-topic notes

Too easy or too hard

Solutions:

  • Adjust difficulty setting in Settings before generating a new quiz
  • Try generating again — each quiz is unique

What's Next?

Now that your quiz is generated:

Ready to test your knowledge!

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