NotesmakrHelp Guide

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.

The empty quiz list for a note, with a Generate Quiz button

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.

Open the Quiz list and tap 'Generate Quiz'

Tap the Quiz tile to open the quiz list for this note. If the note has no quizzes yet, tap Generate Quiz. If it already has quizzes, tap + Quiz.

Wait for AI processing

AI analyzes your note content and creates questions based on your saved quiz settings. The button shows Generating... while it works.

Start answering

Once the quiz is ready, it opens straight away on the first question. The quiz is titled "Quiz:" followed by your note's title, and it is saved in the note's quiz list so you can come back to it later.

Quiz Settings

You can customize quiz generation in Settings → Study → Quiz Settings (tap Save Quiz Settings after changing them). The generate button uses whatever you saved there. 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
  • Medium (default)
  • Hard

What Gets Generated

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

  • A question about your note
  • Four answer options (A, B, C, D)
  • One correct answer
  • An explanation of the correct answer, shown after you answer

Cost and Limits

Quizzes are free to generate within the free plan's limits. Generations are shared across all AI features (notes, flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, Q&A), and all difficulty levels and question counts (up to 20) are available. If you reach your limit, generation stops and the app tells you so.

Tips for Effective Quiz Generation

Generation best practices:

  1. Generate multiple quizzes: More variety = 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 limit reached

Solutions:

  • Try again in a few moments
  • Check internet connection
  • Check whether you've reached your generation limit

Questions seem off-topic

Possible causes:

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

Solutions:

  • Generate a new quiz
  • 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

What's Next?

Now that your quiz is generated:

Ready to test your knowledge!