- How do I convert a PDF to MCQs?
- Upload your PDF on this page and click generate. The AI reads the document, pulls out the key terms and facts, and writes multiple choice questions with one correct answer and three distractors, plus an answer key, in seconds. You can then edit any question and export the set to PDF or Word. There is nothing to install and no formatting work on your end.
- Can AI generate MCQs from a PDF?
- Yes. PDFQuiz uses AI to read the content of your PDF and generate multiple choice questions based on what the document actually says, including definitions, dates, names and concepts. It writes the stem, marks the correct answer and drafts three plausible distractors, then leaves every item open for you to edit before you export it.
- How many MCQs can I generate from one PDF?
- You set the number. A rough guide is three to five solid MCQs per page of substantive content, so a ten page PDF might yield thirty to fifty questions and a full textbook chapter many more. There is no page cap, so you can convert a long document at once and regenerate for a fresh batch later to grow your question bank.
- Can I edit the multiple choice questions it generates?
- Yes, every part of every question is editable. Rewrite the stem, replace a distractor that is too easy to rule out, change the correct answer, adjust the wording or delete an item entirely. The AI gives you a strong first draft and you keep full control over the final MCQ set before exporting.
- Does the PDF to MCQ converter work with scanned PDFs?
- It works best with PDFs that contain real, selectable text. A scanned PDF is a picture of a page rather than selectable text, so it has to be read visually, and the generator does that directly. You do not need an external OCR tool or to retype anything first: turn the OCR option on and upload the scan as it is. Legibility is what decides the result: a clean scan or a straight, well lit photo produces solid MCQs, while a dark or skewed one produces fewer.
- Can I export the MCQs to Word, Canvas or Moodle?
- PDFQuiz exports your multiple choice questions and answer key to PDF or Word, not to a Canvas or Moodle import package. To use them in your LMS, generate the set here, then paste the questions into your LMS quiz builder or attach the exported file. The hard part, writing the questions from your PDF, is already finished.
- Why did my PDF produce bad multiple choice questions?
- Usually the text came out of the PDF in the wrong order. A two-column academic paper extracts as interleaved lines unless the file is tagged, so sentences from the left and right columns get spliced together and the generator writes questions from text that was never a sentence. Copy the PDF into a plain text editor to see exactly what a converter sees, then export a single-column copy or upload the source Word file instead.
- How many pages of PDF do you need for a good MCQ set?
- About one page of dense body prose per two to three questions. A ten page chapter comfortably supports twenty to thirty items. Asking for forty questions from three pages forces the generator to test trivia and near-duplicates, because it runs out of assertions worth testing and starts rewording the same fact in a new stem.
- What makes a good multiple choice question?
- A good MCQ has a clear stem, one defensibly correct answer, and distractors that are plausible enough that someone who has not learned the material could believe them. It should test understanding rather than trick the reader. PDFQuiz drafts each question to that standard, and you can sharpen any distractor that reads as obviously wrong.
- Which parts of a PDF make the best MCQs?
- Body prose that states definitions, causes, procedures, and comparisons produces the strongest items. Tables and figure captions produce good factual questions. What produces weak questions is front matter, reference lists, and pages that are mostly headings, because there is no assertion to test. If a chapter opens with ten pages of introduction, upload only the section you actually taught.
- Can you make a printed test from the generated MCQs?
- Yes. Export the set to PDF and print it, keeping the answer key as its own file rather than a hidden column in the same document. Roughly ten to twelve four option items fit on a US letter page at 11 point with normal margins. The printable test maker covers the page layout, and the answer key generator handles the separate key.