Multiple choice question generator
The hard part of writing a multiple-choice question is not the question. It is the three wrong options. Get those wrong and the item tests nothing — anyone can eliminate obvious filler without knowing the material.
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How it works
Upload the source
PDF, image, plain text, Markdown or CSV, up to 100 MB.
Choose count and difficulty
5 to 50 four-option questions. Difficulty controls how applied the stems are and how close the distractors sit.
Review the explanations
Each item explains why the key is right, which is also how you check the distractors are fair.
What makes a distractor work
A good distractor is something a partially-prepared student would genuinely choose. That usually means one of five things: a near-synonym that differs in one important respect, a statement true under a different condition, a claim that is partly right, a correct fact applied to the wrong case, or a negation the reader skims past.
Around 30% of generated questions are built on one of those patterns deliberately. The rest are straightforward recall, because a test made only of traps measures reading care rather than knowledge.
For anyone writing assessment rather than revising, the explanation field is the review tool. If the explanation cannot articulate why a distractor is wrong, the item is not defensible and should be regenerated.
Question characteristics
- Four options per question, one key
- Distractor patterns: near-synonym, conditional, partial truth, misapplication, negation
- Roughly 30% of items deliberately built to catch shallow recall
- An explanation on every item, usable as an item-review check
- True/false available alongside, in the same set
- 5 to 50 items per set
Pricing
Free
5 study materials · 5 quiz sets · 10 questions per quiz · Explanations, scoring and history included
Premium — $14.99/month
Unlimited study materials · Unlimited quiz sets · Up to 50 questions per quiz
Billed in US dollars through Stripe. The iOS app sells an annual plan through the App Store instead.
Multiple choice generation — questions people ask
How many options does each question have?
Four, with one correct answer. True/false items can be generated in the same set when you want a mix.
Can I edit a question I do not like?
Quiz sets are saved to your account and can be regenerated. If a specific item is weak, regenerating the set produces a different set of questions from the same source.
Can I use these for a class assessment?
Many educators do, but review them first. Generated items are a strong starting point and are not a substitute for the professional judgement that a graded assessment requires.
Generate multiple-choice items now
Upload your source and see the distractors for yourself.