Quiz generator for fast active recall
Recall Engine is a quiz generator that turns your lecture notes into a quick, MCQ-style quiz for fast self-testing, with answers and explanations linked to the exact source page each question came from.
No credit card required
It is 9pm, you have three lectures to revise, and reading them again does nothing for recall. You want to test yourself, but writing quiz questions by hand eats the time you needed for studying, and the random quizzes online never match what your lecturer taught. You need a quick quiz from your own material, right now.
How it works
Upload your lecture
Drop in a lecture PDF up to 50 MB, a PowerPoint, or pasted text. Text-based and scanned PDFs both work.
Select your pages
Pick the pages or slides you want quizzed, or run the whole lecture for a full review.
Quiz and verify
Answer each question from memory, then check the explanation and the source page it came from.
Why students use it
- Quick MCQ-style quizzes built for repeated active recall sessions
- Answer from memory in minutes, then re-quiz the questions you miss
- Every answer traces back to a source page so you can verify it
- Free to start with 30 credits on signup, no card required
Frequently asked questions
What is a quiz generator?
A quiz generator turns study material into a set of questions you can test yourself on. Recall Engine builds a quick, MCQ-style quiz from your own lecture notes, so the questions match what you were actually taught and each answer links to its source page.
Can I make a quiz from my lecture notes?
Yes. Upload a lecture PDF, a PowerPoint, or pasted text, choose the pages, and Recall Engine generates a quiz with answers and explanations. Both text-based and scanned PDFs are supported.
How is the quiz generator different from the [MCQ generator](/tools/mcq-generator)?
Both produce MCQ-style questions. The quiz generator is tuned for quick, repeatable self-testing on a lecture you just covered. If you want longer clinical stems in the single-best-answer format most exams use, the [SBA question generator](/tools/sba-question-generator) is the better fit. Recall Engine offers all three.
Is it free?
You get 30 credits free on signup with no card required. Credits are only charged after a quiz generates successfully, so a failed run never costs you. This is a study aid, and you remain the final check on every answer.
How many quiz questions can I generate?
There is no fixed cap. You start with 30 free credits, and each quiz costs credits based on how many questions you generate and how many pages you run, so a short single-lecture quiz goes a long way. When you run low you can top up, and credits are only charged after a quiz generates successfully.
Can I trust the quiz answers, or do they have errors?
Recall Engine builds every question from your own uploaded lecture and links each answer to the exact source page, so you can check it against what your lecturer actually taught rather than trusting it blindly. AI can still misread a slide or phrase an option awkwardly, so treat the source page as the deciding vote. This is a study aid, not medical advice, and you stay the final check on every answer.
Is a quick quiz from this tool better than a pre-made question bank?
It is different, not strictly better. A pre-made bank gives you vetted questions across a whole subject, while this tool quizzes you on the specific lecture you just sat through, in your lecturer's own wording, which is what your university exam tends to follow. Many students use both: the bank for broad coverage and a Recall Engine quiz for fast same-day recall on new material.
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Try it on your next lecture
Upload a lecture PDF and see your first output in about two minutes. Start with 30 free credits.