Question Maker and Question Generator

The question maker reads what you paste and writes questions that can be answered from it. It is told that every question must be answerable from your text alone, that the answers must come from the text, and that the set should cover the whole passage instead of only the opening. It is also told to mix recall questions (who, what, when) with questions that check understanding (why, how), and to avoid trick questions.

What you get back

• A Questions card. The questions are numbered. For multiple choice, each option sits on its own line as A) to D).
• An Answer key card. The answers are numbered. For open questions, the key gives a short model answer that cites the relevant part of your text.
• Counts and a Copy button on each card, plus a total, so you can paste the set straight into a document.

What it does not do

It works on pasted text only: there is no file upload, and it can't read an image or a PDF. It doesn't run an online quiz or grade your answers. Copy the questions into whatever you use for practice, such as a worksheet or a form. Think of the question maker as a fast first draft, not a finished test.

Choose Multiple choice and the multiple choice question generator writes each question with four options, A) to D), and one correct answer. The tool is told to make the wrong options plausible, so the answer is harder to find by elimination alone.

A Johns Hopkins University guide to writing effective multiple-choice questions gives a handy checklist for judging any set. It advises writing the stem as a clear question when possible, keeping irrelevant detail out of it, making distractors plausible, keeping the options grammatically parallel, using at least four options, and avoiding "all of the above" and "none of the above".

A five-point check for each question

• Is the question clear without reading the options?
• Is exactly one option correct, according to your text?
• Are the wrong options believable and grammatically parallel?
• Does any option give the answer away by wording alone?
• Does the answer key match your notes?

If one fails, edit that question or select Generate more for another set from the question generator. Editing a draft is usually faster than writing from scratch.

Recall questions ask what the text says. Understanding questions ask why it matters or how the ideas connect. A good set has both. Using the composting article from Try an example:

• Recall: How many pounds of compost did the club count after eight weeks?
• Understanding: Why did the principal add a second sorting station?
• Discussion: Do the results justify expanding the program to all four high schools? Use evidence from the text.

How to steer the set

• Choose Discussion when you want questions that ask for analysis.
• Raise the Level to College or Graduate to ask for more demanding wording.
• Choose Short answer to make yourself explain an idea instead of recognizing it.
• Paste one section at a time so the question maker stays on a single topic.

The Level setting tells the tool who the questions are for. It is approximate, so read the set and decide whether it matches your class.

Teachers can use the question generator, also called a question maker, to draft materials faster, then edit them. Say Ms. Rodriguez's 10th-grade English class has a short reading for tomorrow. She pastes it in, chooses Short answer, 5 and High school, and gets a draft exit ticket with a model answer for each question.

A quick workflow

1. Paste a reading you have the right to use, such as your own handout or notes.
2. Choose the type, count and level, then select Make questions.
3. Read every question. Delete or reword any that don't match what you taught.
4. Use the Answer key card as a starting point for grading, and adjust it to your rubric.

Keep the teacher in the loop

The questions come from an AI model, so review them before students see them. The tool can't know what you emphasized in class or what your state test expects. Follow your school's and district's rules on AI-generated materials.

Many teachers recommend testing yourself instead of only rereading, and practice questions make that easy. Paste your notes into the question maker, make a set, and answer before you look at the key.

A simple routine

1. Make 10 questions from one section of your notes.
2. Answer them from memory on paper.
3. Open the Answer key card and mark yourself.
4. Go back to your notes for every miss.
5. Generate a fresh set a day or two later.

For AP classes and clinicals

An AP US History student can paste a unit review and choose Mixed. A nursing student on clinicals can paste a skills handout and choose Short answer. In both cases, compare the key with your course materials, because your instructor's materials come first.

If your notes are messy, tidy them first with the Study Notes Generator, or pull out the main ideas with the Key Points Generator.

An AI question generator is quick, but it can misread a passage or slip in a wrong answer. Treat each set from the question generator as a draft.

The quote check

When the questions or the answer key quote your text, the tool checks each quotation. Any quoted passage of four or more words that can't be found in your text, ignoring case and punctuation, gets a note after it: [check this quote against your text]. That flag means the wording is not exactly yours, so either fix it to match or paraphrase it.

A two-minute review

• Spot-check at least three answers against your text.
• Check names, dates and numbers, which are easy to get wrong.
• Look at whether the questions cover the end of your text, not only the start.
• Delete anything that tests a detail you wouldn't be asked about.

The tool is told to take every answer from your text, but it can still make mistakes, so your text and your teacher's materials are always the authority.

The text box needs at least 150 characters and takes up to 15,000, which is roughly 2,500 words of ordinary prose. A counter under the box shows your words and characters, and it warns you if you go over.

Tips for pasting

• Paste clean paragraphs. Remove menus, page numbers, ads and reference lists.
• For a long chapter, paste one section at a time and make a set for each.
• Use text that makes complete statements. A list of bare terms gives the tool little to ask about.
• For handwritten or scanned notes, type the key parts first; the tool reads only text you paste.

Not sure how long your text is before you use the question generator? The Word Counter counts words and characters before you paste.

This question maker is a study and drafting aid. Use the output to practice, to check what you know and to plan a lesson or a quiz. Then do your own thinking: read the text, answer in your own words and follow your school's AI policy.

If an assignment asks you to write your own questions, write them yourself, and use a generated set only as a model of the format. If you submit work for a grade, don't present AI-written material as yours unless your teacher allows it. When in doubt, ask your teacher which tools are allowed.

Yes, the question maker is free, with no account and no sign-up. There is a limit of 30 requests per hour for each visitor, which is plenty for a study session.

Your text is sent to our AI providers, Groq with Google Gemini as a backup, only to generate your questions. The Study Corp doesn't save it. Even so, don't paste anything private into any question generator, such as personal records or another student's work.

A question maker works best next to other study tools:

• Condense a long reading with the Essay Summary Generator, or read the guide on how to summarize.
• Build structured notes with the Study Notes Generator.
• Pull out the main ideas with the Key Points Generator.
• Practice analysis on a business or nursing scenario with the Case Study Analysis Generator.
• Unpack a short passage with the Quote Analysis Tool.