Turn any PDF into a practice exam
Upload the PDF you're studying from — lecture slides, scanned notes, a textbook chapter — and get a realistic practice exam written from that exact material, with step-by-step worked solutions.
| PDF to Practice Exam | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Practice exams from your files | 1/mo | 10/mo |
| Files per exam | 20 files, 50MB | More files, bigger uploads |
| Worked solutions | First 2 per exam | Every question |
What you get
- Works on the PDFs you already have: lecture slides, course notes, lab manuals, textbook chapters
- Questions come from your document's actual content, not a generic question bank
- Also takes PPTX slides, Word documents, spreadsheets, and plain text — mix several files into one exam
- Handles equations, diagrams and worked examples inside the PDF, not just plain paragraphs
- Step-by-step worked solutions on every question — the first 2 free, all of them with Premium
Most of what a student studies from already lives in a PDF — the professor's slide deck, a scanned course pack, the textbook chapter the midterm covers. The hard part isn't reading it again; it's testing yourself on it. Flashcard apps turn PDFs into definitions quizzes, which is fine for vocabulary and useless for a calculation-heavy midterm.
Crameleon reads the whole document — equations, figures and worked examples included — and writes a realistic practice exam from it: multi-part problems, conceptual traps and multiple choice in the proportions a real paper would use. Because the questions are generated from your PDF rather than matched from a bank, they cover what your course actually covers, in its terminology.
You're not limited to one file or one format. Upload the slide deck alongside your own notes and a past midterm, and the exam draws on all of them — PDF, PPTX, DOCX, XLSX or plain text.
How it works
- 1
Upload your PDF
Drop in the PDF — up to 20 files on a free account, so a whole unit's slides can go in together.
- 2
Shape the exam
Pick difficulty, length and question style; the exam is written from what's actually in your document.
- 3
Sit it and review
Work the paper in the exam workspace, then study the worked solutions on everything you missed.
PDF to Practice Exam — FAQ
What kinds of PDF work best?
Text-based PDFs — exported slides, typed notes, textbook chapters — give the strongest results because every sentence is readable. Scanned documents work too, though very low-quality scans can lose detail. Math-heavy PDFs are fine: equations are parsed and the questions use them.
Can I upload more than one PDF?
Yes — a free account can combine up to 20 files (50MB total) into one exam, so a unit's slides, your notes and a past paper can all inform the same mock.
Does it just make flashcards or multiple choice from the PDF?
No. It writes a full practice exam — multi-part calculation problems, short answer and multiple choice — with step-by-step worked solutions, not a stack of definition cards.
Is it free?
Your first practice exam is free with a free sign-in (1/mo), including the first 2 worked solutions. Premium ($14.99 CAD/month) raises the allowance to 10/mo and unlocks every solution plus AI hints and marking.
Pairs well with
Practice Exam Generator
Turn your notes, slides and past papers into a realistic mock exam with worked solutions.
Past Paper to Mock Exam
One past paper in, a fresh mock exam out — same style, same difficulty, new questions every time.
Long-Answer Exam Generator
Full written-response exams — multi-part problems and essay-style questions with model answers.
Ready to try PDF to Practice Exam?
It's part of Crameleon — the all-in-one study and engineering toolkit. Start free, no credit card; upgrade to Premium ($14.99 CAD/month) when you want more.