A fill in the blank generator that works from your own course
Upload your slides, scripts, scans or photos of your notes.
- Blanks built from the concepts your course covers
- Only fill in the blank, or mixed with other question types
- Set count and difficulty, or limit it to one lecture
Where does most of a cell's ATP come from?
- AGlycolysis
- BThe electron transport chain
- CThe Calvin cycle
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A fill in the blank generator that picks the blanks for you
A fill in the blank generator hides a key term in a sentence or passage and asks you to fill the gap. It is a simple way to practise recall, because you have to decide what belongs in the gap instead of just rereading the text.
Many generators work on a text you paste in, and you decide which words to hide. That is fine for a grammar sheet. For a lecture course it leaves the hard part to you: finding the terms that matter. StudyPDF picks the blanks from the concepts your course actually covers, and each question shows the page it was written from.
A walkthrough: one lecture, ten questions
Say you have the slides for lecture 4 of a cell biology course. You upload them, open New material and choose Quiz. You tick fill in the blank as the only question type, set ten questions and a medium difficulty, and limit the scope to lecture 4 instead of the whole course.
What you get is a quiz where each question is a short passage with numbered blanks. A question can be a sentence about glycolysis with one blank for where it happens and one for what it produces. Every blank comes with a list of options. You answer, see at once whether you were right, read a short explanation and open the slide it was written from.
Each question is also tagged with the concepts it tests. At the end, the results screen groups your answers by concept, weakest first.
Print it as a worksheet with an answer key
Export the quiz as a PDF worksheet and the passages print with numbered blank lines. The options for each blank are lettered A, B and C, so a student marks a letter on paper. The answer key sits on its own page at the end, so you can hand out the sheets without it.
If you want to change the wording, add instructions or drop a question, export to Word instead and edit it there. The screen version and the printed version come from the same questions, so you can practise on screen and test on paper.
What it does not do
Each blank comes with a list of options and you pick the right one. You do not type the word, so this is not a spelling test and it will not catch a misspelled term. To write an answer from memory, add short answer questions to the same quiz. Those are checked against a model answer and you mark yourself.
The source is shown per question, not per blank. And the quiz is only as good as what you upload: a blurry scan or a photo with half the page cut off gives weaker questions. Read the first few before you trust the set.
Start with one lecture
Upload one lecture, choose fill in the blank as the only question type and take the quiz. If the questions fit, widen the scope to a unit or the whole course. The same upload also gives you flashcards, a study guide and a practice exam.
How to make a fill in the blank quiz
Four steps from your course material to a quiz you can take or print.
- 1
Upload your material
Add lecture slides, a script, a scanned chapter or photos of your notes. A lecture video or a web page works too.
- 2
Pick the question type
Open New material, choose Quiz and tick only fill in the blank. Set the number of questions, the difficulty and the scope, for example one lecture.
- 3
Fill in the blanks
Pick the right option for each one and get feedback, an explanation and the source page right away.
- 4
Print it or go again
Export a blank worksheet with the answer key on its own page, as PDF or Word. Or take a new quiz aimed at the concepts you got wrong.
What you get
Fill in the blank questions that follow your course, not a generic word list.
- Blanks come from key concepts across your own uploads
- Choose only fill in the blank, or mix it with multiple choice and short answer
- Limit a quiz to one lecture, one topic or your weak concepts
- Worksheet with the answer key on its own page, and an editable Word file
- Wrong answers update your mastery per concept
Quiz yourself on your own material.
Upload one lecture or chapter and answer your first questions.
Questions and answers
What is a fill in the blank generator?
It is a tool that takes a text and hides key words in it, so each sentence becomes a question with a gap. StudyPDF does this from your own course material and picks the blanks from the concepts your lectures cover.
How do I make fill in the blank questions from my own notes?
Upload your slides, scans or photos to StudyPDF, open New material and choose Quiz. Tick fill in the blank as the question type, set the count and difficulty, and pick a scope such as one lecture. The questions are written for you.
Can I get a fill in the blank worksheet with answers?
Yes. Export the quiz as a blank PDF worksheet and the answer key comes on its own page at the end. You can also export to Word and edit the sheet before you print it.
4 more questions
Do I type the answers or pick them?
You pick them. Each blank has a list of options. If you want to write an answer yourself, add short answer questions to the same quiz and check them against the model answer.
Can I make a fill in the blank quiz for math or science?
Yes. Formulas show up inside the passage, and a blank can sit inside a formula. Code passages work too, with numbered blanks for the values you need to choose.
Can I limit it to one lecture or one topic?
Yes. Scope the quiz to the whole course, one lecture, one topic or the concepts you know least. Count and difficulty are set in the same form.
Is it free?
It is free to start. Free gives you about 4 materials a week. Upgrade to Pro for more.