Typing a topic and getting a draft with questions, options and correct answers in seconds is a big time saver. But AI writes fluently, and fluent is not the same as correct. Before you publish the draft or take it to class, we recommend running these checks.
1. Verify every correct answer yourself
This is the most important step. Especially with dates, number ranges, names and scientific claims, it can state a wrong fact with confidence. Check every answer you are not sure about against a reliable source. Where a question cannot be verified, deleting it beats sharing wrong information.
2. Make sure there is exactly one right answer
Sometimes two options in a draft are both defensible, or the stem does not lead to a single answer. Words such as “largest”, “first” or “most important” invite debate; state the criterion in the stem or write the question more concretely.
3. Look for clues that give the answer away
A word in the stem that states the answer, or a correct option noticeably longer than the others, turns a knowledge question into an attention question. Bring option length and structure close together and make sure the position of the correct answer does not stay the same across questions.
4. Judge the options as distractors
See whether the wrong options look plausible. Irrelevant or silly distractors make the question needlessly easy. Where needed, swap a distractor for a concept students really confuse.
5. Check the images
An image added to a question should relate to the topic and not give away the answer. Also check that the photo is suitable to use. An image only loosely related to the question confuses people.
6. Language and tone
Fix sentences that read like a translation, odd word choices or language unsuited to the audience. The words in a quiz for children should differ a lot from those in an adult team meeting.
7. Finally, take it once
Play through the draft yourself from start to finish. Are the times reasonable, the difficulty balanced, the number of questions enough? If you have someone else take it too, you catch the ambiguities you missed.
How to write a good topic prompt
The clearer the topic you give the AI, the better the draft. Instead of a broad heading like “History”, write “The 19th-century reforms of the Ottoman Empire, at 10th-grade level”. Stating the audience, the level and the emphasis you want raises the quality of the draft noticeably.
If the draft did not come out as you wished, narrow the topic or try again from a different angle. If the questions felt too easy, ask for “advanced” or a specific subtopic; if they are too technical, simplify the audience.
Example: fixing a flawed draft
A draft might contain: “Which is the longest river in the world?” with a single river marked correct. But sources give different measurements on this; which river is longest can change with the method of measuring. Either remove such a question or make it single-answer: “Which river, considered the lifeline of Egypt, flows into the Mediterranean?”
Another example is a distractor that is too obvious: in “Which organ produces insulin?” with options Pancreas, Femur, Retina and Earlobe, the question effectively has one option because the non-organs are easy to rule out. Choosing options that are all organs of the abdomen, such as Pancreas, Liver, Kidney and Spleen, makes the question genuinely discriminating: someone who does not know now has to guess.
Topics that need extra care
AI is not equally reliable on every subject. Recent events, exact numbers, legal or medical information and local or regional topics carry a higher risk of error. In these areas do not share the quiz without verifying every answer against a second source. A quiz on health, law or finance is for information only; do not expect people to base their decisions on it.
In short
AI is a good first-draft writer; you should be the final editor. You can find what the AI features offer on the Features page.
