Turn a PDF question paper into a practice test
Most students already have a folder of previous-year papers and coaching handouts sitting as PDFs. Reading them is not the same as attempting them under a clock. This feature converts a paper you already own into a playable, timed mock test.
What happens when you upload
- You sign in and open Practice your own mock test by PDF, then select one or more PDF files (up to 150 questions in total).
- Each page is read in the browser. Where a page has selectable text, that text is used directly — it is faster and more accurate than reading an image.
- Pages that are scans or that contain figures are rendered to images, and the relevant region of the page is cropped so a diagram-based question carries just its diagram.
- An extraction pass identifies each question, its options, the marked answer and any explanation or hint. A second verification pass re-checks the extracted set and flags low-confidence items.
- You review the draft in the editor: fix any question text, change an answer key, delete junk, set the duration and negative marking, then save. Only then does it become a playable test.
Be realistic about accuracy
Automatic extraction is very good on clean, typed papers with clearly labelled options and a visible answer key. It is much weaker on low-resolution scans, handwritten notes, multi-column layouts with footnotes, and papers where the answer key lives in a separate document. Treat the generated draft as a first cut and always check the answer keys before you attempt the test — a wrong key teaches you the wrong thing. The review step exists precisely because no extraction is perfect.
Your PDF, your responsibility
The material you upload is your content, not ours. By uploading you confirm that you own the file or otherwise have permission to use it, and that using it here does not infringe anyone else's copyright. Do not upload paid coaching material, copyrighted books, leaked or confidential papers, or anything containing other people's personal data. Full detail is in our copyright and user content policy; rights holders can request removal through the takedown process.
Who can see a test you create
- Private by default. A test you generate is visible only to your signed-in account. It never appears in the public library, in search results or in our sitemap.
- Optional unlisted share link. If you switch sharing on, anyone holding the link can attempt the test. Shared pages are marked noindex so search engines do not list them, and they never show your email address or account details — only the display name you chose.
- Deletable. You can delete a test you created at any time from My tests, which removes its questions with it.
Tips for a better extraction
- Prefer a digital (text-based) PDF over a photographed scan.
- Upload the answer key in the same file, or in one of the files in the same batch.
- Split very large papers into two uploads rather than one 200-page file.
- Crop out cover pages and instruction pages — they add noise, not questions.