You uploaded your notes, hit generate, and the quiz felt wrong. Too easy. Too vague. Asking about a section your professor skipped.
That does not mean AI study tools failed. It usually means first-pass generation needs tuning — or a second pass.
SourceQuiz lets you regenerate quizzes from the same material without re-uploading. Same source, new questions, new difficulty mix.
When to regenerate (not re-read)
| Symptom | Try this first |
|---|
| Every question felt easy | Regenerate with hard difficulty |
| Questions off-syllabus | Split material into smaller upload; remove unrelated pages |
| Repetitive wording | Regenerate — new pass varies phrasing |
| You memorized answers | Regenerate after 24 hours, same material |
| Wrong question type for exam | Change types (add multi-select, fill-in-blank) then regenerate |
| You improved but want pressure | Regenerate hard + mixed types |
Re-reading the whole PDF before regenerating is usually slower than fixing the material scope and trying again.
When to edit your material instead
Regenerate works best when the source text is clear:
- Add headings so sections are obvious
- Paste figure captions you care about
- Remove syllabus fluff and bibliography
- Fix OCR garbage from scanned PDFs
If the upload is one 200-page file titled “everything.pdf,” split it. The model follows what you give it.
Step-by-step: better second quiz
- Open Study on SourceQuiz
- Select the material you already uploaded
- Adjust question types to match your exam
- Set difficulty one level higher than last time
- Click regenerate (or create a new quiz from the same material)
- Take the new quiz without notes
- Compare score in history to the first attempt
Improvement in history is your signal the method is working.
How explanations help the second pass
After the first quiz, you should have read explanations for every miss. Those explanations tell you what the model thought was important.
Before regenerating:
- Skim your miss list
- Add one clarifying paragraph to your pasted notes if a concept kept tripping you up
- Then regenerate
The second quiz often targets application, not just definitions.
Regenerate vs new material
| Action | Use when |
|---|
| Regenerate | Same chapter, you want more practice |
| New material | New lecture week, new PDF, new unit |
| Both | Cumulative exam: keep old materials, regenerate each weak one |
If all boxes are checked and it still feels off, regenerate once more or email [email protected] with the material type (PDF vs paste) so we can improve.
Study pattern: triple pass
Pass 1 — Diagnose
- Medium difficulty, mixed types
- Note score and misses
Pass 2 — Repair
- Edit notes for top 3 misses
- Regenerate hard
Pass 3 — Exam mode
- Regenerate hard, exam question mix only
- Timed if applicable
Three passes on the same material beat three hours of passive highlighting.
FAQ
Does regenerating cost a generation?
Check your plan on the site. Free tier includes a limited number of generations; Pro expands limits for heavy exam season.
Will I see the same questions?
Regeneration aims for new questions from the same content. If you see overlap, regenerate again or tweak the source text slightly.
Can I regenerate after sharing material with a study group?
Materials are per account. Each student should upload their own copy for personal history tracking.
Run pass 2 today
If your last quiz felt too easy, open https://app.sourcequiz.com, bump difficulty to hard, regenerate from the same file, and beat yesterday’s score.
That is how you turn a mediocre first batch into real exam practice.
