How to Use Google’s Gemini to Create Quizzes in Under 3 Minutes (Yes, Really – Full Walkthrough + Real Examples)
Last Friday I had 22 minutes before bus duty and zero quizzes ready for Monday.
I opened Gemini, typed one prompt, and walked away with a 12-question Google Form that my 7th graders took first period.
Total time: 2 minutes 41 seconds. Coffee was still hot.
I’ve now made over 120 quizzes this way in 2025. Exit tickets, bell ringers, chapter tests, formative checks – all while the kettle boils.
Here’s the exact system (prompt + workflow + tweaks) that turned me from a Sunday-night panic planner into the laziest (and happiest) teacher in the lounge.
The Magic Prompt I Copy-Paste Every Single Time
Copy this entire block – it’s battle-tested on everything from 3rd grade fractions to high school chemistry:
You are an expert [grade level] [subject] teacher with 15 years experience.
Create a [number]-question multiple-choice quiz on [exact topic/standard].Requirements:
• Exactly 4 answer choices per question (A-D)
• Only ONE correct answer
• Include one obviously silly/funny distractor per question
• Difficulty: 20% easy, 60% medium, 20% challenging
• Provide a 1–2 sentence explanation for the correct answer
• At the end, format everything exactly like this so I can copy-paste into Google Forms:Question 1: [question text]
A) [choice]
B) [choice]
C) [choice]
D) [choice]
Correct: [letter]
Explanation: [short explanation][repeat format for all questions]
Real Examples That Blew My Mind
Example 1 – 5th Grade Science (States of Matter)
Prompt used: “You are an expert 5th grade science teacher. Create a 10-question multiple-choice quiz on states of matter and changes between them.”
→ Gemini gave me a question about plasma that made the gifted kid go “whoa” and a distractor about ice cream melting into a gas that had the whole class giggling.
Example 2 – High School Spanish (Present Tense AR verbs)
Added to the prompt: “Write all questions and answers in Spanish. Include English translation in the explanation.”
→ 100% accurate conjugations, zero effort from me.
Example 3 – Middle School ELA (Figurative Language)
Added: “Make two questions require text evidence from any poem.”
→ Got perfect questions referencing “fog coming on little cat feet” – I didn’t even have to open my poetry folder.
My Exact 3-Minute (or Less) Workflow
- Go to https://gemini.google.com → it’s free, no credit card, works on phone too.
- Paste the master prompt → change grade/subject/topic/number of questions.
- Hit enter → wait 10–20 seconds.
- Copy everything it spits out.
- Open a blank Google Form → turn on “Quiz” mode → paste each question one by one (takes ~90 seconds for 10 questions).
- Optional lazy hack: Install the free “Form Builder for Docs” add-on → paste the whole block and it auto-creates the form for you.
- Click “Send” → grab link → post in Google Classroom. Done.
Advanced Tweaks I Use Weekly
- Need short answer instead? Change the prompt to “5 short-answer questions with sample strong and weak responses for grading.”
- Want images? Add “Include a public-domain image URL for each question that would work well in a quiz.”
- Bilingual classes? “Write questions in English, answer choices in Spanish.”
- Include standards? Add “Tag each question with the exact [NGSS/CCSS] standard code.”
- Make it a game? “Turn this into a Kahoot-style script with timer suggestions.”
Proof This Actually Saves Your Life
Last month I tracked it:
• Old way = 41 minutes average per quiz
• Gemini way = 2.8 minutes average
That’s 38 minutes saved × 6 quizzes per week = 3.8 extra hours every single week.
I now have time for Netflix and still look like the teacher who “plans amazing assessments.”
Try it right now – drop your grade + subject + topic in the comments and I’ll run Gemini live and send you the finished quiz for free (I do this every Friday and teachers go feral for it).
Want the version with 50+ pre-made quiz prompts (every grade, every subject) plus my Google Form auto-importer template?
Go make a quiz before your next prep ends. I triple-dog dare you.
