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Graded 4 November 2026

Can Edcafe AI turn a cleanly scanned document into quiz questions?

Edcafe AI fails to turn a cleanly scanned document into quiz questions. The scanned PDF was attached in the Files tab, but Generate Quiz returned a text-extraction error naming that file and no quiz appeared.

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Scanned study material with no text layerFailEvidence
What we sent

“Create a multiple-choice quiz covering this chapter.”

What the tool returned

Error: No text could be extracted from the file. Please check the file content or format. (Foundation-Science-8-Ch6-Electric-Circuits-scanned-copy (1).pdf)

Transcribed from Proof 3 · Screenshot

Expected vs. Found
✗Expected: Generate quiz questions and answer information from the scanned material without losing content because it has no text layer.Found: No questions were generated. The builder returned a text-extraction error naming the uploaded file, and the page showed no quiz.
Supporting proof
Proof 1Screenshot
Pre-run screenshot of the uploaded scanned PDF and quiz settings
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Proof 2Screen recording
Screen recording of the upload, generation attempt, and error
Key moments
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Proof 3Screenshot
After-run screenshot showing the error and no quiz output
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Why this result

The run asked for quiz questions from the scanned chapter. The PDF reached the Files tab, but Generate Quiz returned a text-extraction error naming that file and produced no questions, so the scanned material was not turned into a quiz.

Also observed in this test case

Free plan upload. The upload completed on the Free plan, and the refusal was a text-extraction error rather than a plan block.

Accepted upload types. The upload area accepts documents and images, but the documentation does not claim text extraction from images or scanned pages.

Tested by Aditya Nichite · evidence dated 28 October 2026

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Software that produced the output
Edcafe AI
Build or version
Not exposed by the hosted product
Surface
Web app
Set up before the run
A clear scanned PDF whose content is visible as an image rather than readable text, and a request to generate a quiz covering that material.
Question type
Multiple Choice
Number of questions
30
Output language
English
Additional instructions
Create a multiple-choice quiz covering this chapter.
Input source tab
Files
Plan
Free
Tested
28 October 2026 · Aditya Nichite

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LevelNameScope
BenchmarkQuiz Generation →15 scenarios · 10 tools
CapabilityQuiz Generation →
ScenarioA cleanly scanned document →
ToolEdcafe AI →

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10 November 2026First publishedQuiz Generation v1

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aidemos.com/benchmarks/quiz-generation/results/edcafe-ai/a-cleanly-scanned-document · 0 pass · 1 fail · coverage 1/1 · graded 2026-11-04

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Proof 1 · Screenshot2981258d690d6de85d6c18bb30c52211a8f568799952b7782bd0c9b6dca27c95
Proof 2 · Screen recordinga2317be7bd8250716c5b0d39823a61f4688d6be8879954d82766df61f4fbe20d
Proof 3 · Screenshotcdc8cad20fe00c40487239b7464fec0e1d434b762fe85a70a9d972a3e88ce379