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Graded 11 October 2026

Does PDF to Quiz steer practice toward a learner's weaker topic?

PDF to Quiz identified parallel circuits and meter placement as weak areas, then recommended the full original quiz rather than topic-directed practice. Its 47-question practice pool still included questions the learner had already answered correctly.

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Practice follows the weaker topicFailEvidence
What we sent
InputDocument (PDF)
Input PDF: the electric-circuits chapter covering series circuits, parallel circuits and meter placement
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What the tool returned

You have a basic idea of circuits, but this test shows a clear pattern: you need to strengthen your understanding of parallel circuits and the roles of ammeters and voltmeters.

Transcribed from Proof 3 · Screenshot

Expected vs. Found
✗Expected: Practice should change with performance history, directing each learner toward their weaker topic rather than giving both learners the same topic focus.Found: The original quiz had 47 questions; practice offered all 47, with no topic selector and previously correct questions at positions 1 and 10.
Supporting proof
Proof 1Screenshot
Screenshot: practice question 1 of 47 asks about opening a circuit loop
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Proof 2Screenshot
Screenshot: practice question 10 repeats the decorative-lamps question from the top correct answers
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Proof 3Screenshot
Screenshot: quiz results and feedback identifying parallel circuits and meter placement as weak areas
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Proof 4Screenshot
Screenshot: correct series-circuit answers beside incorrect parallel-circuit and meter-placement answers
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Proof 5Screenshot
Screenshot: the mastery score and recommended practice button
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Proof 6Screenshot
Screenshot: full-quiz practice settings without a topic selector
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Proof 7Screen recording
Screen recording: the scored quiz attempt, results and subsequent recommended practice
Key moments
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Why this result

The product had to direct practice toward the weaker topic. Instead, it reshuffled mastered questions into practice. The quiz and practice both ran successfully with paid access to weakness feedback, so this was not an access restriction or an interrupted attempt.

Also observed in this test case

Explanations of weak concepts. The quiz feedback explains current splitting between parallel branches, the voltage across each branch, and where ammeters and voltmeters belong.

Question-level progress. The quiz dashboard lists correct and incorrect answers by question, without grouping results by topic or concept.

Shorter random practice. The practice setup lets the learner reduce the question count from 47 for a shorter random selection from the same quiz.

Tested by Anshika Gupta · evidence dated 11 October 2026

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Software that produced the output
PDF to Quiz
Build or version
Not exposed by the hosted product
Surface
Web app
Set up before the run
One learner history used the electric-circuits chapter: strong on series circuits, weak on parallel circuits and meter placement. Practice started from the Mastery card; a second history was unnecessary because practice was not topic-directed for this learner.
Study mode
Practice
Number of questions
47
Tested
11 October 2026 · Anshika Gupta

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Where this sits in the benchmark

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LevelNameScope
BenchmarkQuiz Generation →15 scenarios · 10 tools
CapabilityPersonalized Practice →
ScenarioOne topic is weaker than the others →
ToolPDF to Quiz →

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12 November 2026First publishedQuiz Generation v1

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aidemos.com/benchmarks/quiz-generation/results/pdf-to-quiz/one-topic-is-weaker-than-the-others · 0 pass · 1 fail · coverage 1/1 · graded 2026-10-11

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Input · Document (PDF) ↗application/pdf · 265 KB
Proof 1 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 94 KB
Proof 2 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 174 KB
Proof 3 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 180 KB
Proof 4 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 236 KB
Proof 5 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 281 KB
Proof 6 · Screenshot ↗image/png · 89 KB
File fingerprints (SHA-256)

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Input · Document (PDF)220bc6e2dc7e6824ee5bb81ff8f24b17c234c2eb1463835468fdc77a602c3dff
Proof 1 · Screenshot1da5261371c13b37240916d086e3f092a877fd4e65c8f4e3d0ada520b4da7ae0
Proof 2 · Screenshot408e37874d64b78cd8d6d60a16264309c115e7d727683b9842f1e1501a7823dd
Proof 3 · Screenshotf5824cacb7daa7eb2b015c814f6e0d42b11616f092ee8c5394594e92fc0f2585
Proof 4 · Screenshotc4c4bdec48779024afc2deaaff6ed5b5f177316fa90ef67c75b5bdaf5d4fe5d1
Proof 5 · Screenshot3a8e5cfe1bbc62af2e7cda47b2dc86b531926456dd5208f137783d267ad16366
Proof 6 · Screenshot21f18a6926955d984930d0d03c9f512bc28ccb5bc5e499f054b3b86cebf25e7c
Proof 7 · Screen recording333b5d46c4e0e2a0bcf280486f7ba49e48c080e38a53897ae41e1965472e1489