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In the past, whenever I wanted to create a quiz or knowledge check for students or employees using Google Forms, I had to manually copy each question and set the correct answers one by one — which was time-consuming and error-prone.

But since I started using NotebookLM to automatically extract questions from documents, and then combining it with Make + Google Forms API to generate a quiz in just a few minutes, I’ve saved up to 70–80% of my time.

This week, I tried automating Google Form creation directly from a lesson document using the NotebookLM → Make → Google Forms API combo — and it’s surprisingly easy!

✅ Detailed Steps

Step 1: Set up Google Form

  • Go to Google Forms and create a new form.
  • Under the “Responses” tab, link it to a new spreadsheet.
  • In the “Settings” tab, turn on the “Make this a quiz” option.

Step 2: Use NotebookLM

  • Go to the NotebookLM Tool, then click on the Visit Website button and login to NotebookLM
  • Upload your document (your subject matter or training material) to NotebookLM.
  • Then paste the following command:

{“requests”:[{“createItem”:{“item”:{“title”:”QUESTION_TEXT”,”questionItem”:{“question”:{“required”:true,”grading”:{“pointValue”:1,”correctAnswers”:{“answers”:[{“value”:”CORRECT_ANSWER”}]}},”choiceQuestion”:{“type”:”RADIO”,”options”:[{“value”:”OPTION_1″},{“value”:”OPTION_2″},{“value”:”OPTION_3″},{“value”:”OPTION_4″}]}}}},”location”:{“index”:”QUESTION_ORDER_STARTING_FROM_0″}}}]}

Based on the data structure above, create a quiz with [NUMBER_OF_QUESTIONS] questions on the topic [TOPIC], and output the data exactly in the provided structure.
The output must be a properly formatted JSON. Return only the final JSON result.

Once you get the JSON result, copy it — this is your (1).
(Remember to replace the text in brackets — the number of questions and the topic — in the prompt above.)

Step 3: Set up in Make.com

  • Go to the Make AI Tool, then click on the Visit Website button and login to Make
  • From the homepage, go to Scenarios.
  • On the toolbar at the bottom, click the three dots (⋯) and select Import blueprint.
    (If you need the blueprint, comment below so AI Cat can share it with you!)

Once uploaded, you’ll see three modules: JSON – Tools – Google Form, just like in the image below. Follow these steps:

  1. JSON
    • Click the JSON module.
    • In the “JSON String” field, paste the JSON (1) you copied in Step 2, then click Save.
  2. Tools
    • Copy the Google Form ID (the long string of characters in your form link — between /d/ and /edit).
    • Paste it into the Variable value field. Leave Variable name as it is.
  3. Google Forms
    • Give your form a name and connect it to your Google account.

After finishing these three steps, simply click Run once — and your quiz will be automatically generated, just like in the example below!

Compared to the traditional method:

  • No need to copy questions one by one
  • No need to manually select correct answers
  • A complete quiz or review test for students or employees — done in just 5 minutes

If you run into any issues while setting it up, feel free to comment below!