# AI study assistant for Canvas practice quizzes

ExamNinja can assist with supported text-based questions on permitted Canvas practice and review pages. Choose one question, read the proposed answer and explanation, then verify it against course material. It does not submit quizzes, change grades, hide activity, or control Canvas logs and instructor settings.


ExamNinja can read supported question text in the browser and return study explanations without making you copy every prompt into another tab.

## Supported study workflow

1. Install and activate the extension.
2. Open a permitted practice quiz or review question.
3. Request help on a supported text-based question.
4. Compare the explanation with your Canvas course material.

## Supported question formats

Text-based multiple-choice, multiple-answer, fill-in-the-blank, and short-answer structures are the strongest fit. Image-only prompts, diagrams, custom institution widgets, New Quizzes configurations, secure browsers, and connected proctoring products may not work. Support depends on the actual page structure, not only the Canvas name.

## When the web tool is a better fit

Use the [free AI quiz solver](/tools/ai-quiz-solver/) when you want to paste one self-contained practice question and control the exact text submitted. Use the extension only when the Canvas page is supported and the in-page workflow materially reduces copying.

## Important limitations

Course settings, question types, institutional policies, and third-party tools vary. ExamNinja does not control Canvas logs, proctoring software, secure browsers, deadlines, grading, or instructor settings. Follow the rules for the specific activity.

For a factual explanation of activity records, read [can Canvas detect tab switching?](/guides/can-canvas-detect-tab-switching/).

## Sources

- [Instructure Canvas Student Guide](https://community.canvaslms.com/html/assets/Canvas_Student_Guide.pdf) for current student quiz workflows
- [Instructure Canvas Basics Guide](https://community.canvaslms.com/html/assets/Canvas_Basics_Guide.pdf) for Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes context
- [Google Chrome extension permission guidance](https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/186213?hl=en) for reviewing browser access