Can I turn video quizzes off?

Yes. Use Video quizzes in the settings menu of the player's control bar, the "Don't show quizzes again" link on a quiz card, or Video quizzes in the web app's Settings. All three change the same setting.

Will a quiz spoil the episode?

Not on its own. A question only comes up after you have watched the lines it covers, and the Trainer hides questions from parts you have not reached. The full question list for a video, which you open yourself, does include later scenes.

How many questions does a video get?

It depends on the video's length and how much dialogue it has, and "More questions" can add more once you have answered some. The pauses are paced for learning, so they follow the video rather than a fixed schedule.

Do quizzes work on my phone or on other websites?

The in-video quizzes need the desktop extension on Netflix or YouTube. You can practise every saved question on the Trainer page of the web app in any browser, including on a phone. Quizzes are not part of the any-website mode.

What if I have not taken the placement test?

If your language has a test, FlixFluent asks you to take it first, at most once a day, because the quiz level comes from your result; the test takes 5 minutes at most. For languages without a test, quizzes use the video's CEFR rating, or B1 when it has none.

Which languages do quizzes support?

Any of the 27 languages you can learn with FlixFluent, as long as the video has subtitles in that language. Placement tests, which set the quiz level, exist for English, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Dutch and Arabic.

Are the questions in my language or in the one I am learning?

Instructions, translations and explanations are in your language. Vocabulary questions ask for the meaning in your language up to A2 and for the target-language word from B1, and comprehension questions switch to the language you are learning from B2.

Do quizzes cost extra?

No. They are part of the FlixFluent subscription: $17 / month, $159 / year or $399 lifetime, with a 7-day free trial.

Video quizzes: questions about what you just watched

FlixFluent video quizzes turn the show you are watching into practice. While you watch Netflix or YouTube with the FlixFluent extension, it writes questions about the lines you have just seen and pauses the video in the gap after a line to ask them. There are six exercise types (match the clips, vocabulary, fill in the blanks, build the sentence, spot the mistake and comprehension), and the mix shifts with the CEFR level from your placement test. Every answer is followed by a translation of the line and a short explanation, and every question is saved to the Trainer page of the web app for later practice.

At a glance

Video quizzes run in the FlixFluent extension on Netflix and YouTube
Six exercise types; the mix and the difficulty follow your CEFR level
The video pauses in the gap after a line, never mid-line
Every answer comes with a translation of the line and an explanation
Every question is saved to the Trainer page of the web app
On by default; one click turns them off
Included in every plan: $17 / month, $159 / year or $399 lifetime

How do video quizzes work?

FlixFluent writes questions from the subtitles of the video you are watching and asks them in the natural breaks between lines.

Shortly after you start a video, FlixFluent prepares questions from its subtitles at your level. Now and then, the video pauses at a natural break between subtitle lines, never in the middle of a line, so you can answer questions about what you just watched while the scene is still fresh. The pacing is designed for learning rather than testing, and questions only cover lines you have already seen. Skipped questions come back later, and anything still waiting when the video ends is offered at the end.

A red number on the quiz button in the player's control bar shows how many questions are waiting, and clicking it opens them at any time. Replaying a question plays the real clip from the video and then returns you to where you were.

The number of questions scales with the video's length and how much dialogue it has, and once you have answered some, "More questions" can add more for the same video.

What are the six exercise types?

Each type practises a different part of understanding a line you just heard, from catching the sounds to following what a character meant.

Match the clips: play short clips from the scene and match each one to the subtitle line you heard. Vocabulary: pick what a word means in that line or, from B1, which word carries a given meaning, with the line available to replay as a hint. Fill in the blanks: complete the line by choosing its missing words, with one blank at A1–A2, two at B1–B2 and three at C1–C2.

Build the sentence: put the words of the line back in the order you heard them. Spot the mistake: the line is shown with one word changed; tap the word that differs from what was said, then pick the word that was actually said. Did you catch that?: a multiple-choice question about the meaning or intent behind what was said, from B1 upward.

Questions only quote text that appears in the video's subtitles, and lines with masked words are skipped.

How does your level change the quiz?

Your level decides both which exercise types you get and how hard each one is.

At A1 most questions are about sounds and words (match the clips and vocabulary). Spot the mistake joins at A2 and comprehension at B1. From B2 the mix tilts towards spot the mistake and comprehension, and match the clips drops out at C1. The same exercise type never appears twice in a row, and the actual mix depends on what the video's lines allow.

Difficulty changes inside each type too: three answer options at A1–A2 and four from B1; vocabulary asks for the meaning of a word up to A2 and for the target-language word from B1; fill-in-the-blank lines have one to three gaps; and comprehension questions are written in your own language up to B1 and in the language you are learning from B2.

The level comes from your latest FlixFluent placement test for that language. Tests exist for English, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Dutch and Arabic. If your language has a test and you have not taken it, FlixFluent asks you to take it before it writes quizzes, so the questions are pitched correctly; it takes 5 minutes at most. For languages without a test, quizzes use the video's own CEFR rating, or B1 when the video has none. See /catalogue/ for how tests and video ratings work.

What happens after you answer?

Every answer is explained, so a wrong answer still teaches you something about the line.

You see whether you were right, or the correct answer, then a translation of the line into your language and a short explanation of the key words or grammar written for that line: at most 45 words, never just a restated translation. A Deconstruct sentence button opens the full sentence breakdown, where every part is clickable. Match the clips shows the translation of each line instead.

From the quiz panel, which opens from the quiz button and at the end of the video, you can continue watching, retry the questions you got wrong, or open the full list of questions for the video.

Practising quizzes in the web app (the Trainer)

Every question you see is saved to the Trainer page of the web app, grouped by video.

The Trainer at app.flixfluent.com lists the videos you have quizzes for, with your score on each. You can practise one video or a mixed session across videos; each line is read aloud with text-to-speech, and "Watch this scene" links take you back to that moment in the video. Questions from parts of a video you have not reached yet stay hidden, and questions you answered correctly are hidden until you turn on "Show completed".

The Trainer is separate from Flashcards, the FSRS deck of individual words you looked up (see /vocabulary-trainer/). Both are in the same web app and both work in a phone browser.

Turning quizzes on or off

Video quizzes are on by default and one click turns them off.

Three switches change the same setting: Video quizzes in the settings menu of the player's control bar, the "Don't show quizzes again" link on a quiz card, and Video quizzes in the web app's Settings. When quizzes are off, the quiz button stays in the control bar so you can turn them back on.

Quizzes run in the extension on Netflix and YouTube. They are not part of the any-website mode. On YouTube videos that only have auto-generated captions, the three types that depend on exact wording and timing (match the clips, build the sentence and spot the mistake) are switched off.

Why these exercise formats?

The quizzes apply techniques that are well studied in memory and language-learning research. FlixFluent has not run a peer-reviewed study of its own quizzes.

Testing during a video: in two experiments, short tests interpolated into online lectures reduced mind wandering, increased note-taking and improved learning (Szpunar, Khan & Schacter, 2013, PNAS). FlixFluent's pauses apply the same idea to the show you are watching.

Retrieval with feedback: actively recalling information strengthens memory more than re-reading it (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006), and feedback after multiple-choice questions increases what learners retain and reduces how often they later repeat a wrong option (Butler & Roediger, 2008). For second-language vocabulary, giving learners the chance to retrieve a word improved learning (Barcroft, 2007). Every FlixFluent question is a retrieval attempt followed by the answer and an explanation.

Doing more with the words: the involvement load hypothesis holds that tasks which make learners work with a word, such as filling it into a gap, lead to better retention than meeting it in reading alone, and Hulstijn and Laufer (2001) reported evidence for it. Listening research points to recognising where words begin and end in connected speech as a frequent cause of listening breakdowns (Field, 2003); match the clips and spot the mistake are listening tasks aimed at that skill.

These studies support the techniques, not FlixFluent's specific implementation, and FlixFluent makes no claims about how much faster anyone learns with quizzes.

The six exercise types
Exercise	What you do	Levels	What it practises
Match the clips	Play short clips from the scene and match each one to the line you heard	A1–B2	Linking the sounds you hear to words
Vocabulary	Pick what a word means in this line (A1–A2) or which word means a given thing (B1 and up)	A1–C2	Word meaning in context
Fill in the blanks	Choose the missing words of the line (1–3 blanks by level)	A1–C2	Recalling words and grammar in context
Build the sentence	Put the words in the order you heard them	A1–C2	Word order and sentence structure
Spot the mistake	Find the one word that differs from what was said, then pick the word actually said	A2–C2	Detailed listening
Did you catch that?	Answer a multiple-choice question about the meaning or intent of what was said	B1–C2	Following meaning and implication

Target exercise mix by CEFR level (% of questions)
Level	Match the clips	Vocabulary	Fill in the blanks	Build the sentence	Spot the mistake	Did you catch that?
A1	35	35	20	10	0	0
A2	25	25	25	15	10	0
B1	10	20	25	20	15	10
B2	5	15	20	15	25	20
C1	0	15	20	10	25	30
C2	0	10	20	5	30	35

Frequently asked questions

Can I turn video quizzes off?: Yes. Use Video quizzes in the settings menu of the player's control bar, the "Don't show quizzes again" link on a quiz card, or Video quizzes in the web app's Settings. All three change the same setting.
Will a quiz spoil the episode?: Not on its own. A question only comes up after you have watched the lines it covers, and the Trainer hides questions from parts you have not reached. The full question list for a video, which you open yourself, does include later scenes.
How many questions does a video get?: It depends on the video's length and how much dialogue it has, and "More questions" can add more once you have answered some. The pauses are paced for learning, so they follow the video rather than a fixed schedule.
Do quizzes work on my phone or on other websites?: The in-video quizzes need the desktop extension on Netflix or YouTube. You can practise every saved question on the Trainer page of the web app in any browser, including on a phone. Quizzes are not part of the any-website mode.
What if I have not taken the placement test?: If your language has a test, FlixFluent asks you to take it first, at most once a day, because the quiz level comes from your result; the test takes 5 minutes at most. For languages without a test, quizzes use the video's CEFR rating, or B1 when it has none.
Which languages do quizzes support?: Any of the 27 languages you can learn with FlixFluent, as long as the video has subtitles in that language. Placement tests, which set the quiz level, exist for English, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Dutch and Arabic.
Are the questions in my language or in the one I am learning?: Instructions, translations and explanations are in your language. Vocabulary questions ask for the meaning in your language up to A2 and for the target-language word from B1, and comprehension questions switch to the language you are learning from B2.
Do quizzes cost extra?: No. They are part of the FlixFluent subscription: $17 / month, $159 / year or $399 lifetime, with a 7-day free trial.

Sources & further reading

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Level	Match the clips	Vocabulary	Fill in the blanks	Build the sentence	Spot the mistake	Did you catch that?
A1	35	35	20	10	0	0
A2	25	25	25	15	10	0
B1	10	20	25	20	15	10
B2	5	15	20	15	25	20
C1	0	15	20	10	25	30
C2	0	10	20	5	30	35

Level	Match the clips	Vocabulary	Fill in the blanks	Build the sentence	Spot the mistake	Did you catch that?
A1	35	35	20	10	0	0
A2	25	25	25	15	10	0
B1	10	20	25	20	15	10
B2	5	15	20	15	25	20
C1	0	15	20	10	25	30
C2	0	10	20	5	30	35