Re: [NTG-context] making multiple choice questions exams

28 May 2006


      batela wrote:
...
Thanks very much. In fact, in Context is very easy doing hard tasks. 
But, it is great if I can do things like:
n_exam_versions=3;
for (nversion=1 to n_exam_versions)
{
Final Math Exam
Your name:
ID:
Yor exam version is: #nversion;
\startitemize[a,random,packed]
\startitem first  \stopitem
\startitem second \doifmode[answers]{correctchoice}\stopitem
\startitem third  \stopitem
  \startitem fourth \stopitem
\stopitemize
\startitemize[a,random,packed]
\startitem first  \stopitem
  \startitem second \stopitem
\startitem third  \stopitem
\startitem fourth \doifmode[answers]{correctchoice}\stopitem
\stopitemize
\startitemize[a,random,packed]
\startitem first  \doifmode[answers]{correctchoice} \stopitem
\startitem second \stopitem
\startitem third  \stopitem
  \startitem fourth \stopitem
\stopitemize
nversion++;
}
In this way  I have all exam  versions in a simple document.
This should get you started ... please wikify this: 

\setupitemgroup[itemize][1][a,random,packed]

\startsetups examn:make

    \setuppagenumber[number=1]

    \title{Final Math Examn}

    \blank[2*big]

    \starttabulate
    \NC Your name \EQ \NC \NR
    \NC ID        \EQ \NC \NR
    \NC Version   \EQ \recurselevel \NC \NR
    \stoptabulate

    \blank[2*big]

    \getbuffer[examn]

\stopsetups

\startsetups examn:ok
    \doifmode {answers} {
        \inleft{\symbol[star]}
    }
    \ignorespaces
\stopsetups

\starttext

\startbuffer[examn]

\startitemize
\startitem first  \stopitem
\startitem \setups[examn:ok] second \stopitem
\startitem third  \stopitem
\startitem fourth \stopitem
\stopitemize

\startitemize
\startitem first  \stopitem
\startitem second \stopitem
\startitem \setups[examn:ok] third  \stopitem
\startitem fourth \stopitem
\stopitemize

\startitemize
\startitem first  \stopitem
\startitem second \stopitem
\startitem \setups[examn:ok] third  \stopitem
\startitem fourth \stopitem
\stopitemize

\stopbuffer

\setuprandomize[1234] % set a seed

\enablemode[answers]

\dorecurse{10} {\setups[examn:make]}

\stoptext


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