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* ----> Questions and Answers <---- *
* *
* The Test Generator *
* *
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This program is designed for the development, administering and printing of
tests. It should prove a valuable tool to teachers, instructors, students and
anyone who must prepare for a big exam. This program enables you to enter
questions with up to three multiple choice answers into a file. These files
can then be used for on-screen test taking and for printed tests. You can
create as many different question files with as many questions as disk space
will allow. I hope this will be as helpful to you as it was to me.
This program is SHAREWARE. Should you feel it belongs in your software library
please send $10.00 to:
Daniel W. Sexton
821 Sunset Drive
Grand Forks ND 58201
This program can and hopefully will be distributed freely as long as all the
files in this archive are kept intact.
If there is a strong response, I will be adding some additional features. I
also encourage any and all comments, criticisms and suggestions for this
program. I can be reached on GEnie as D.SEXTON and on DELPHI as SEXTON, please
give me your input. I want this to be a helpful tool and will do all I can to
adapt this program for you.
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You need the following files for Q and A to work:
Q_AND_A.PRG - The main program, it is a shell used to control the interface
between all the programs.
QUESTION.PRG - This program is called from the Q_AND_A shell program and is
used for creating, editing and adding questions to question files.
TESTER.PRG - This is also called from the shell program and is used for
administering on-screen tests.
PRINTER.PRG - Called from the shell and itself calls the following programs for
printing.
PRNT_ANS.PRG - Prints questions with answers only.
PRNT_MCH.PRG - Prints questions with all three possible answers.
PRNT_QST.PRG - Prints questions only.
All of these files need to be in the same directory to operate correctly.
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USING THE PROGRAM
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To start the program, double click on Q_AND_A.PRG in medium resolution.
This is the main menu screen and controls all functions of the program. You
will then be asked to choose from the following options:
1 -> Question file editor. - Selecting this option takes you to the Question
file editor for creating, editing or adding to question files.
2 -> Take test. - Takes you to the test taking program. This option can only
be used after creating a file with option 1.
3 -> Print Test. - Brings up the test printing options. Again, you must have
already created a file with option 1 before using this option.
4 -> Exit to Desktop - Pretty darn self explanatory.
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Question File Editor
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This editor is called with option 1 from the main menu. As stated before,
this editor is used for creating, editing and adding questions to a question
file. A question file is any file created with the "Create a new file" option
from this editor. The following options are available from this editor.
1 -> Create a new file. - First, this will bring up a file selector for
entering the name of your new question file. You should include an extension
of .DAT so that the test taking and test printing portions of the program will
find your program easier, since it looks for the .DAT extension by default, but
it is not mandatory. Heed the warning that comes up about overwriting an
existing file if you use the same name. After selecting a file name the input
form will come up. On this form you will enter your question, 3 possible
answers and the correct answer number. The question can be up to 3 lines long,
and each line can have up to 69 characters. The question lines are entered
next to the prompts: QUES L1:, QUES L2: and QUES L3:. Since you will be
creating multiple choice questions, you need to supply 2 additional answers
besides the correct one, however, it is not mandatory. The next 2 prompts:
AN L1: and AN L2:, are for entering the text for answer number 1, you are given
up to 2 lines of 69 characters each for this. The prompts AN 2-L1 and AN 2-L2
are for answer number 2 and AN 3-L1 and AN 3-L2 are for answer number 3. You
will then be taken up to the "Correct Answer #?:" prompt. Here you enter the
correct answer number. Foe example if you entered the correct answer on the AN
2-L1 and AN 2-L2 lines then you would enter the number 2 at this prompt. After
entering the correct answer number the screen will clear and you will be set to
enter the rest of your questions. When you are through entering questions
press <Return> with no number entered at the "Correct Answer #?:" prompt. The
file will be saved and you will be sent back to the Question file editor menu.
2 -> Edit questions in an existing file. - Use this option if you should need
to edit one of the questions in an existing file. Before you can use this
option you will need to know the question's file number. The first question
entered into the question file was number 1, the second number 2 and so on.
This file number is located on the Test taking screen in the upper right
corner as "File #:". So, if you are taking a test and discover an error in the
question or one of the answers, note this number. You can also get this number
by printing out a test and noting the question number; it is the same as the
file number. After you enter the question number the question will be
displayed for editing. Once you have entered the "Correct Answer #?:" you will
be returned to the question file editor menu.
3 -> Add questions to an existing file. - For adding more questions to a file
you have already created.
4 -> Return to main menu.
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Taking A Test
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Selecting option 2 "Take test" from the main menu will take you to the on-screen
test taking program. You will be asked to enter a data disk containing a
question file. If you are operating from a hard drive just press any key to
continue. This will bring up a file selector box to choose your question file.
By default it will search for files with an extension of .DAT. If your file
does not have this extension then you will have to change the parameters of
your file selector to locate your file, or just type in the name with the
correct extension. After selecting a question file the screen will clear and
one of the questions from the file will come up on the screen. All of the
questions will appear only once in a random order during the test. This random
order will change every time you take the test. You select your choice of the
three answers by left clicking on the answer itself. If you are correct, a
bell will sound, the screen will flash green and the next question in the file
will be displayed. If you are incorrect a buzzer will sound, the screen will
flash red and the correct answer will be shown. Left click the mouse to
continue on. Should you want to quit the test before all the questions have
been asked just left click on the "Exit" button. After all the questions have
been asked, or if you hit the "Exit" button, you will be shown the results of
your test. Left clicking on this screen will exit the test taking program and
return you to the main menu. Also displayed on the screen during the test is
the following information:
"Questions in file:" - How many questions the question file contains.
"File in use:" - Name of the selected file.
"Question #:" - How many questions have been asked so far.
"File #:" - The displayed question's file number. (For use with the
Questions file editor.)
"#Correct:" - The number of correct answers so far.
"#Incorrect:" - The number of incorrect answers so far.
"Percentage:" - Percentage of correct answers so far.
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PRINTER OUTPUT OPTIONS
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Selecting item 3 "Print test" from the main menu will bring up the test
printing options. Selecting item 1 from this menu will print each question
along with the correct answer. Item 2 will print each question with each of
the three possible answers for a multiple choice test. Item 3 will print each
of the questions followed by 4 blank lines for entering the correct answer.
Item 4 will return you to the main menu. These functions are set up to work
with an EPSON compatible printer. Registered owners of this program that have
problems with their brand of printer will be supplied with a version of this
program that will work with their printer.
That's all there is to it! Just get your materials together and let "Questions
and Answers" take care of the rest.