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CHAPTER 7
S E L E C T Q U E S T I O N S
SELECT QUESTIONS Quiz Master 5.0
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This chapter gives instructions for each menu topic under
"Select Questions". It may be a good idea to read chapter 6,
"Question Banks" before proceeding with this chapter. You must
also have questions bank(s) loaded on the List of 10 before
proceeding. See Chapter 6.
To choose "Select Questions", select "Print Exams" from the
main menu then choose topic "Select Questions". The following
screen will appear.
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│Question Banks Select Questions page Heading Print Options Exit│
└─────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────┘
│> Select Ques Bank From List <│
│ Display Categories │
│ View Questions │
│ Random Question Select │
│ Manual Question Select │
└──────────────────────────────┘
7.1 SELECT QUESTION BANK FROM THE LIST
If you choose topic "Select Ques Bank from List", a window
will appear showing the List of 10, highlight the Question Bank
to choose questions from and press <Enter>. The name you have
chosen should now appear at the bottom left of the screen.
You can now proceed to work with this Question Bank. You can
display the category header, view the questions and answers on
screen, and choose questions from the Question Bank either
randomly or manually.
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7.2 DISPLAY CATEGORIES
If you choose topic "Display Categories" the category header
screen will appear. Shown on the screen is the category listing
from the Question Bank. It shows all the categories available in
the selected Question Bank.
╔════════════════════════════════════════════╦══════════════════╗
║ Sample Physics Exam Test ║ 3 Categories ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────╫──────────────────╢
║ Category Name Start - Stop Total ║ 15 Ques. Avail. ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────╫──────────────────╢
║ ║ Answer Format: a.║
║ 1. Laws of Motion 1 - 5 5 ║ Version: 5.0 ║
║ 2. Field Concepts 6 - 10 5 ╟──────────────────╢
║ 3. Theory of Relativity 11 - 15 5 ║ ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════╩══════════════════╝
At the top of the screen is the Title for the selected
Question Bank. The title is contained in the first line of the
Question Bank following the @@~@@ indicator and the Answer Format
information, eq. @@~@@,a.,TITLE.
The listing shows the category name, the starting question
number for the category, the ending number for the category and
the total number of questions available in each category.
The upper right corner shows the total number of categories
available and the total number of questions available in the
Question Bank.
Below this is the Answer Format. The answer format is
contained in the Question Bank on the first line following the
@~@ indicator. Version 5.0 allows your multiple choice answer
format to be almost anything you desire. Lettering, upper or
lower case, eq. A B C D a b c d, with any delimiter, eq. - . ),
A- A. A) a- a. a). Numbering, 1 2 3 4 5, with any delimiter eq.
-. ), 1- 1. 1). Whatever format is used it must be the same
format for the entire Question Bank. This is so the answer
scramble mode and other features can work properly.
Below the answer format is the Quiz Master version number of
the Question Bank.
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7.3 VIEW QUESTIONS
If you choose topic "View Questions" the view questions
screen will appear. Shown on the screen will be the first
question in the Question Bank.
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ View Questions ║
╟──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 1. What is the magnitude of the force that produces an ║
║ acceleration of 3.2 cm/sec² in a mass of 5 gm? ║
║ ║
║ a. 13 dynes ║
║ b. 96 dynes ║
║ c. 16 ergs ║
║ d. 16 dynes ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Press <Enter> and the Question Menu will appear on screen.
The Question Menu is designed to allow you to easily view any
question in the currently selected Question Bank.
╔════ Question Menu ════╗
║> Show Answer ║
║ Jump to Question ║
║ Jump to Category ║
║ Next Question ║
║ Previous Question ║
║ Show Categories ║
║ Help ║
╚═══════════════════════╝
Show Answer: Press <Enter> when this is highlighted to
display the answer to the question shown on screen.
Jump To Question: Press <Enter> when this is highlighted
to choose a question from the Question Bank. A window will appear
and ask you for the question number you wish to view. Enter the
number desired and press <Enter>.
Jump To Category: Press <Enter> when this is highlighted
to choose a category. A window will appear showing a list of
available category names. Choose the category name by
highlighting the name and press <Enter>. The screen will then
display the first question available in the selected category.
Next Question: Press <Enter> when this is highlighted to
view the next question in the Question Bank.
Previous Question: Press <Enter> when this is highlighted
to view the previous question in the Question Bank.
Show Categories: Press <Enter> when this topic is
highlighted and it will show you the categories available in the
currently selected Question Bank. Help is also available from the
Category Screen. This is the same screen that appears when you
choose "Display Categories".
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Help : Press <Enter> when this topic is highlighted and
it will display the help screen.
7.4 RANDOM QUESTION SELECT
To choose questions randomly select "Random Question
Select" from "Select Questions" topic. A screen will appear
showing all the categories available.
╔════════════════════════════════════════════╦══════════════════╗
║ Sample Physics Exam Test ║ Exam Total 0 ║
╟────────────────────────────────────────────╨──────────────────╢
║ Category Name Start - Stop Available Qu. Chosen ║
╟───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╢
║ 1. Laws of Motion 1 - 5 5 1 ║
║ 2. Field Concepts 6 - 10 5 2 ║
║ 3. Theory of Relativity 11 - 15 5 1 ║
║ ║
║ Total chosen for this Question Bank 0 ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
This screen allows you to randomly select questions to
appear on the exam. You are allowed up to 400 questions per
Question Bank and up to 10 questions banks for a possible maximum
exam size of 4000 questions.
The top of the screen shows the Question Bank name you are
currently working with, and the total number of questions chosen
for the entire exam. Below this is the Category Name, the Start,
Stop Numbers, the total available, and the quantity chosen from
each category.
Press <Enter> and the Random Select Menu will appear on screen.
╔═══════ Random Select Menu ═══════╗
║> Choose Questions by Category ║
║ Clear All Questions by Category ║
║ Help ║
╚══════════════════════════════════╝
To add questions highlight "Choose Questions by Category"
and press <Enter>. A category list will appear, highlight the
category desired and press <Enter>. If no error messages appear a
window will appear and ask you to enter the number of questions
desired from the category. The program will then pick the number
of random questions entered. The screen will immediately update
with the new data.
To clear all questions from a category, highlight "Clear All
Questions By Category" and press <Enter>. A category list will
appear, highlight the category desired and press <Enter>. The
screen will immediately update with the new data showing that
category cleared.
Questions chosen can be deleted or added individually from
the the "Manual Question Select" screen.
To get help, highlight "Help" and a help screen will appear.
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7.5 MANUAL QUESTION SELECT
To choose questions manually select "Manual Question Select"
from "Select Questions" topic. A screen will appear showing all
the questions currently chosen.
Manual Question Selection
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Question Bank:SAMPLE50 Available: 15 Selected:0 Exam Total:0
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1
4
10
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This screen allows you to manually select questions to
appear on the exam. You are allowed up to 400 questions per
Question Bank and up to 10 questions banks for a possible maximum
exam size of 4000 questions.
When the screen first appears it may be blank, because it
only shows the questions that have been selected from the
selected Question Bank. The top of the screen shows the Question
Bank name you are currently working with, the number of questions
available from the Question Bank, the number of questions chosen
from the Question Bank, and the total number of questions chosen
for the entire exam.
Press <Enter> and the Manual Entry Menu will appear on screen.
╔═══ Manual Entry Menu ════╗
║> Add Question ║
║ Delete Question ║
║ Help ║
╚══════════════════════════╝
To add a question, highlight "Add Question" and press
<Enter>. A window will appear and ask you to enter a number.
Enter the question number you wish to select from the Question
Bank. The screen will immediately update with the new data and
the questions will be sorted.
To delete a question, highlight "Delete Question" and press
<Enter>. A window will appear and ask you to enter a number.
Enter the question number you wish to delete from the list. The
screen will immediately update with the new data and the
questions will be sorted.
To get help, highlight "Help" and a help screen will appear.
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