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What do you need to know about multiple choice exams in latex?
There are many packages that purport to do all of the above, plus a few more with respect to LaTeX specifically: I need to be able to say that some questions are “grouped” together, so I can create sets of problems that are all asking about a common prompt.
Why are true / false questions not allowed in multiple choice exams?
Randomization, great syntax for multiple choice questions, except it doesn’t have good ergonomics for True/False questions, as True/False questions MUST be in a separate “section” from regular MC questions. Which doesn’t make sense since True/False questions are basically multiple-choice questions, except they have a fixed set of answers.
Why are all questions printed on the same page in mcexam?
By default, mcexam will permit questions and their associated answer choices to be split across multiple pages, which is poor test ergonomics. Ensure that questions and their associated answer choices are printed on the same page: Similar to the above, force question “instructions” to be printed on the same page:
How to use multicol in a multiple choice exam?
First add \sepackage {multicol} in your preamble, then in the question: This example also shows off one of the neat ergonomic features for answer scrambling, option ordinal, which permutes answer options forward and backward but keeps their relative order.
What’s the difference between a latex and a TEX command?
In LaTeX commands are all about giving a structure to the content of your document (e.g. sections, emphasis, tables, indices, etc.). In LaTeX you just say \\section {…} instead of: selecting a larger font, a different font style, and inserting appropriate spaces before and after the section heading.
How to write a question in latex Stack Exchange?
A little example: Consider the exam class. In the example below, comment or uncomment the \\printanswers command to replace the ruled space for a student to write their answers with your own typeset content. No problems with questions spanning multiple pages, either.
Which is better LaTeX2e or plain TeX format?
LaTeX2e, which has been around for more than 20 years, is probably the most commonly used format these days. Both Plain TeX and LaTeX2e can be “mated” to various engines — specifically, pdfTeX, XeTEX, and LuaTeX.