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* 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 question files with up to 200 questions per file. I hope this program
will be as helpful to you as it was to me.
NOTE: This program was released previously as Q_and A.PRG (Questions and
Answers), so this is really ver 2.0 of that program. This version is 1/3 the
size of Q&A and has a GEM interface. Otherwise it is the same program, so any
files created with Q&A will work fine. Also I like the name Quizmaster much
better :-)
This program is SHAREWARE. Should you feel it belongs in your software
library please send $15.00 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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USING THE PROGRAM
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To start the program, double click on QUIZMAST.PRG in medium resolution.
This is the main menu screen and controls all functions of the program. You
will then be presented a GEM menu from which you may choose from the following
options:
Under the EDIT heading:
CREATE QUIZ - 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
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.
EDIT QUIZ - 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.
ADD TO QUIZ - For adding more questions to a file you have already created.
Under the QUIZ heading:
TAKE QUIZ - Takes you to the test taking program. This option can only be used
after creating a file. This will take you to the on-screen test taking
routine. 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.
Under the PRINT heading:
CORRECT ANS - This will print each question along with the correct answer.
MC QUIZ - This will print each question with each of the three possible answers
for a multiple choice test.
QUES ONLY - This will print each of the questions followed by 4 blank lines for
entering the correct answer.
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
"Quizmaster" take care of the rest.