True/False type Questions with xsim package

Question

How to make true/false type questions in 'xsim' package? In the manual of 'xsim', I could not find it.

\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[verbose,clear-aux]{xsim}
\usepackage{xsimverb,listings}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{enumitem,amssymb,fmtcount}



\xsimsetup{
    exercise/print = true,
    solution/print = true,
    path=./exercises,
    file-extension = tex,
    exercise/template = bonus,
    grading-table/template = default*
    }

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\title{xsim package }

\begin{document}
    \begin{exercise}
         A first true-false example for an exercise(T/F).
         \end{exercise}
     \begin{solution}
         A first example for a solution(T).
         \end{solution}
\end{document}

Maybe you could use something like the multiple choice question shown in example 13 of the xsim manual. — leandriis, Apr 14 '19 at 08:38

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 14 '19 at 09:01

4

So basically a true/false question is a multiple choice question with binary choices. Therefore I came to the same conclusion as leandriis in his comment and started with example 13 of the manual (xsim.multiplechoice.tex in your TeX distribution).

% arara: pdflatex: {shell: 1}
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[verbose,clear-aux]{xsim}
\usepackage{amssymb}

\DeclareExerciseEnvironmentTemplate{tf}
  {%
    \UseExerciseTemplate{begin}{default}%
  }
  {%
    \IfInsideSolutionF{%
      \par\vskip\baselineskip\noindent
      Select whether this is true or false: $\Box$ true\quad $\Box$ false}%
    \UseExerciseTemplate{end}{default}%
  }

\DeclareExerciseType{tf}{
  exercise-env = truefalse ,
  solution-env = booleansolution ,
  exercise-name = Question ,
  solution-name = Solution ,
  exercise-template = tf ,
  solution-template = tf ,
  counter = exercise
}

\xsimsetup{
  truefalse/print = true,
  booleansolution/print = true,
  path=./exercises,
  file-extension = tex,
  exercise/template = bonus,
  grading-table/template = default*
}

\begin{document}
    \begin{truefalse}
        A first true-false example for an exercise(T/F).
    \end{truefalse}
    \begin{booleansolution}
        A first example for a solution(T).
    \end{booleansolution}
\end{document}

answered Apr 14 '19 at 09:01

TeXnician

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It is giving error: Undefined control sequence. \begin{truefalse} – cosmicraga Apr 15 '19 at 12:47
1

@cosmicraga Did you copy my code as is? The \begin{truefalse} is defined in the exercise type. It compiles fine here (TL2019/pretest on Linux). – TeXnician Apr 15 '19 at 12:49
Yes. I had to delete all the previously existing .aux and other files from the folder. Then it worked correctly. Thank you. – cosmicraga Apr 15 '19 at 12:52
It will be great if the format is like following: – cosmicraga Apr 15 '19 at 13:02
The question should look like : The earth is the fourth planet from the sun. True. False.
The answer should look like : The earth is the fourth planet from the sun. True. False. (False in bold)
– cosmicraga Apr 15 '19 at 13:03
May I modify the actual question with this last requirement? – cosmicraga Apr 15 '19 at 13:06
1

@cosmicraga It would be better to ask a new question with that exact requirement. – TeXnician Apr 15 '19 at 13:35
Posted as new question – cosmicraga Apr 15 '19 at 16:57

True/False type Questions with xsim package

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