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Randomquestionpool

With the help of \randomquestionpool it is possible to select from a multitude of questions always exactly the same
number for each student.

You use \randomquestionpool to define question groups. A question for the student is selected from each group.
Each question can be of different types. The system randomly selects a question from each group.

Each group is defined by the indices of the questions.

1 \randomquestionpool{start}{end} --> \randomquestionpool{2}{5}

Here, questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 are grouped together.
The student will see either the 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th question.

A similar functionality is offered by \randomquickcheckpool. For examples, see Quickchecks.

Example

Here you can see an example of 4 different questions.
Two question pools are formed.

The first pool contains questions 1 and 2.
The second pool contains questions 3 and 4.

The student sees either the 1st or 2nd question as question 1 and either the 3rd and 4th question as question 2.

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122 \begin{problem}
 
  \randomquestionpool{1}{2}
  \randomquestionpool{3}{4}
 
  \begin{question} % Question 1
 
    \type{mc.multiple} 
 
    \lang{de}{ 
      \text{Frage 1}
      \explanation{Die Erklärung}
    }
 
    \lang{en}{ 
      \text{Question 1}
      \explanation{Explanation}
    }
 
    \begin{choice}
      \text{$-5 = -5$}
      \solution{true}
    \end{choice}
 
    \begin{choice}
      \text{$5 = |-5|$}
      \solution{true}
    \end{choice}
 
    \begin{choice}
      \text{$5 = -5$}
      \solution{false} 
    \end{choice}
 
  \end{question}
 
 
  \begin{question} % Question 2
 
    \begin{variables}
      \randint[Z]{a}{-3}{3}
      \randint[Z]{b}{1}{5}
      \randint[Z]{c}{1}{2}
      \randint[Z]{d}{1}{5}
      \randint[Z]{f}{-5}{5}
      \matrix[calculate]{v1}{a\\b\\c}
      \matrix[calculate]{v2}{d\\f\\0}
      \matrix[calculate]{cr}{-c*f\\c*d\\(a*f)-(d*b)}
      \function[calculate]{dot}{a*d+b*f}
    \end{variables}
 
    \type{input.matrix} %optional, this will be the default answer type.
    \field{real}    
 
    \lang{de}{ 
      \text{Gegeben sind:\\ $\vec{v1} = \var{v1}, \vec{v2} = \var{v2}$}
    }
 
    \lang{en}{ 
      \text{Given:\\ $\vec{v1} = \var{v1}, \vec{v2} = \var{v2}$}
    }
 
    \begin{answer} 
      %First answer with default type input.matrix
      \text{$\vec{v1} \times \vec{v2} = $}
      \solution{cr}
      \format{3}{1}         
    \end{answer}
 
    \begin{answer}
      %Second answer with type input.number
      \type{input.number} %set a different answer type than the default type
      \text{$\vec{v1} \cdot \vec{v2} =$}
      \solution{dot}
    \end{answer}
 
  \end{question}
 
 
  \begin{question} % Question 3
    \type{input.interval}
 
    \text{Write down the Interval from 1 to 3:}
    \field{rational}
 
    \begin{answer}
      \text{ A = }
      \solution{[1;3]} % or ] for open type, the boundaries should be separated by ";" 
    \end{answer}
 
  \end{question}
 
 
  \begin{question} % Question 4
 
    \begin{variables}
      \number{a}{1/2}
      \number{b}{1/3}
      \number{c}{1/5}
    \end{variables}
 
    \lang{en}{
      \text{\textit{Write the set $A$ of numbers $\var{a}$, $\var{b}$, and
        $\var{c}$}:}
    }
 
    \lang{de}{
      \text{\textit{Schreibe die Menge $A$}:}
    }
 
    \type{input.finite-number-set}
    \field{rational}
 
    \begin{answer}
      \text{$A =$}
      \solution{a, b, c}
    \end{answer}
 
  \end{question}
 
 
\end{problem}

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39 % The following *3* questions would be selected by the system due to the 3 randomquestionpools:
%  # Question: Either question 1, question 2 or question 3
%  # Question: 4 or 5
%  # Question: 6 or 7
 
\begin{problem}
   \randomquestionpool{1}{3}
   \randomquestionpool{4}{5}
   \randomquestionpool{6}{7}
 
  \begin{question} 
    ... % Question 1
  \end{question}
 
  \begin{question} 
    ... % Question 2
  \end{question}
 
  \begin{question} 
    ... % Question 3
  \end{question}
 
  \begin{question} 
    ... % Question 4
  \end{question}
 
  \begin{question} 
    ... % Question 5
  \end{question}
 
  \begin{question} 
    ... % Question 6
  \end{question} 
 
  \begin{question} 
    ... % Question 7
  \end{question}     
 
\end{problem}

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4 % The following (one) question would randomly select the system based on the (one) randomquestionpool:
%  # Question: Either question 1, question 2, question 3, question 4, question 5, question 6 or question 7
 
\randomquestionpool{1}{7}

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10 % The following *4* questions would randomly select the system due to the 4 randomquestionpools:
%   # Question: question 1
%   # Question: 2 or 3
%   # Question: question 4
%   # Question: Either question 5, question 6 or question 7
 
\randomquestionpool{1}{1}
\randomquestionpool{2}{3}
\randomquestionpool{4}{4}
\randomquestionpool{5}{7}

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8 % The following 3 questions would randomly select the system due to the 3 randomquestionpools:
%   # Question: 2 or 3
%   # Question: question 4
%   # Question: Either question 5 or question 6
 
\randomquestionpool{2}{3}
\randomquestionpool{4}{4}
\randomquestionpool{5}{6}

Question 1 and question 7 in the code would not be displayed by the system.
If \randomquestionpool is specified, then only questions that are within the indexes are included.

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