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New Exam Created: Python Easy 15 Questions

Summary

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• Removed all data from data/attempts/
• Removed all data from data/output/
• Removed all data from data/progress/
• Reset manifest users to empty object

✅ New exam created: python-easy-15q-v1

Exam Details

• Exam ID: python-easy-15q-v1
• Title: Python Fundamentals - Easy Level (15 Questions)
• Subject: Python
• Difficulty: Beginner (Easy)
• Duration: 30 minutes
• Passing Score: 70%
• Total Points: 95 points
• Total Questions: 15

Question Type Breakdown

Type	Count	Total Points
single_choice	6	30 points (5 each)
true_false	5	25 points (5 each)
multiple_choices	4	40 points (10 each)

Question List

Section 1: Python Basics (5 questions)

1. [Single Choice, 5 pts] What is the correct way to create a variable in Python?

   • Answer: B (x = 5)

2. [True/False, 5 pts] Python is a case-sensitive language.

   • Answer: True

3. [Multiple Choices, 10 pts] Which of the following are valid Python data types?

   • Answers: A (int), C (float), D (bool)
   • Partial credit enabled

4. [Single Choice, 5 pts] Which keyword is used to define a function in Python?

   • Answer: B (def)

5. [True/False, 5 pts] In Python, indentation is used to define code blocks.

   • Answer: True

Section 2: Data Structures (5 questions)

6. [Multiple Choices, 10 pts] Which of the following are mutable data structures in Python?

   • Answers: A (list), C (dict), D (set)
   • Partial credit enabled

7. [Single Choice, 5 pts] How do you create an empty list in Python?

   • Answer: B (list = [])

8. [True/False, 5 pts] A tuple in Python can be modified after creation.

   • Answer: False

9. [Single Choice, 5 pts] What is the output of: print(type([1, 2, 3]))

   • Answer: B (<class 'list'>)

10. [Multiple Choices, 10 pts] Which methods can be used to add elements to a list?

    • Answers: A (append()), C (insert()), D (extend())
    • Partial credit enabled

Section 3: Control Flow (5 questions)

11. [True/False, 5 pts] The 'elif' keyword in Python is used for else-if conditions.

    • Answer: True

12. [Single Choice, 5 pts] Which loop is used to iterate over a sequence in Python?

    • Answer: B (for)

13. [Multiple Choices, 10 pts] Which statements are valid loop control keywords in Python?

    • Answers: A (break), B (continue), C (pass)
    • Partial credit enabled

14. [True/False, 5 pts] Python supports switch-case statements like C or Java.

    • Answer: False

15. [Single Choice, 5 pts] What does the 'range(5)' function return?

    • Answer: B (A range object representing 0 to 4)

Features Enabled

✅ "I Don't Know" Option

• All questions have allowIDK: true
• Students can select "I don't know" to avoid guessing
• IDK responses score 0 points (no penalty for honesty)

✅ Multiple Choices with Partial Credit

• All multiple_choices questions have partialCredit: true
• Scoring formula: (correct_selected - wrong_selected) / total_correct × points
• Minimum score is 0 (no negative points)

✅ Automatic Scoring

• Exam contains only auto-gradable question types
• Score is calculated immediately upon submission
• No manual grading required

File Location

/Volumes/data/tutor_system/exam_system/data/input/python/2025-10/python-easy-15q-v1.json

Manifest Update

The exam has been added to data/manifest.json and published:

{
  "examId": "python-easy-15q-v1",
  "subject": "python",
  "month": "2025-10",
  "path": "python/2025-10/python-easy-15q-v1.json",
  "published": true,
  "version": "1.0.0"
}

Next Steps

To Deploy (when Docker Hub connectivity is stable):

cd /Volumes/data/tutor_system/exam_system
docker-compose down
docker-compose up --build -d

To Test:

1. Open http://localhost:4200
2. Register/Login as a user
3. You should see the new exam: "Python Fundamentals - Easy Level (15 Questions)"
4. Start the exam and test:
   • Single choice questions with IDK option
   • Multiple choices with checkboxes and IDK option
   • True/False with IDK option
   • Selecting IDK in multiple_choices clears all other selections
5. Submit and verify:
   • Automatic scoring works
   • Partial credit is awarded correctly
   • Result page shows all options with color coding
   • IDK selections show yellow notice

Known Issue

⚠️ Docker Hub connectivity is currently unstable

• Connection resets when pulling node:18-alpine and nginx:alpine images
• This is a temporary network issue
• The exam server (Python) container builds successfully
• Retry the docker-compose command when network is stable

Previous Exams Still Available

The following exams remain published in the system:

• python-easy-v1 (original easy exam)
• python-intermediate-v1 (50 questions, intermediate level)
• python-easy-15q-v1 (new 15-question exam with multiple_choices)

All three exams are available in the exam list.