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Please review this example to better understand the location and format of question headers. To assist you, headers appear in boldface type.

\FF C 1 Q 1
Name the four primary question types that can be imported into MicroTest Pro and give the abbreviation that would be used in the header for each one.
\A
The four primary question types are:
QUESTION TYPE ABBREV.
Multiple choice - MC
True or false  TF
Matching MA
Free format FF
\
Name the question header commands and their abbreviations.
\A
QUESTION HEADER COMMANDS ABBREV.
Chapter C
QuestionQ
AnswerA
DifficultyD
KeywordK
PrefixP
SuffixS
ScrambleSC
RemoveLineBreaksR
UseLineBreaksU
\MC A c S "." SC 2
The question header commands that never require additional information following the command are:
a. RemoveLineBreaks
b. UseLineBreaks
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
\MA
Match each item on the left with the correct item on the right.
1. File which identifies which questions to be printed for an exam
A. question bank
2. Division within a question bank

B. test
3. MicroTest Pro’s database for test generation
C. chapter
4. A window that usually appears in the upper left hand corner of the MicroTest Pro screen.
D. Table of Contents
5. Window used for entry of question text
E. Edit Questions
6. Filled with a numbered grid representing questions in a chapter
F. Select Questions
\A
1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D, 5-E, 6-F
\E
MicroTest Pro will import the numbered options into one column and the lettered options into the other column. The width of the columns and which options appear in each column can automatically be changed at any time. To import correctly, the numbered items and the lettered items should alternate.
\TF C 2 Q 1 R
Because this question has a line break (paragraph mark) at the end of
every line, it is better to use the RemoveLineBreaks command in the
header.
\A
True
\E
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