Question

I am trying to create a multiple choice exam type app. I have the questions and choices and answer of each problem in a .txt file structured like so:

Question#1
choice A
choice B
choice C
choice D
Answer#1
Question#2
choice A
choice B 
etc. etc.

The goal is to have this as a question bank with over a hundred questions. I have an array set up to read all this info. I need to randomize it but I need to do so in a way that will keep Question#1 to Answer#1 intact (so that Question 2 with its choices and answers right beneath it might come first). Is this possible at all?

The idea was to randomize a hundred questions and say take the first 50 questions (with their choices and answers intact) for a “practice session.”

Thank you very much.

Here’s the code:

  if ([typeOfTest isEqualToString:@"SelectedExam"]) {
        NSString *filePath = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"SelectedExam" ofType:@"txt"];

        NSString *SelectedExamBank = [[NSString alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:filePath
                                                  encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding error:NULL];

        NSString* theBank = SelectedExamBank;


 ...

 NSArray *multipleChoicePractice = [theBank componentsSeparatedByString:@"\n"];

    //Calculating indexes while Question number would be in increments of 6 
    //(question 1 = index 0,  question 2 = index 6, question 3 = index 12 etc)

    choiceAindex = questionNumber + 1;
    choiceBindex = questionNumber + 2;
    choiceCindex = questionNumber + 3;
    choiceDindex = questionNumber + 4;
    theAnswer = [multipleChoicePractice objectAtIndex:answerChecker];

    answerChecker = questionNumber + 5;

...

//q1 is the question and cA ... cD are choices

    q1 = [multipleChoicePractice objectAtIndex:questionNumber];
    cA = [multipleChoicePractice objectAtIndex:choiceAindex];
    cB = [multipleChoicePractice objectAtIndex:choiceBindex];
    cC = [multipleChoicePractice objectAtIndex:choiceCindex];
    cD = [multipleChoicePractice objectAtIndex:choiceDindex];

Answer 1

Without seeing the code, it would be tough to figure out a solution. Personally, I would suggest creating a new Question class that holds the question, choices, and answer. Then, you could simply randomize the questions within each instance of the class, and keep an array of Questions.