{"id":2370,"date":"2013-07-23T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T12:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matbury.com\/wordpress\/?p=2370"},"modified":"2013-07-23T13:20:02","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T12:20:02","slug":"update-on-the-free-online-interactive-c-test-generator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matbury.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2013\/07\/23\/update-on-the-free-online-interactive-c-test-generator\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on the free online interactive c-test generator"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FlashIn January of this year (2013) I published an article on my C-Test Generator which I made freely available for everyone to use so that they can generate their own c-tests quickly and easily. Since then, it has occured to me that it would also be useful to be able to generate text versions of c-tests that can be printed and photocopied for those who don’t have computers readily available or if teachers would like to create specific language proficiency tests for their learners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is it and what does it do?<\/h3>\n

Please see the previous article, Free online interactive c-test generator<\/a>, for more information about what c-tests are, how they are an improvement on cloze tests<\/a>, and what the C-Test Generator app does.<\/p>\n

What has changed?<\/h3>\n

The c-test generator app, in addition to creating an interactive online c-test, now generates an additional pure text version. By clicking on the “Copy” button, the text is automatically saved to your operating system’s clip board. You can then paste it into a text document such as OpenOffice<\/a>\/LibreOffice<\/a> Writer or MS Word. If you adjust the kerning (space between letters), you’ll be able to see one underscore for each deleted letter, which looks more like betw_ _ _ than betw___. In OpenOffice\/LibreOffice:<\/p>\n

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  1. Highlight the text that you want to adjust the kerning on<\/li>\n
  2. Go to Format > Character… > Position<\/li>\n
  3. Under “Spacing”, select “Expanded” from the dropdown list<\/li>\n
  4. In the “by” section increase the pts to widen the character spacing (You should see a preview). About 2.0 pts should be enough.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The process will be similar in MS Word. Check their help and documentation for details. Please note the the same C-Test Generator app is embedded in this page and the previos C-Test Generator article page.<\/p>\n

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