# Random Question Generator

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-question-generator/129952>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 22, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-question-generator/129952 "2008-02-22T23:53:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![joshualef](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joshualef](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joshualef)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-question-generator/129952/1 "2008-02-22T23:53:24Z")

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I am trying to make my own exam simulator, similar to GRE or SAT. I  
think I know how to create the pool of questions and answers, but I am  
not sure how to create the buttons, how to store the responses and  
produce a score at the end, install a timer, etc. I’m a real newbie so  
I’m looking for advice as to the best place to begin. I have already  
learned the basics using Peter C.'s Beginng Ruby book.

Thanks for any help.

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**Author:** ![joshualef](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joshualef](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joshualef)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-question-generator/129952/2 "2008-02-23T00:46:08Z")

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Thanks Kyle! I’ll play around with it. If and when I get to the final  
product, I’ll probably post the relevant portions as open source.  
Assuming I get to that level.

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**Author:** ![joshualef](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@joshualef](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joshualef)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-question-generator/129952/3 "2008-02-23T00:13:42Z")

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Perhaps the first thing is, forget about doing a graphical user  
interface until you’ve got the basics down.

Now, that said, how much have you played around with irb? At this  
stage, you’ll probably want to just play around with how to store the  
questions, the right answer(s), and what you answered. The best way  
to play with your data will be in irb.

Try this maybe:  
Make a series of hashes that can store the question, one answer and  
what you responded.  
Write a method to check the answer.  
Try making a hash containing several questions.  
Write a method to check the % of correctly answered questions in the  
hash.  
Play with it for a few hours.  
_now_  
Make a class that can store the question, one answer, and what you  
responded.  
Add in methods that check the your response vs the correct one.

And post here if you get stuck 🙂  
Try and not ask for significantly sized examples, because many (most?  
myself included…) people here would gladly try write their own quick  
solution to the problem, and then you wouldn’t learn much from the  
exercise 🙂

–Kyle