Problem
The parser has several edge cases where correct answers
are not detected and question options are not recognized,
causing "No correct answer marked" warnings on valid
questions.
Part 1 — Multiple correct answers via Answer line
Currently only single letter answers work via the Answer
line. Teachers with checkbox questions write:
Answer: A, C → fails ❌
Answer: A, B, D → fails ❌
Answer: 1, 3 → fails ❌
Answer: a and c → fails ❌
Answer: A,B,C → fails ❌
Expected behavior:
- Detect comma-separated, space-separated or
"and"-separated letters/numbers in the Answer line
- Mark all of them as correct
- Automatically switch question type to CHECKBOX when
multiple answers are found
Also normalize these variants:
- Answer: B, D, F
- Answers: 2, 4
- Key: a, c, e
- Correct: A and C
Part 2 — Tick/checkmark variants
Currently only ✓ and ✔ are detected. Teachers copy
from different sources and use many variants:
Should work:
✓ (U+2713) ✅ already works
✔ (U+2714) ✅ already works
✅ white heavy check mark emoji ❌
☑ ballot box with check ❌
** double asterisk ❌
[correct] bracket notation ❌
Should NOT be treated as correct:
✗ — means wrong, not correct
Positioning edge cases:
b) Paris ✓ — tick at end ✅ works
b) ✓ Paris — tick at start ❌ fails
b) Paris✓ — no space before tick ❌ may fail
b) Paris ✓ (city) — tick in middle ❌ fails
Part 3 — Option prefix variations
Currently supported:
a) ✅ a. ✅ A) ✅ A. ✅ 1) ✅ 1. ✅
Should also support:
(a) — bracket prefix ❌
[a] — square bracket prefix ❌
a - — dash separator ❌
a: — colon separator ❌
Part 4 — Whitespace and casing edge cases
a)Paris — no space after ) ❌ may fail
ANSWER: B — uppercase may fail ❌
Answer : B — space before colon ❌
Fix location
parseQuestions() in index.html:
- Answer line resolution section → Part 1
- Tick detection regex → Part 2
- Option prefix regex → Part 3
- Whitespace trimming → Part 4
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Problem
The parser has several edge cases where correct answers
are not detected and question options are not recognized,
causing "No correct answer marked" warnings on valid
questions.
Part 1 — Multiple correct answers via Answer line
Currently only single letter answers work via the Answer
line. Teachers with checkbox questions write:
Answer: A, C → fails ❌
Answer: A, B, D → fails ❌
Answer: 1, 3 → fails ❌
Answer: a and c → fails ❌
Answer: A,B,C → fails ❌
Expected behavior:
"and"-separated letters/numbers in the Answer line
multiple answers are found
Also normalize these variants:
Part 2 — Tick/checkmark variants
Currently only ✓ and ✔ are detected. Teachers copy
from different sources and use many variants:
Should work:
✓ (U+2713) ✅ already works
✔ (U+2714) ✅ already works
✅ white heavy check mark emoji ❌
☑ ballot box with check ❌
** double asterisk ❌
[correct] bracket notation ❌
Should NOT be treated as correct:
✗ — means wrong, not correct
Positioning edge cases:
b) Paris ✓ — tick at end ✅ works
b) ✓ Paris — tick at start ❌ fails
b) Paris✓ — no space before tick ❌ may fail
b) Paris ✓ (city) — tick in middle ❌ fails
Part 3 — Option prefix variations
Currently supported:
a) ✅ a. ✅ A) ✅ A. ✅ 1) ✅ 1. ✅
Should also support:
(a) — bracket prefix ❌
[a] — square bracket prefix ❌
a - — dash separator ❌
a: — colon separator ❌
Part 4 — Whitespace and casing edge cases
a)Paris — no space after ) ❌ may fail
ANSWER: B — uppercase may fail ❌
Answer : B — space before colon ❌
Fix location
parseQuestions() in index.html:
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