Improve your English listening comprehension! How to create listening questions for free and publish them on the web!
Improve your English listening comprehension! Create Listening Questions for Free! How to Publish on the Web!
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In this article, we would like to introduce in detail how to create listening comprehension questions, which we are often asked by our customers.
Our quiz creation tool, QuizGenerator, makes it easy to create listening questions that would be difficult to study on your own.
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1 QuizGenerator's Text-To-Speech function
2. here are some listening questions using the text-to-speech function
3. how to create listening questions
4. summary
QuizGenerator's Text-To-Speech Feature
QuizGenerator's Text-To-Speech feature allows you to create listening questions in various languages such as English, German, French, etc., where you want the text to be read out loud in the "Question text, Choice, and Explanation".
Click here for a list of languages that can be set in QuizGenerator.
QuizGenerator's text-to-speech function allows you to create listening questions in various languages.
In addition to the language type, you can also select the speaker from "male/female".
This service uses Amazon Polly for voice synthesis.
The latest data can be found here.
Click here for listening questions using the text-to-speech function.
This time, for sample purposes, we will introduce listening questions divided into Normal Mode and Master Mode.
Click on "Challenge Normal Mode" or "Challenge Master Mode" to take the actual quiz.
English Listening Exercises
Challenge Normal Mode
Challenge Master Mode
French listening problems
Challenge Normal Mode
Challenge Master Mode
German listening problems
Challenge Normal Mode
Challenge Master Mode
Compound Listening Problems
Challenge Section Problems
Compound Question Challenge
This function can be used without a license, but there is a limit to the number of functions that can be used. If you want to set up more than 5 voice synthesis functions in one player, you need to purchase a license. By purchasing a license, you can create an unlimited number of listening questions.
As for the price of a license, a one-month license is 5,500 yen (including tax), and a one-year license is 22,000 yen (including tax). Customers who have not yet purchased a license can do so here.
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How to create listening questions
Since this is an exercise, we will show you how to create listening questions using the text, Excel, and creation form.
▼Tips for using the text-to-speech function
<<Enter the text you want to read out loud as follows. Be sure to enter the text in half-width characters (including symbols).
To create a quiz with text
Open a text file (.txt) and create a question.
Next, enclose the text you want to read out loud with the text-to-speech function in parentheses. The brackets are colored for clarity.
<>
sa: Good morning.
Good morning|Good morning.
Good morning.
Good night.
<<How are you doing?
sa: (English)
How are you doing?
What time is it?
Where are you going?
<<How have you been? ...I've been great.
And you?
How have you been? ...I've been great. And you? |How have you been? ...I've been great. And you?
I haven't seen you for a while... It's been a long time. How have you been lately?
I haven't seen you for a long time...I haven't seen you for a long time, how have you been?
Rules for creating quizzes with ▼QuizGenerator
The first line is the question text, the second line is the form of the question, the third line is the correct answer, and the fourth and subsequent lines are the wrong answers.
The third line is the correct answer, and the fourth and subsequent lines are the wrong answers. (*For a list of question formats, please click here.)
For more information on how to make a quiz, please refer to this article.
⇒ How to make a quiz
When making a quiz in Excel
QuizGenerator allows you to create quizzes using spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheet.
In the same way as the text introduced earlier, enclose the text you want to read out loud with the text-to-speech function in parentheses, like this
The brackets are colored for clarity.
1
#format:table
2
<>
sa: Good morning.
Good morning|Good morning.
Good morning.
Good night.
3
<<How are you doing?
sa: (English)
How are you doing?
What time is it?
Where are you going?
4
<<How have you been? ...I've been great.
sa: (speaking spanish)
How have you been? ...I've been great. And you? |How have you been? ...I've been great. And you?
I haven't seen you for a while... It's been a long time. How have you been lately?
I haven't seen you for a long time...I haven't seen you for a long time, how have you been?
⇒How are you doing?
To create from the creation form
Click on this web form to open the quiz/test creation form.
Click on Edit Question.
<<Write the sentence you want to read out as .
How to set the number of times audio is played only once
If you want to set only one playback, change the number of parentheses from two to three.
Example) <<>>
How to change the speaker
You can also change the speaker. (Default is Joanna).
For example, to change the speaker to Nicole, write <>.
To change the speaker to Russell, write <>.
>> For a list of speakers, please click here.
With learningBOX, you can manage and check grade data at a glance!
learningBOX is a learning management system with all the functions necessary for e-learning, such as creating teaching materials, creating questions and tests, and grading and grade management.
QuizGenerator's quiz function can be published on the web, and questions can be solved on the Internet, but how much did the learner study? How much did the learner study? However, it is not possible to analyze the details such as how much the learner has studied, where he/she made mistakes, etc.
By utilizing the grade management function of learningBOX, you can check the grade data in detail.
The chart function allows the user to check the number of times studied, the time required, and other information about the user's learning and learning progress on a graph.
Please refer to this article for more information on learningBOX's grade management function.
⇒Grades Management Screen
Quizzes created with QuizGenerator can be uploaded directly to the learningBOX content function.
Conclusion
In this article, we have detailed how to create listening questions, which we often receive inquiries about from our customers.
If you wish to use the text-to-speech feature for more than 5 settings within a single player, you will need to purchase a license.
If you wish to create a quiz using this function, please note one point here.
If you purchase a license, you will not only have unlimited use of the text-to-speech function, but also be able to freely change the design of the player screen and the wording in the system. After payment is made, a license key will be delivered to the e-mail address entered at the time of payment. The e-mail address and license key entered at the time of payment will be used in the configuration process, so please do not send any e-mails to this address. (If you do not receive the e-mail, please make sure that it is not blocked by spam filters.)
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