Create MCQ Sheet for Section

Step 3 — Write the Questions

• Write between 10–15 questions (more if needed to achieve full coverage).
• Each question must have exactly 5 options:
  • Options A–D are distinct, plausible answers (only one is correct)
  • Option E is always: I don't know. and is always last — never move it
• Distractors (wrong answers) should be believable but clearly incorrect to a well-prepared student — avoid trick questions.
• Randomise the position of the correct answer. The correct answer must not always appear at position A. In the generation script, store each question as (question_text, [correct_answer, distractor1, distractor2, distractor3]), then use random.shuffle() to shuffle the four A–D options before assigning labels. Track which label the correct answer lands on so the answer sheet remains accurate.

Step 4 — Generate the PDF

Produce the PDF using ReportLab (Python). Follow the layout spec below exactly.

PDF Layout Specification

Page Setup

• A4 portrait
• Margins: top 15mm, bottom 15mm, left 15mm, right 15mm

Header (repeated on every page)

• Logo image top-left: materials/SalihAvatar.png (scale to ~40px tall)
• Title (large, bold): [section number] — [section title]
• Subtitle (smaller, centred below title): Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Design and Technology

Assessment Type Banner (first page only)

• Full-width bar, background #1a3a5c, white bold text centred: Assessment Sheet — Multiple Choice Questions

Metadata Row (first page only)

• Left-aligned (bold, small): Qualification: Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Design and Technology
• Right-aligned (bold, small): Chapter: [section number]
• Thin horizontal rule below

Student Fields (first page only)

• Three underlined fields on one row: Name:, Class:, Date:

Questions Section Header

• Full-width bar, background #1a3a5c, white bold text left-aligned: Questions
• Italic instruction below: Circle the letter next to the correct answer for each question.

Question Blocks

Each question is a full-width table:

| Q[n] | Bold question text                               |
|------|--------------------------------------------------|
|  A   | Answer option A                                  |
|  B   | Answer option B                                  |
|  C   | Answer option C                                  |
|  D   | Answer option D                                  |
|  E   | I don't know.                                    |

• Q[n] cell: background #1a3a5c, white bold text, fixed narrow width (~35px)
• Question text cell: background #dce8f5, bold black text
• Option label cells (A–E): background #dce8f5, bold, fixed narrow width (~25px)
• Option text cells: white background, normal weight
• All cells: 1px border, 6px padding
• 6px vertical gap between question blocks

Page Footer (every page)

• Left: www.mr-salih.org
• Right: Page [n]
• Thin rule above footer

Answer Sheet (final page, appended after all questions)

Answer Sheet Header

• Same logo and title header as the question pages
• Full-width bar, background #1a5c3a, white bold text centred: Answer Sheet — Multiple Choice Questions
• Metadata row (same style as question pages):
  • Left: Qualification: Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Design and Technology
  • Right: Chapter: [section number]

Answers Section Header

• Full-width bar, background #1a5c3a, white bold text left-aligned: Answers

Answer Table

One row per question:

| Q[n] | Correct Letter | Full text of the correct answer option |
|------|----------------|----------------------------------------|

• Column 1 (Q[n]): background #1a5c3a, white bold text, narrow fixed width
• Column 2 (Answer Letter): background #dff2e1, bold centred text, narrow fixed width
• Column 3 (Answer Text): white background, normal weight, full remaining width
• All cells: 1px border, 6px padding

Answer Sheet Footer

• Same style as question page footer

Output

• Ensure the output directory exists before writing (create if necessary)
• Save to: output/2-MCQ/[section-id]-mcq.pdf
  • e.g. output/2-MCQ/1.8-categorisation-of-ferrous-and-non-ferrous-metals-mcq.pdf
• Derive the filename from the section title using snake-case
• The logo is at: materials/SalihAvatar.png