Query dialogs
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Query dialogs

Normal Random Query

After selecting Create Random Query the main window disappears.

Then all entries that match your current thresholds are put into a list and shown in random order with the following dialog box.


Random Query dialog

In the dialog area with the original expression there are some properties you can enable to give you some hints. You have to enter the solution in the according text field.

Show All

Shows the complete solution in the translation field.

Show More

Each click on this button will show one more character of the solution to give you a little help.

Verify

Compares your answer with the correct solution. Currently your solution must match exactly to be accepted. If the answer was correct the color of the translation changes to green, otherwise to red

Do Not Know

Tells KVocTrain that you did not know the answer and that the according grade must be lowered.

I Know It

Click this button to tell KVocTrain that you knew the answer correctly. This entry is then removed from the current“bad list”.

Edit Expression...

If you find a mistake with a query you can invoke the edit dialog immediately and correct it.

Stop Query

Stop query mode and show vocabulary again.

In the right bottom corner you see two progressbars that indicate the remaining time and the amount of queries to come.

The query of the current lesson is repeated until all its expressions are known. The amount of retries of the current lesson is shown below the progress indicator. Once the current lesson is finished KVocTrain continues with the next (provided that you have set up the query options accordingly).

I regret to admit, but usually I don`t know the solution. For this reason the Return key has special behavior, which I found convenient:

  • First pressing Return shows the complete solution (at the beginning the button Show More is the default button) and makes Do not know the default button.

  • Pressing Return the second time will leave this dialog and tell KVocTrain that you did not know the answer.

At the moment you must decide for yourself, if you knew the answer or failed. Later versions may provide a more or less smart algorithm to make this decision from the answer you entered.

If you knew the correct answer, the grade is increased by one step. If you did not know it, the grade is reset to level 1 which is worst.

Random query with Multiple Choice


Multiple Choice query dialog

This type of query works similar to the previous one. The solution is shown together with random other expressions and you have to choose one answer from the five provided.

This query works most efficiently if you provide similar solutions on the according entry dialog pages. Additionally a false friend is added if available.

Query of conjugations


Verb Training dialog

This dialog appears after starting the query of the verbs with Learning->Language Names->Verbs.

All tenses are queried that have definitions for conjugations. Of course you must know all of them for a successful result.

Query of articles


Article query dialog

This dialog appears after starting the query of articles with Learning->Language Names->Articles.

In this dialog the article of the noun is queried.

It is important to having selected the correct subtype in the entry dialog.

Query of comparison forms


Comparison query dialog

All expressions that contain also comparison forms are shown. One word is chosen randomly and you must complete the remaining two.

Query of synonyms, antonyms, paraphrases and example sentences.


Synonym query dialog

The queries for the above mentioned additional properties of your expression look basically the same for all types.

You are prompted the expression and have to enter the according property. Querying by example is a bit different since KVocTrain takes the expression and replaces it by some dots so this is mainly useful when your expression is a single word.

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