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Automatic question generation system for english reading comprehension
Fung, Yin Chun1; Kwok, Jason Chun Wai1; Lee, Lap Kei1; Chui, Kwok Tai1; U, Leong Hou2
2020
Conference Name5th International Conference, ICTE 2020
Source PublicationCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1302
Pages136-146
Conference DateAugust 19-22, 2020
Conference PlaceMacau, China
Abstract

This paper presents a web-based automatic question generation (AQG) system to generate reading comprehension questions and multiple-choice (MC) questions on grammar from a given English text. Such system saves teachers’ time on setting questions and facilitates students and their parents to prepare self-learning exercises. Our web-based system can automatically generate Wh-questions (i.e., what, who, when, where, why, and how) and MC grammar questions of selected sentences. Wh-questions can also be generated from user-specified answer phrases. The generation of Wh-questions exploits the pre-trained natural language understanding model, Text-To-Text Transfer Transformer (T5), and an adapted version of the SQuAD 2.0 machine reading comprehension dataset. The generation of MC questions involves identifying regular verbs in a text and using the verb’s lexemes as the answer choices. Our system takes an average time of about 1 s to generate a Wh-question and it generates a MC question almost instantly. User evaluation indicated that our system is easy-to-use and satisfactory in usefulness, usability, and quality, revealing the effectiveness of our system for teachers and parents.

KeywordAutomatic Question Generation English Reading Comprehension Multiple-choice Questions Natural Language Processing Wh-questions
DOI10.1007/978-981-33-4594-2_12
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Language英語English
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85098249352
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CollectionFaculty of Science and Technology
Affiliation1.School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2.SKL of Internet of Things for Smart City, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau, Macao
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Fung, Yin Chun,Kwok, Jason Chun Wai,Lee, Lap Kei,et al. Automatic question generation system for english reading comprehension[C], 2020, 136-146.
APA Fung, Yin Chun., Kwok, Jason Chun Wai., Lee, Lap Kei., Chui, Kwok Tai., & U, Leong Hou (2020). Automatic question generation system for english reading comprehension. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 1302, 136-146.
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