[Tex/LaTex] How to include graphics with width in the exam class

examgraphics

I am trying to compose an exam with a figure as part of the question. However, I am having trouble using the standard \includegraphics command with pdflatex. I can not specify the arguments to \includegraphics in the square brackets. If I remove the square bracket (optional arguments), then it compiles without issue. I've tried wrapping it in the \fullwidth{} command to no avail.

Here is a minimal example:

\documentclass[addpoints,11pt]{exam}
\usepackage{graphics}
\begin{document}
\begin{questions}
\question[] True/False questions.
\begin{parts}
\part[2] True or False.\vspace*{1in}
An image:
\begin{figure}    
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{file-which-exists}  
\end{figure}
\end{parts}
\end{questions}

\end{document}`

Best Answer

You are loading the wrong package: it's not graphics, but graphicx

There's no need to use a figure environment: center or flushleft will do as well (but none of them is really necessary). Just think to the graphic object as a big character.

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If you want the question and solution environments to behave exactly like they do in the exam document class then you'll need to copy the relevant code from exam.cls.

However, if you just want something that looks similar, then you could define your own environment, perhaps something like the following, which uses the enumitem to do the hard work:

\newlist{questions}{enumerate}{3}
\setlist[questions]{label=\arabic*.}
\newcommand{\question}{\item}

Similarly, you can define your own solution environment:

\newenvironment{solution}{ {\bfseries Solution}:}{}

Of course, you could get more adventurous by using a theorem package, e.g amsthm if you wanted more formatting.

Finally, another idea is to simply include the pdf version of your previous exams using the pdfpages, in which case you don't need to worry about these environments at all!

Here's a complete MWE to build from:

\documentclass{book} % I want it formatted like a book
%\documentclass[answers]{exam} % But have questions formatted like exam
\usepackage{enumitem}

\newlist{questions}{enumerate}{3}
\setlist[questions]{label=\arabic*.}
\newcommand{\question}{\item}

\newenvironment{solution}{ {\bfseries Solution}:}{}

\begin{document}
\title{My Revision Book}
\maketitle

\part{Notes}

% 'normal' LaTeX

\part{Practice questions/past exam papers}
\begin{questions}
\question
How long is a piece of string

\begin{solution}
This long $\leftarrow\rightarrow$ (not to scale).
\end{solution}
\end{questions}

\end{document}

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