Multiple Exams in One File

Question

I need to create an exam which consists of two parts A and B. From these two parts, I need to create three versions: one which contains part A and B, one which only contains part A and one which only contains part B. Each version needs to have a custom title page, its own page and question numbering, and a point table.

What I would like to have in the end is a single PDF file of the following structure:

• title page for A + B (page no. 1)
• questions from A numbered 1 to n
• questions from B numbered n + 1 to m
• title page for A (restart page and question numbering, set point sum back to 0)
• questions from A numbered 1 to n
• title page for B (restart page and question numbering, set point sum back to 0)
• questions from B numbered 1 to m

Currently, I use the following approach: one file contains the questions from A; one file contains those from B. A master file includes these files and uses custom counters to restart the page/question numbering when appropriate. This works okay but it would be nice if I could use some of the features in the exam class (e.g. optionally show solutions, boxes for the answers relative to the page height). I am aware that these features can be implemented manually but this is time consuming and the result is probably less user-friendly than using a well-maintained, well-documented external package/class.

This, finally, brings me to my question: can this be achieved using the exam class (especially, having multiple point sums in one file) or a different package?

Edit: Using the answers from the question which is linked in the comments I was able to get pretty close to what I need. I now have three file:

a.tex:

\question A's first question
\begin{parts}
  \part[1] part 1
  \part[2] part 2
  \part 
  \begin{subparts}
    \subpart[1] 3a
    \subpart[2] 3b
  \end{subparts}
\end{parts}

\question[2] A's second question

b.tex:

\question B's first question
\begin{parts}
  \part[2] part b1
  \part[2] part b2
\end{parts}

\question[1] B's second question
\question[2] B's third question

main.tex:

    \documentclass[a5paper, addpoints]{exam}

\pointsinrightmargin

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

\begin{document}  
  \begin{questions}
    \begingradingrange{AB}
      \uplevel{
        % Title page for A + B
        \partialgradetable{AB}[h][questions]
      }

      \input{a.tex}
      \input{b.tex}
    \endgradingrange{AB}
    \clearpage
    \setcounter{page}{1}

    \begingradingrange{onlyA}
      \uplevel{
        % Title page for A
        \partialgradetable{onlyA}[h][questions]
      }
      \input{a.tex}
    \endgradingrange{onlyA}
    \clearpage
    \setcounter{page}{1}

    \begingradingrange{onlyB}
      \uplevel{
        % Title page for B
        \partialgradetable{onlyB}[h][questions]
      }
      \input{b.tex}
    \endgradingrange{onlyB}
    \clearpage
  \end{questions}
\end{document}

Compiling main.tex creates three pages:

The first page is exactly how I want it to be. The question numbering - especially, in the grade table - on the second and third page, however, has to start with question 1 again.

I hope that this clarifies my question.

Answer 1

Here is a solution

\documentclass[a5paper, addpoints]{exam}

\pointsinrightmargin

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
%---------------------------------------------------
\newcounter{mtexo}
\newcommand{\setpart}{%
\setcounter{page}{1}\setcounter{mtexo}{0}%
\renewcommand{\thequestion}{\themtexo}}
%---------------------------------------------------
\begin{document}  
  \begin{questions}
%---------------------------------------------------
\let\mtquestion\question
\def\question{\refstepcounter{mtexo}\mtquestion}
%---------------------------------------------------
    \begingradingrange{AB}
      \uplevel{
        % Title page for A + B
        \partialgradetable{AB}[h][questions]
      }

      \input{a.tex}
      \input{b.tex}
    \endgradingrange{AB}
    \clearpage
    \setpart%\setcounter{page}{1}

    \begingradingrange{onlyA}
      \uplevel{
        % Title page for A
        \partialgradetable{onlyA}[h][questions]
      }
      \input{a.tex}
    \endgradingrange{onlyA}
    \clearpage
    \setpart%\setcounter{page}{1}

    \begingradingrange{onlyB}
      \uplevel{
        % Title page for B
        \partialgradetable{onlyB}[h][questions]
      }
      \input{b.tex}
    \endgradingrange{onlyB}
    \clearpage
  \end{questions}
\end{document}

you can add the \clearpage command to \setpart