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The $wims_name_quick_QUIFAITQUOI type exercise is a special kind of multiple 
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choice questionnaire.
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The learner is expected to identify similar characteristics for each of the 
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"actors" or "objects" that are mentioned in the text or audio/video recording. 
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The following typical questions will be asked: "Who does this?" or 
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"What does he/she/it do?", "Who is this like?", "What is characteristic of that?".
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<p class="emptyline"></p>
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WHODOESWHAT type exercises can be useful when you wish to work on the specificities 
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of certain types of texts or identify certain features of a piece of text or audio/video 
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recording.
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<p class="emptyline"></p>
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Specific image, audio files or small text can be included in each data set. 
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:format
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<pre>
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:Mary,Peter,John
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she/he plays the guitar,1,3
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she/he plays the violin,1
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she/he plays the piano,2,3
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</pre>
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Example: Study of the rhetorical structure of a short story 
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(The Necklace by Guy Maupassant)
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<pre>
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:initial situation, modifying element, twists and turns of the plot, resolution, final situation
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the portrait of an dissatisfied lady,1
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the Loisel's home,2
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the invitation,2
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Mr. Loisel gives his wife 400 Francs to buy a dress,2
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Mrs. Loisel is overjoyed at the ball,3
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Mathilde's friend agrees to lending her the diamond necklace,3
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The husband is looking for the lost jewellery,3
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The couple replaces the necklace by borrowing a huge amount of money,4
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The couple is in a difficult financial situation ,4
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Mrs Loisel accidentally finds out from Mrs Forestier that the diamond necklace she had 
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been lent was fake,5
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the text of the short story "The Necklace" by Guy Maupassant
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</pre>
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<h3>$wims_name_Syntax</h3>
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<pre>
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:the list of "characters" separated by a comma
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number of lines for each question (here 4)
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he loves sport,3
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he loves drawing,1,2
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he loves listening to music,1,2,3
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he loves to chat,1,2
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text (which can be written on several lines and which will be placed after the instruction 
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and before the questions on the screen) </pre>
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These last few lines can be used to present a piece of text that is specific 
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to the data set and/or which may be a supplement to the instructions given.
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<p class="emptyline"></p>
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<span class="wims_warning">$wims_name_remark</span>: Preferences for a data set.
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If you wish to add a different audio recording, a different title (i.e. text) or a different 
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introduction to each data set (i.e. exercise), the first line must have the following format
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<pre>
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:audio=audio_file.mp3 image=picture_file.jpg title="your text" intro="instructions"
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</pre>