1000 words in english language quiz, python

1000.txt

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and
of
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in
to
have
too
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that
for
you
he
with
on
do
say
this
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at
but
we
his
from
that
not
can’t
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by
she
or
as
what
go
their
can
who
get
if
would
her
all
my
make
about
know
will
as
up
one
time
there
year
so
think
when
which
them
some
me
people
take
out
into
just
see
him
your
come
could
now
than
like
other
how
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its
our
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more
these
want
way
look
first
also
new
because
day
more
use
no
man
find
here
thing
give
many
well
only
those
tell
one
very
her
even
back
any
good
woman
through
us
life
child
there
work
down
may
after
should
call
world
over
school
still
try
in
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last
ask
need
too
feel
three
when
state
never
become
between
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another
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family
own
out
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put
old
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mean
on
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student
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begin
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country
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talk
where
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start
hand
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show
part
about
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place
over
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again
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case
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week
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right
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work
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run
small
number
off
always
move
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night
live
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point
believe
hold
today
bring
happen
next
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before
large
all
million
must
home
under
water
room
write
mother
area
national
money
story
young
fact
month
different
lot
right
study
book
eye
job
word
though
business
issue
side
kind
four
head
far
black
long
both
little
house
yes
after
since
long
provide
service
around
friend
important
father
sit
away
until
power
hour
game
often
yet
line
political
end
among
ever
stand
bad
lose
however
member
pay
law
meet
car
city
almost
include
continue
set
later
community
much
name
five
once
white
least
president
learn
real
change
team
minute
best
several
idea
kid
body
information
nothing
ago
right
lead
social
understand
whether
back
watch
together
follow
around
parent
only
stop
face
anything
create
public
already
speak
others
read
level
allow
add
office
spend
door
health
person
art
sure
such
war
history
party
within
grow
result
open
change
morning
walk
reason
low
win
research
girl
guy
early
food
before
moment
himself
air
teacher
force
offer
enough
both
education
across
although
remember
foot
second
boy
maybe
toward
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age
off
policy
everything
love
process
music
including
consider
appear
actually
buy
probably
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wait
serve
market
die
send
expect
home
sense
build
stay
fall
oh
nation
plan
cut
college
interest
death
course
someone
experience
behind
reach
local
kill
six
remain
effect
use
yeah
suggest
class
control
raise
care
perhaps
little
late
hard
field
else
pass
former
sell
major
sometimes
require
along
development
themselves
report
role
better
economic
effort
up
decide
rate
strong
possible
heart
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show
leader
light
voice
wife
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police
mind
finally
pull
return
free
military
price
report
less
according
decision
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son
hope
even
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view
relationship
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town
road
drive
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break
better
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thank
receive
value
international
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action
full
model
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society
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position
player
agree
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record
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paper
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space
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support
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official
whose
matter
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activity
star
table
need
court
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industry
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support
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catch
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type
attention
draw
film
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tree
source
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nearly
organization
choose
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look
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window
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soon
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period
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summer
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performance
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answer
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identify
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amount
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crime
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strategy
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quiz.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os
import sys
import random


def make_quiz(count):
    # change the path to where the script is located
    abspath = os.path.abspath(__file__)
    dname = os.path.dirname(abspath)
    os.chdir(dname)

    word_list_file = "1000.txt"
    if not os.path.isfile(word_list_file):
        print("Error: File not found", word_list_file)
        print("  Looking in folder", os.getcwd())
        exit(1)

    # read in the 1000 most common English words file
    with open(word_list_file, "r") as f:
        words_orig = f.readlines()

    # remove whitespace before and after each word
    words = [w.strip() for w in words_orig]

    # make sure count isn't too big or too small
    if count > len(words):
        print("Reduced count to", len(words))
        count = len(words)
    elif count < 1:
        print("Increased count to 1")
        count = 1
    # Did we read in a valid file?
    # print(words[0], words[99], words[999])

    random.shuffle(words)
    # slice the array to use the first "count" number of words
    words_subset = words[0:count]

    print("== Quiz ==")
    for i, word in enumerate(words_subset):
    # for word in words_subset:
        print(i+1, word) if i >= 9 else print(i+1, " " + word)

    print("---")

    random.shuffle(words_subset)
    for i, word in enumerate(words_subset):
        # print the index at the start of the line
        print(i+1, "", end="") if i >= 9 else print(i+1, " ", end="")
        for j, letter in enumerate(word):
            # default to printing an underscore
            out = "_"
            if j == 0 or j == len(word) -1:
                # first letter last letter, use letter instead
                out = letter
            # print the letter or underscore with a space
            print(out, " ", end='', sep='')
        # print a new line after each word
        print()

def usage():
    print("Please pass the count of words to use in the quiz")
    print("  e.g. {} {}".format(sys.argv[0], 10))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    count = 10
    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
        print("Error: Too many arguments")
        usage()
        exit(1)
    elif len(sys.argv) == 2:
        try:
            # convert the first argument into an integer
            count = int(sys.argv[1])
        except Exception as e:
            print("Error: '{}' isn't a valid number".format(sys.argv[1]))
            usage()
            exit(1)
    else:
        try:
            # read in text from the user
            count = int(input("Enter count (default=10):"))
        except Exception as e:
            print("Defaulting to 10")
            count = 10

    # run the main program with the input received
    make_quiz(count)

quiz.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

count=10
file=1000.txt
for i in $(seq $count); do 
  printf "$i "
  sed $((RANDOM % 1000))'q;d' $file
done