Text Formatting ⇒ Need to write the options horizontally rather vertically

[sachinrajsharma]

Hi,
Good Day!
Request you to please suggest how can I have the multiple options horizontally rather getting it vertically as these are consuming too much space while I am writing questions in hundred or so.

Files are attached for your reference.


Thanks,
Sachin

[Johannes_B]

There are special classes and packages around to do this stuff.

See the code below, use the answers option and you are in for a surprise

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\documentclass[
%answers
]{exam}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\everymath{\displaystyle}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{showframe}
\begin{document}\small

\begin{questions}


	\question $5+7=$
\begin{oneparchoices}
	\choice $1$
	\CorrectChoice $42$
	\choice $12$
	\choice $\sqrt{2}$
\end{oneparchoices}
\newcommand{\JBQ}{%
\question  $(\sin x-\cos x)^2$ is equal to 
\begin{oneparchoices}
\choice  $1$  \choice  $1-2\sin x \cos x$ \choice  $-1$  \choice
$1+2\sin x\cos x$
\end{oneparchoices}
}

\JBQ
\JBQ
\JBQ
\JBQ
\JBQ

\question What does
$\sum\limits_{n=1}^{k\rightarrow\infty}1+\frac{1}{n}$ give you?
\begin{oneparchoices}
	\choice something 
	\choice something else
	\CorrectChoice Odd spacing
\end{oneparchoices}


\JBQ
\JBQ
\JBQ
\JBQ
\JBQ
\JBQ
\end{questions}
\end{document}

If you don't want to use tis class, you can do it using package enumitem.

[cgnieder]

Here's another proposal:

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\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article}

% \everymath{\displaystyle}%  this is a /BAD/ idea!

\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{exsheets}% also loads the `tasks' package

\begin{document}% \small % if the while document should by set in smaller
                % fontsize then use a different fontsize as class option

\begin{question}
  $(\sin x-\cos x)^2$ is equal to
  \begin{tasks}(4)
    \task $1$
    \task $1-2\sin x\cos x$
    \task $-1$
    \task $1+2\sin x\cos x$
  \end{tasks}
\end{question}

\end{document}

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Please use math mode for all mathematical expressions, even if they're just a number. Especially if they're a negative number. Even more important when you use math operators like sine or cosine.

I am a bit puzzled by your example: it sets \everymath{\displaystyle} (a bad decision IMHO) when not everybody knows \everymath but then you don't use such basics as \sin or \cos.

Regards