Line spacing problem and Multiple choice option editing

Question

Why is red vertical alignment not regular? I want to show choices in capital bold letter and i want to horizontal align choices. Help me please

\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{helvet}
\renewcommand\familydefault{\sfdefault}
\usepackage{mathastext}
\usepackage{tasks}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{pgfplots,relsize}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.symbols}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepgfplotslibrary{fillbetween}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\myfrac[2]{\frac{\;\;#1\;\;}{\;\;#2\;\;}}
\makeatother
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\pagestyle{fancy} 
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\newcounter{numex}
\setlength{\columnseprule}{1pt}
\setlength{\columnsep}{1.2cm}
\newcommand\Startex{%
    \stepcounter{numex}
    \begin{flushleft}
    \textbf{\thenumex)}
    \end{flushleft}}
    \vspace{1.65cm}
\newcommand{\thickfrac}[2]{\genfrac{}{}{0.9pt}{0}{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand\bigfrac[3][2.0pt]{%
{\thickfrac{\hspace{#1}#2\hspace{#1}}{\hspace{#1}#3\hspace{#1}}}}
\let\oldfrac\frac
\let\frac\bigfrac
%
\usepackage{MnSymbol}
\begin{document}
\begin{multicols}{2}
%-
\vspace{0.2cm}
\Startex
\begin{justify}
Here is the question text Here is the question text text
\end{justify}
\hspace{0.5cm}$\myfrac{15^x+ 35^y}{25^y+21^z}$
\begin{justify}
Here is the question text 
\end{justify}
\begin{justify}
\textbf{Here is the question text}
\end{justify}
\begin{tasks}(2)
\task first answer
\task second answer
\task third answer
\task fourth answer
\end{tasks}
\end{multicols*}
\end{document}
\end{document}

What do you mean with‘vertical alignment’? Is it ‘vertical spacing’? — Bernard, Sep 12 '21 at 13:50
This may be due to the flushbottom default directive. You may tru adding \raggedbottom in your preamble. Another possibilitu: adding \useshortskip, from thenccmath` package, just before the equation. — Bernard, Sep 12 '21 at 15:12
I added \raggedbottom but has not changed. I don't understand what you said other @Bernard — suarez, Sep 12 '21 at 15:32
There are two kinds of vertical spacing for equations: \abovedisplayskip and \abovedisplayshortskip, and similarly for belowskip. \useshortskip forces the use of \abovedisplayshortskip for the following equation. — Bernard, Sep 12 '21 at 15:39

Simon Dispa · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-12T21:49:14.833

I think this meets your requirements.

I changed the definition of \Startex. You have to use as \Startex{<text of the question>}. All the text of the question will be left justified.

Also added the configuration of the tasks, to get the uppercase, the bold face and the left margin.

% !TeX TS-program = pdflatex
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=1.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{helvet}
\renewcommand\familydefault{\sfdefault}
\usepackage{mathastext}
\usepackage{tasks}
\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{lastpage}
\usepackage{pgfplots,relsize}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.symbols}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepgfplotslibrary{fillbetween}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\makeatletter
\newcommand\myfrac[2]{\frac{;;#1;;}{;;#2;;}}
\makeatother
\usetikzlibrary{calc}
\pagestyle{fancy} 
\fancyhf{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\newcounter{numex}
\setlength{\columnseprule}{1pt}
\setlength{\columnsep}{1.2cm}
%%******************
\newcommand{\Startex}[1]{% changed <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
\noindent
\parbox[t]{\columnwidth}{%
    \stepcounter{numex}
    \setlength{\parskip}{0pt}
    \textbf{\thenumex)}\vspace*{0.2cm}
#1}
}
\newlength{\taskindent}
\settowidth{\taskindent}{\textbf{m)}}
\settasks{% added <<<<<<<<<<
    item-indent=\taskindent, % align with margin <<<<<<<<<<<
    label-format = \bfseries\MakeUppercase, % format labels <<<<<<<<<<
    after-skip = 3ex, % space after the list
}

%%******************
\newcommand{\thickfrac}[2]{\genfrac{}{}{0.9pt}{0}{#1}{#2}}
\newcommand\bigfrac[3][2.0pt]{%
    {\thickfrac{\hspace{#1}#2\hspace{#1}}{\hspace{#1}#3\hspace{#1}}}}
\let\oldfrac\frac
\let\frac\bigfrac
%
\usepackage{MnSymbol}
\usepackage{showframe} % only to show the margin <<<<<<<<<<
\begin{document}
    \begin{multicols*}{2}

    \Startex{%
        Here is the question text Here is the question text text
        \bigskip
    \hspace{0.5cm}$\myfrac{15^x+ 35^y}{25^y+21^z}$
    \bigskip

    Here is the question text 

    \textbf{Here is the question text}  
}

        \begin{tasks}(2)
            \task first answer
            \task second answer
            \task third answer
            \task fourth answer
        \end{tasks} 

\Startex{% new question &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;
    Here is a new question text Here is a new question text text
    \bigskip

    \hspace{0.5cm}$\myfrac{15^x+ 35^y}{25^y+21^z}$
    \bigskip

    Here is the question text 

    \textbf{Here is the question text}  
}

\begin{tasks}(2)
    \task first answer
    \task second answer
    \task third answer
    \task fourth answer
\end{tasks}

\end{multicols*}
\end{document}

Thank you for your work @SİmonDispa – suarez Sep 12 '21 at 15:44 — suarez, Sep 12 '21 at 15:44

Line spacing problem and Multiple choice option editing

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