Automatic Question Generation using Discourse Cues and Distractor Selection for Cloze Questions Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MS by Research in Computer Science with specialization in NLP by Rakshit Shah 200702041
[email protected] Language Technology and Research Center (LTRC) International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad - 500032, INDIA July 2012 Copyright c Rakshit Shah, 2012 All Rights Reserved International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis entitled “Automatic Question Generation using Discourse Cues and Distractor Selection for Cloze Questions” submitted by Rakshit Shah to International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, for the award of the Degree of Master of Science (by Research) is a record of bona-fide research work carried out by him under my supervision and guidance. The contents of this thesis have not been submitted to any other university or institute for the award o any degree or diploma. Date Adviser: Prof. Rajeev Sangal To my Parents Acknowledgments First and foremost I offer my sincerest gratitude to my supervisor, Dr Rajeev Sangal, Head of Lan- guage Technologies Research Centre (LTRC), International Institute of Information Technology - Hy- derabad, who has supported me throughout my thesis with his patience and knowledge whilst allowing me the room to work in my own way. I am thankful to my mentor and guide, Prashanth Mannem, for his wide knowledge and guidance throughout this work. I attribute the level of my Masters degree to his encouragement and effort and without him this thesis, too, would not have been completed or written.