From 6949c963cc365bbef8a68f47b6e637bfb37a7d77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dario <105294544+Dario-DC@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 20:36:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(curriculum): update email simulator tests (#63803)

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 .../685cdfd1932d8ac6ad986813.md               | 45 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-email-simulator/685cdfd1932d8ac6ad986813.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-email-simulator/685cdfd1932d8ac6ad986813.md
index 9fe7a1376e4..c62fc610f77 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-email-simulator/685cdfd1932d8ac6ad986813.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/workshop-email-simulator/685cdfd1932d8ac6ad986813.md
@@ -15,24 +15,14 @@ Here is an example:
 
 ```py
 x = 10
-y = 'Even' if x % 2 == 0 else 'Odd' # y will be even
+y = 'Even' if x % 2 == 0 else 'Odd' # y will be Even
 ```
 
 Within the method, before, use conditional expression to assign the string `Read` to a variable `status` if the email is read and `Unread` if it is not. 
 
 # --hints--
 
-The `__str__` method should create a `status` variable that uses a conditional expression.
-
-```js
-({
-    test: () => {
-        assert(runPython(`_Node(_code).find_class("Email").find_function("__str__").has_stmt("status = 'Read' if self.read else 'Unread'")`));
-    }
-})
-```
-
-The `__str__` method should return the email information with the status included.
+You should have a `status` variable within the `__str__` method.
 
 ```js
 ({
@@ -42,6 +32,37 @@ The `__str__` method should return the email information with the status include
 })
 ```
 
+You should assign a conditional expression to the `status` variable.
+
+```js
+({
+    test: () => {
+        runPython(`
+        import ast
+        assert isinstance(_Node(_code).find_class("Email").find_function("__str__").find_variable("status").tree.value, ast.IfExp)`);
+    }
+})
+```
+
+Your conditional expression should evaluate to the string `Read` if the email is read and `Unread` if it is not.
+
+```js
+({
+    test: () => {
+        runPython(`
+        if_exps = [
+          "'Read' if self.read else 'Unread'",
+          "'Read' if self.read == True else 'Unread'",
+          "'Unread' if not self.read else 'Read'",
+          "'Unread' if self.read == False else 'Read'"
+        ]
+        foo = _Node(_code).find_class("Email").find_function("__str__")
+        assert any(foo.has_stmt(f"status = {if_exp}") for if_exp in if_exps)
+        `);
+    }
+})
+```
+
 # --seed--
 
 ## --seed-contents--