% https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/576998 \documentclass[twocolumn]{book} \usepackage{xsim} \DeclareExerciseEnvironmentTemplate{number-only}{% \par\noindent \textbf{\GetExerciseProperty{counter}}% \GetExercisePropertyT{subtitle}{ \textit{#1}} % }{\par} \newcommand\printsectionexercises{% \ForEachUsedExerciseByType{% \ifnum\ExercisePropertyGet{##1}{##2}{chapter-value}=\value{chapter} \ifnum\ExercisePropertyGet{##1}{##2}{section-value}=\value{section} \XSIMprint{exercise}{##1}{##2}% \fi \fi }% } \renewcommand\printsolutions{% \def\currentchapter{}% \def\currentsection{}% \def\lastchapter{}% \def\lastsection{}% \ForEachUsedExerciseByType{% \let\lastchapter\currentchapter \let\lastsection\currentsection \edef\currentchapter{\ExercisePropertyGet{##1}{##2}{chapter-value}}% \edef\currentsection{\ExercisePropertyGet{##1}{##2}{section-value}}% \ifx\lastchapter\currentchapter\else \section*{Chapter \ExercisePropertyGet{##1}{##2}{chapter}} \fi \ifx\lastsection\currentsection\else \subsection*{Exercises \ExercisePropertyGet{##1}{##2}{section}} \fi \XSIMprint{solution}{##1}{##2}% }% } \xsimsetup{ exercise/template = number-only , solution/template = number-only , exercise/within = section , exercise/the-counter = \arabic{exercise}. , exercise/print = false } \begin{document} \setcounter{chapter}{13} \chapter{} \section{Cats as pets} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Draw a cat. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Drawing a cat. \end{solution} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Bathe a cat. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Bathing a cat. \end{solution} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Trace the history of cats through time. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Tracing the history of cats through time. \end{solution} \subsection*{Exercises \thesection} \printsectionexercises \section{Frogs as pets} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Lick a frog. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Licking a frog. \end{solution} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Bathe a frog. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Bathing a frog. \end{solution} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Feed a frog. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Feeding a frog. \end{solution} \subsection*{Exercises \thesection} \printsectionexercises \setcounter{chapter}{20} \chapter{} \section{The joys of fish} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Catch a fish. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Catching a fish. \end{solution} Text text text\dots \begin{exercise} Draw a fish. \end{exercise} \begin{solution} Drawing a fish. \end{solution} \subsection*{Exercises \thesection} \printsectionexercises \chapter*{Solutions to the exercises} \printsolutions \end{document}