{{ extends "global/Page.html" }} {{ block title }}Task Instructions{{ endblock }} {{ block content }}
How the Task Works
Read carefully — you will be tested on this before the session begins.
Your Role

You are a customer submitting coded sentences to a human codebreaker. Your codebreaker decodes each sentence and sends the result back to you. You earn a bonus based on how many words are decoded correctly.

What Will Happen — Step by Step
1
You choose a sentence from your queue and click Submit Sentence. The sentence is sent to your codebreaker in cipher form.
2
Your codebreaker decodes it one word at a time. Each word is one decoding step. A progress bar advances as each step completes, so you can watch the decoding happen in real time.
3
When all words are decoded, the result is returned to you. Correctly decoded words are shown normally. Any mistakes your codebreaker made appear underlined in red.
4
Your earnings are updated — you earn ${{ earnings_per_word }} for every correctly decoded word. Mistakes do not count toward your bonus.
5
Repeat until the 10-minute session ends or you choose to finish early.
The Cipher

Sentences are encoded with a substitution cipher — letters are shifted so the sentence is unreadable. Your codebreaker converts it back to plain English. Your codebreaker may occasionally make mistakes.

Cipher Input (what you submit)
Wkh fdw vdw rq wkh pdw.
Decoded Output (what you receive)
The fdw sat on the mat.

In this example, the codebreaker decoded 5 of 6 words correctly and made 1 mistake (fdw instead of "cat"). The customer would earn ${{ earnings_per_word }} × 5 = $0.25 for this sentence.

Sentence Complexity & Earnings

Your 10 sentences are grouped into three complexity tiers based on length. Longer sentences have more decoding steps and offer a higher potential bonus — but take more time to decode. We recommend starting with your longest sentences first.

Complexity Tier How Many Sentences Words per Sentence
(= decoding steps)
Max Bonus per Sentence
(if all words correct)
High Complexity 2 16 – 19 words $0.80 – $0.95
Moderate Complexity 3 9 – 12 words $0.45 – $0.60
Low Complexity 5 4 – 6 words $0.20 – $0.30

Each word = one decoding step. More words = more steps = higher potential bonus.

Exiting Early & No Obligations

After your first sentence result is returned, a green End Session Early button will appear. You may click it at any time to stop the session and lock in your current earnings. There is no penalty for ending early or for submitting fewer sentences.

{{ next_button }}
{{ endblock }}