
    Create a function that cleans student assessment responses by removing every odd-positioned character from the submitted text to ensure compatibility with the learning management system's analysis tools. The function should process the raw response text and return a cleaned version containing only even-positioned characters, maintaining the original meaning while eliminating potential formatting artifacts that could impact automated assessment evaluation.
    

    
def remove_odd(str1):
    """
    Create a function that cleans student assessment responses by removing every odd-positioned character from the submitted text to ensure compatibility with the learning management system's analysis tools. The function should process the raw response text and return a cleaned version containing only even-positioned characters, maintaining the original meaning while eliminating potential formatting artifacts that could impact automated assessment evaluation.
    

    """
def remove_odd(str1):
    """
    Create a function that cleans student assessment responses by removing every odd-positioned character from the submitted text to ensure compatibility with the learning management system's analysis tools. The function should process the raw response text and return a cleaned version containing only even-positioned characters, maintaining the original meaning while eliminating potential formatting artifacts that could impact automated assessment evaluation.
    

    """
    str2 = ''
    for i in range(1, len(str1) + 1):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            str2 = str2 + str1[i - 1]
    return str2