diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6604da5..7f2818e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ resources/
 
 #hugo 
 .hugo_build.lock
+content/
 
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/archetypes/final-test.md b/archetypes/final-test.md
index e86d2b0..680f99f 100644
--- a/archetypes/final-test.md
+++ b/archetypes/final-test.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ final: true # Indicates that this test is the final exam and must be completed t
 
 questions:
   # Multiple Choice Question (Single Answer)
+  # NOTE: The 'marks' field must be a positive number (greater than 0). Negative or zero values will cause a build error.
   - id: "q1"
     text: "What keyword is used to define a function in Go?"
     type: "multiple_answers"
diff --git a/archetypes/optional-test.md b/archetypes/optional-test.md
index b37702f..d3a5c8c 100644
--- a/archetypes/optional-test.md
+++ b/archetypes/optional-test.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ is_optional: true # Indicates that this test is optional and does not need to be
 
 questions:
   # Multiple Choice Question (Single Answer)
+  # NOTE: The 'marks' field must be a positive number (greater than 0). Negative or zero values will cause a build error.
   - id: "q1"
     text: "What keyword is used to define a function in Go?"
     type: "multiple_answers"
diff --git a/archetypes/test.md b/archetypes/test.md
index 167c0ac..f6c7f73 100644
--- a/archetypes/test.md
+++ b/archetypes/test.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ questions:
   # Multiple Choice Question (Single Answer)
   - id: "q1"
     text: "What keyword is used to define a function in Go?"
-    type: "multiple-answers"
+    type: "multiple_answers"
     marks: 2
     explanation: "The 'func' keyword is used to declare functions in Go, similar to how 'function' is used in JavaScript."
     options:
diff --git a/layouts/partials/test/single.html b/layouts/partials/test/single.html
index 797ff82..b6834d9 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/test/single.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/test/single.html
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
   {{- $questionIds =  $questionIds | append  (string $id)  -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+<!-- Validate: marks must be positive (greater than 0) -->
+{{- range $index, $question := $p.questions -}}
+  {{- $marks := or $question.marks 0 -}}
+  {{- if le $marks 0 -}}
+    {{- errorf "Question %d (id: %s) has invalid marks value '%v'. Marks must be greater than 0. Please update the 'marks' field with a positive number. [ %s ]" (add $index 1) $question.id $marks $.File.Path -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{- $numberOfQuestionSets := div (len $p.questions) $totalQuestionsPerSet -}}
 
 {{- $total := 0 -}}