The document outlines guidelines for setting question papers, emphasizing their role in assessing student knowledge and understanding. It stresses the importance of careful preparation, including consulting parallel teachers, creating lesson-wise blueprints, and ensuring language and difficulty levels are appropriate for students. Additional tips include maintaining consistency in formatting, avoiding repetition of questions, and allowing for a variety of answers to encourage competency utilization.

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PRESENTED BY
MEHWISH NIAZI

2. •
A question paper tests how well a student
can demonstrate that they have acquired the
knowledge, understanding and skills set out
in the specification

3. •
A question paper is the basic tool used in
an examination. ... Hence, a question
paper must be set in a way that can
measure the change in the level of
students' knowledge in a particular
subject. Therefore, a good amount of care
and caution is necessary for setting
question papers

4. 1. To understand the effectiveness of teaching
learning
2. To check the level of understanding of
students
3. Assessment for identifying the weak areas
of students and adopt suitable remediation
measures for the same
4. To award JUDICIOUS grades to students in
various competencies

6. FOR THE STUDENTS
Ensure that
1. The syllabus is completed.
2. Some quality revision is carried out
3. Discuss the pattern of question paper and the weightage allotted
to each competency especially in higher classes.
PARALLEL TEACHERS
1. The parallel teachers must be consulted before setting the paper
for ascertaining the lessons and the areas of testing
2. All the test items should be shown to the parallel teachers and
not just the type of question paper
PLANNING FOR THE QUESTION PAPER
A lesson wise blueprint should be prepared and submitted along with
the question paper to avoid repetition of questions and testing of all
areas

7. SEP
There are four pen paper tests in an academic year – Two in each
Term
Tips:
1. A minimum of TWO sets of question papers should be set for
each test
2. The Exam in charge may select a suitable one . The other one
can be used for re-tests and in any other value added manner
TEST SCHEDULE
1ST PROGRESSIVE TEST MAY
1ST TERM
2ND PROGRESSIVE TEST NOV/DEC
2ND OR FINAL TERM FEB/MARCH

8. 1. Use only one font throughout- Arial OR Times New
Roman
2. Font Size- 14 OR 12.
3. Use only 1.5 /double spacing
4. Leave sufficient space for answers/ diagrams etc
5. There should be no spelling mistakes in the
Question paper
6. The pictures in the question paper should have well-
defined outlines

9. .
NOTE: QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ORGANISED UNDER COMPETENCY HEADS OR
SECTIONS CLEARLY

11. 1. Keep the time in mind while setting question papers
2. Set the paper in such a way that the average students can
attempt
the paper effortlessly
3. Paper should neither be too difficult nor too easy for the
students
to answer
4. Let the language be child friendly
5. Most questions could be open ended and a variety of
answers can
be expected from the students
5. The question papers should provide opportunities to the
students
to utilize their competence rather than their content knowledge
6. Marks allotted for each question should be shown in the
question paper

12.  Knowledge (Recall & Recognition)
1. DEFINE
2. IDENTIFY
3. LABEL
4. MATCH
5. NAME
6. OUTLINE
7. SELECT
8. STATE
9. REORGANISE
10. LIST

13.  Application (Problem Solving)
1. COMPUTE
2. DEMONSTRATE
3. MODIFY
4. CHANGE
5. FIND
6. CALCULATE
7. PREPARE
8. PRODUCE
9. SOLVE
10. USE SHOW
11. ESTABLISH
12. APPLY

14.  Thinking (Analysis, Judge, Solve etc.)
1. COMPUTE
2. DEMONSTRATE
3. MODIFY
4. CHANGE
5. FIND
6. CALCULATE
7. PREPARE
8. PRODUCE
9. SOLVE
10. USE SHOW
11. ESTABLISH
12. APPLY

15.  Skill( sketching, drawing, reading,
compute etc)
1. SKETCH
2. DRAW PICTURE/GRAPH
3. COMPARE
4. FIND
5. CALCULATE
6. READ
CHART
7. USE CHART/GRAPH

16. 1. Question papers must be submitted to the exam dept
with the signature of all the parallel teachers. For
questions which can have more than one answer, a small
note may be added
2. The Subject Conveners should check the paper and sign
it too
3. The Subject Conveners are responsible for the quality
and standard of the paper in all respects

17. 1. Take help from the question papers set earlier by their
predecessors, but don't merely copy them. Use your
own imagination, knowledge, technique to add / replace
the content
2. While taking help from text book questions given under
a particular lesson, take an utmost care to see that the
question should not just be copied in the same format
as given under the lesson
3. Divide your questions in the 'essay type' and 'objective'
type format

18. 4. Read the question paper at least once to make
5. any revisions / corrections in spelling and grammar
etc. before submitting it
6. Make a justifiable distribution of marks depending on
the effort the child has to make in answering the
question
7. It is advisable to get your question paper checked by
some one else before submission

19. 1. No repetition of questions within a question paper and
from test paper to test paper. The area tested can be
the same but the question must be framed differently
2. If questions from the previous year paper are being
sourced, they need to be reframed suitably
3. Marking scheme is balanced
4. Typography and format is child friendly
5. Language used is child friendly
6. Difficulty level of the question paper is suitable