EXAM

PAPER
MAKING
Presented by
Miss Warda Aslam & Mrs Aysha Shafi
CONTENTS 01 Introduction to Examinations

02 Importance of Examinations

03 Exam Paper Making

04 A Good Exam Paper

05 Model Exam Paper (Pattern)

 INTRODUCTION
An examination is defined as the
evaluation of the understanding of the
knowledge of a person. The
assessment can be done in the form of
a formal test.
The exam is taken to check the
knowledge of a student of a particular
subject.
 Importance of Examinations
Time management is a
very important skill in
life. To prepare for
exams, one needs to
learn how to manage
their time efficiently to
study and while doing
the exams too.
Build Confi-
dence
Examinations make the
brain search the memory
database for appropriate
knowledge, questions and
answers. It makes students
think thoroughly which
means a healthy exercise
for the brain.
Improve In-still
Learning Discipline

Teach Time- Trigger Brain

Management Exercise Discipline is an essential feature
During exam time, many Exams improve learning
for all successful people and
students become stressed and enable people to take
examination helps you become
about their exam performance, on new information. It
more disciplined. Those students
and they do hard work to try to helps to widen people’s
who genuinely pass their exams
give their best performance. horizons and make them
are always more disciplined and
When students get good outstanding. Moreover,
are prepared to enter the real
grades, it boosts their exams have helped many
world. Exams make one stronger
confidence levels and makes to become better readers,
and prepare you to conquer all the
them motivated to study hard. learners and researchers.
challenges you will face in every
aspect of life.
EXAM PAPER
MAKING
EXAM PAPER SETTING
Setting an exam paper doesn’t have to be stressful. A planned
and detailed approach simplifies the task and enhances the
quality of the exam.
Let’s find out how to set an exam paper that aligns with the
objectives and purpose of the test:

Exams are stressful for everyone. If parents and students

focus on the writing part, teachers are responsible for
setting the ‘right’ exam paper. Various elements come into
play at this stage. Setting the exam paper is a strenuous
and time-consuming task for teachers. They have to be
thorough and ensure that the exam paper aligns with the
purpose/ reason for testing the students. 
 A Good
Exam Paper!
What makes a good exam paper?
How to create an exam paper that helps assess
the skills and knowledge of the students?

Before we go into detail about the ways to set an

exam paper, we’ll first understand the attributes of a
good question paper. The results of an exam depend
on the test paper as well as the students’ abilities. 
 ATTRIBUTES OF
A GOOD EXAM
PAPER
Are the questions readable? The
results of the test should not
CLARITY change based on who the tester
or scorer is but based on who
takes the exam. 

The question might have been

taken from the syllabus but is it
RELEVANCE relevant in the overall context of
the exam? Does it test the
students’ memory, skills, or
knowledge? 
 ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD EXAM PAPER
Continues…

UNDERSTANDIBILITY
How easy or difficult are the
questions to understand? A
student can provide an answer
only when they understand what
the question means. The
questions need to be specific and
not vague.
LIMITING THE FOCUS
An exam paper has multiple questions
to cover the vast syllabus and test the
students’ abilities in different ways.
It’s important to not overuse a
question and make it multi-
dimensional. Let a question focus on
one aspect while another question
deals with a different aspect.

PURPOSE OR INTENT
It is always crucial to establish the
THOUGHT STIMULATION
ground rules first.  The questions have to stimulate and
What is the purpose of the exam? Do make students think. They shouldn’t lead
you want to test the student’s the student to assume or be biased but
memory? Do you want to test their should nudge them to consider all
ability to work things on their own?  alternatives and write their opinions. 
 A GOOD EXAM PAPER
AUTHENTIC & VALIDATED REFERENCE EDITING & FINALIZATION
When you create a question paper from text,
It’s crucial to edit the exam paper before
make sure to use authentic references which
you finalize it.
have already been shared with the students.
Get the test paper assessed by another
Textbooks by another publisher cannot be
teacher to confirm that it is clear,
used to create an exam paper when the
concise, and free of bias.
students have been taught from different
source material. 
E X
A M
EXAM DURATION INSTRUCTIONS
You need to set the duration for the exam
Mention the instructions at the top of the
after finalizing the paper. Determine the
exam paper. Be clear, precise, and specific.
number of questions, their complexity, and
List the dos and don’ts in neat order and
the time taken to answer the short and long
explain what you expect from the students
questions. Though exams test the students’
taking the exam. Write the instructions in
ability to perform in a limited time,
short and simple sentences. Avoid complex
remember that it also creates pressure that
terminology. 
leads to mistakes and stress attacks.
SETTING

MODEL EXAM
PAPER
The exam paper includes a variety
of questions like objective,
subjective, one word, etc. Each
question in the exam is assigned
with marks according to the level of
knowledge it requires. The students
are required to answer the
questions asked in exams. Marks
are given based on the quality of
answers given by a students in their
examination. Evaluation is done on
the basis of marks obtained in the
exam. 
 MODEL EXAM PAPER (PATTERN)
A Model Exam Paper has been set & designed by PEISC Principal, Sir Dr Iftikhar Chaudhary.
All the teachers are supposed to prepare the Exam Papers assigned to them accordingly.
The pattern of the paper follows as:

OBJECTIVE
SECTION-A comprises on objectives;
•Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ’s)
•Fill Ups SECTION-B comprises on two parts
•True & False of Descriptive questions;
•Part-I – Short Answers (20 Marks)
•Matching
•Part-II – Long Answers (40 Marks)
This section holds 40 Marks.

SUBJECTIVE
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
IN AN EXAM PAPER

It’s up to you; the teachers to decide the

type of questions you want to include in
the test paper. Should the exam paper
include objective questions, or should it
be descriptive? Maybe a combination of
both for a balanced assessment. 
Let’s look at the different types of
questions used in exam papers.
 TYPES OF QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice Questions Fill Ups True or False

MCQ is a question with Filling the blanks can also be A compound statement
three to four choices, termed a short answer type of is made, and the
where only one of them is question. These questions have student has to
the correct answer. These only one correct answer and determine if it is correct
questions can be quickly are easy to complete in less or incorrect. This
answered but can also be a time. A single question can question can only have
little confusing, based on have more than one blank, two answers. Students
the difficulty level. though it is recommended to can guess the answer
Rephrase sentences from not add beyond four blanks. and have a 50%
the textbook and structure Don’t take out too many words probability of getting it
them clearly to avoid being as it makes the question vague right. Don’t make the
vague. and difficult to understand. sentences too complex.
 TYPES OF QUESTIONS
Matching questions are easy enough
to answer though they can be a little
Matching time-consuming compared to the
previous two types of questions. The
questions should be short and to the
point.
Descriptive questions require
moderate to long answers for a
Descriptive question. These questions take the
Questions most time and test the memory,
comprehension abilities, & knowledge
of the students.
Provide clear instructions about
how to match the columns. Don’t ask
more than five or ten matching
questions. They should all fit on one
side of the paper. 
Students have to think, analyze, and
answer the question. Word the
question as clearly as possible.
Descriptive questions can be
complex or simple. 
DESIGNING
FONT
The font used for making a paper must be simple &
clear.
Ideal Font & Size: Times Roman (12 / 14)

PICTURES
The pictures needed for the exam paper must be clear
& printable.

MARKS / POINTS
Assign marks or points to each question given in the
exam paper.
 EXAM PAPERS

PAKISTAN EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL & COLLEGE

PAKISTAN EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL & COLLEGE -
TRIPOLI, LIBYA

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TRIPOLI, LIBYA ANNUAL EXAMINATION, 2022-2023
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION, 2022-2023 Student Name: __________________________________________ Roll No. ___________
Student Name: ___________________________________________ Roll No. ________ Class: II (Evening) Section: _____________ Subject: Computer Total Marks: 100
Class: II (Evening Section: _____ Subject: Mathematics Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 40 Date: ______________________ Sign. of Invigilator: ___________________
PAKISTAN EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL & COLLEGE -
Pass Mks: 40 Date: ____________ Sign. of Invigilator: ____________________ TRIPOLI, LIBYA SECTION 1- OBJECTIVE (40 Mks)
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION, 2022-2023 Q1: In the following activity, think yourself as a control unit & join the device with the

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SECTION 1- OBJECTIVE (40 Mks) statement by using arrows. [8]
Student Name: ___________________________________________ Roll No. ________ Enter (2, 3) from an input device. Add 2 and 3.
Q1: Fill in > or < in the boxes below. (12)
Class: II (Evening Section: _____ Subject: English Total Marks: 100
33 46 394 371 110 263 946 649
Pass Mks: 40 Date: ____________ Sign. of Invigilator: ____________________
159 111 274 251 633 733 40 51

671 573 998 988 60 80 100 99

SECTION 1- OBJECTIVE (40 Mks)
Q1: Write Our, Your, Their or Its.
Store the result temporarily. Display the result.
Q2: Put these numbers in ascending order. (12) (10)

17 49 47 54 1. We have red books. ____________ books are red.

11 81 6 8
32 6 23 98

2. They have green hats. ____________ hats are green.

Q2: Write True or False for each of the following statements. [12]

3. The car has yellow wheels. ____________ wheels are yellow. a. CU s ta nds for Compute r Unit.
Q3: What number does each abacus show? Write in the box. (6)
b. Me mory unit is a lso ca lle d e xterna l s torage .
c. ALU works like a ca lcula tor.
4. You have blue shoes. ____________ shoes are blue.
d. Control unit is like a tra ffic policema n.
e . Me mory unit is us ed to s tore da ta .

5. We have yellow rulers. ____________ rulers are yellow. f. CP U has four s ub-units.

Q3: Fill in the blanks with the correct words. [10]

ALU Text Home Arithmetic and Logic Unit Pencil tool
Q4: Write the number according to the place values. (5)
Q2: Write the words in the correct places. (10) a. ________________ menu contains all the tools.
 3 tens and 6 ones = 36 c. 0 tens and 6 ones =
see saw b. ________________ is like a calculator.
a. 5 tens and 3 ones = d. 2 tens and 7 ones =
cheese c. We can draw a free-form line by using ______________________.
b. 6 tens and 8 ones = e. 8 tens and 0 ones =
bread d. ALU stands for ________________________________________________________.
bench e. ________________ tool allows us to type something on the computer.
yoghurt ______________ _____________ ______________

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