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Term evaluation is an important aspect of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE).It covers the assessment oflearning aspect of the CCE. The Kerala School Curriculum 2013postulated that the examination system should be recast so as to ensure a method of assessmentthat is a valid, reliable and objective measure of student development and a powerfulinstrument for improving the learning process. The outcome focused written tests are beingused as tools for terminal assessment. Practical assessment is also considered for somesubjects. The syllabus, scheme of work, textual materials, teacher texts and learningexperiences may be considered while developing tools for term evaluation.In order to make the examination system effective and objective, quality of the question paperneeds to be ensured. Questions of different types considering various learning outcomes,thinking skills and of varying difficulty levels are to be included in the question paper. Thismakes question paper setting a significant task that has to be undertaken with the support ofproper guidelines