Types of Examination Questions

Examinations are a widespread assessment and evaluation tool in universities, and there are many types of examination questions. The proceeding table will show these types of examination questions, with its definition and some guidelines to follow in answering.

Types of questions	Definition	Guidelines in answering
Multiple Choice	Composed of one question with multiple possible answers. Students select the correct answer by choosing among the possible answers.	·         Watch out for keywords. This will help you give the appropriate answer to the question. Sometimes, multiple choices seem to have no wrong answers. Knowing what the questions want will make you give the right answer. ·         Differentiate the possible answers. Look for two answers that are opposite and try to cross out the answers you are sure are not correct. ·         Look for hints. Some questions in a test are connected. You may find the answer to a question on the subsequent questions. ·         Do not change your answer. The first answer you choose is often the best answer you will have. Change your answer only if you are sure that it is not the correct answer. ·         Choose “all of the above” or “none of the above”. Try to see if the possible answers are all wrong or correct. If you feel only one answer is wrong or right, do not choose “all of the above” or “none of the above”.
True/False	It is composed of only one statement. Students assess if the stamen is true or false. There are only two possible answers, true or false. True/false questions provide students with a 50% chance of guessing the right answer. For this reason, multiple-choice questions are often used instead of true/false questions.	·         Check if all the words in the statements are all correct. Sometimes, a word will only cause the statement wrong. ·         Also be very careful when a statement contains a negative word such as not or a negative prefix such as un. It tends to change the meaning of the statement. ·         Watch out for two negative words. They tend to make every statement positive. ·         Watch out for absolute statements. An absolute statement is usually false. ·         Watch out for qualified statements. A qualified statement is usually true. Qualified statements allow exceptions. ·         Make a wise guess. Guess wisely. You have 50% of choosing the right answer so do not be scared to guess.
Matching	It involves pairing the questions to the right answer.  Answering this type of questions needs patience and understanding. Sometimes, there is only one on the choices which do not have a pair. It is easy in a way that you can make a wise guess easily.	·          Scan the questions and the choices. This will help you familiarize and easily identify where the answer is located. ·          Look for key words. There are many topics in each questions, so identifying the different topics on each questions will help you a lot. ·          Guess wisely. Guessing with common sense. ·          Review your answers. Sometimes, you will find it easy to correct those answers when you read it again.
Short Answer	Requires answering a question by a short answer. Definition to be exact. A question will be given and it requires you to answer it by a group of words or a word which is defined by the question. They are most often used to test basic knowledge of key facts and terms. Short answer questions provide students with more flexibility to explain their understanding and demonstrate creativity than they would have with multiple choice questions	·         Respond directly to the questions. Focus on keywords and ideas called for Eliminate those that do not directly address the information requested in the test item. ·         Ask your instructor. There are some questions which could have technical error or maybe an error by the instructor having written the question which requires greater understanding. ·         Guess wisely. Guessing with common sense.
Essays	Essay questions provide a complex prompt that requires written responses, which can vary in length from a couple of paragraphs to many pages. Unlike short answers, it requires long paragraphs to explain your answer. Essay questions also differ from short answer questions in that the essay questions are less structured. It is a hard type of examination because it needs the mastery of the lesson.	·         Set up a time schedule. There might be several essay questions, so you should schedule how many minutes will you give for every questions. A test has limited time. Do not waste focus too much on one question. ·         Look at directive words. Make sure you know what you are being asked to do. ·         Make an outline. To organize your thoughts, try to make an outline. Again, follow directive words. ·         Write an introduction and summary. The introduction will be important because it will contain the main point to be written. The summary will expound the introduction. ·         Reread. Reread your paper to check for any errors such as misspell words and etc.
Oral exams	It allows the student to actively state his answers. it is a good type of examination because it makes the student enhance his communication skills. Direct communication between the teacher and the student makes the student learn more in a sense that the student will be able to assess if what he thinks is correct. It provides nearly immediate feedback and so allow the student to learn as they are tested.	·         Create a good impression. Look and act professional by dressing well and appropriately. ·         Be punctual. Be sure to adopt the environment. You will have time to check the situation. ·         Stay focused. Listen well and speak well. ·         Be honest. If you do not know the answer, tell it to the instructor directly. ·         Be confident. If you studied well, then be confident to answer all the questions.
Computational	Requires the students to compute in order to solve for an answer. This is more on math problems that requires the logical and solving skills of the student.	·         Read properly. Read the questions properly. See what kind of computation method it requires. ·         Check the numbers. Sometimes we tend to interchange some numbers. So you should better look at the numbers properly. ·         Guess wisely. Guessing with common sense.

Knowing and familiarizing these examination questions will work in your advantage. It will make you prepare for every exam you will take. With the guidelines this article provides, taking every examination would be easy for you. Good Luck!

Right attitude towards learning

You must possess an interest in learning to learn more. With higher interest, the processing of information at the time of learning becomes more profound. A more in-depth knowledge will make students learn and remember things better. When we are interested in a thing, it tends to make us show much effort, and the processing of the topics is automatic. For example, when you read your favourite book. You tend to absorb all the information in that book because you pay more attention and you give more effort to read it. But in studying, interest is not the only thing that we need. We need to have good attitudes in learning. And this article will tell you those attitudes you need.

Here are some attitudes one must possess to make learning productive.

A student should:

1)       Be patient. To be able to learn productively, you must be patient in learning. Studying is not easy work. It requires much time to be able to learn more. You must think that studying is a long and continual process which requires much time. It is not an activity where you can be productive at only by spending your spare time at it. You must be patient. Here are some ways to be patient.

• Be aware of when you are impatient. Writing it in a journal would be a good idea. If you will know when and in what things you get impatient will make you prepare for it.
• Overcome those things that make you impatient. Trying to prepare for those things and eventually overcoming them will make you know how to control it and deal with it.
• Continually assess and remind yourself that doing things needs time to be done. Sometimes you can never finish things at your discretion. There are some instances where you don’t have the grasp on time.
• Expect the unexpected.  Yes, you have plans, but things don’t always work out as we plan. Accept the twist and turns in life gracefully. Keep your expectations realistic. This applies not only to circumstances but also the behaviour of those around you.
• Have some break. Studying at a long time will make you lose focus and eventually make you impatient. Have breaks. Relax your mind and body.
• Always remember that you will be able to do what you want to do. Remember that at some time, you will learn what you want to learn.

2)     Be consistent. You must have the right study habits. Studying requires regular activities which will help you prepare your mind. Consistency will make you do things all over again without hesitating.

3)    Have goals. Setting goals will help you study more and eventually learn more. Having goals motivates you. It drives the student to study more and learn more. Setting goals such as to be able to support your immediate family and your family in the future, to top in the class, and etc. will surely make you strive more.

4)    Thinks positive. Thinking negatively will build your confidence low and will also make you find it hard to study. Thinking positive will tend to make us confident. The brain will be able to handle the pressure and will work in its higher efficiency. Here are some tips to make your thoughts positive.

• Make a real commitment to yourself. Thinking positive within you will make you feel positive.
• Be confident. If you studied well, you would surely have enough knowledge regarding your studies. Be sure to answer questions and also be convinced that you will be able to learn the things that you must learn at school. Never hesitate to learn new things.
• Make sure you keep your mind focused on important things.  Develop a strategy when you are dealing with issues and obstacles.
• Dream about your success. Aim high, do your best and don’t look back.
• Maintain your physical and mental wellbeing.

5)    Be punctual. Early birds tend to get the food first. Just like in learning, those studies early will gain the knowledge he needs at school. Never be late in school because your instructor’s discussions will give you more.

• Ready the things you need in going to school. Prepare them during night time to avoid the hassle in finding them for tomorrow. It is also a way of saving time.
• Be time conscious. As they say “time is gold”. Treating time as limited as it is will make you do more and learn more. Setting a time table will work.

6)    Be friendly. Having more friends that are always there for you will make you learn more. Asking a question to them and even just having simple conversations with them will give you knowledge.

7)    Be open-minded. You must open your mind to any suggestions and comments. Discussions will provide you with an assessment of what you have learned. Limiting your account on things that you believed to be right is not a good attitude. Open your mind on new things and explore more.

8)    Be curious. Curiosity will increase your interest in things. This will motivate you to explore more and learn more about things. If you lack curiosity, you will find it hard to study more about new things. Your mindsets on just remembering what you learn and not on what to learn.

The attitude of study and the scores of examination have a delicate relationship with each other. If we want to achieve good results in the test, we must have the right attitude to study.

If we have these attitudes, learning would be easy and comfortable. Learn how to nurture these attitudes and expect to have productive learning at school.

Competitive Exam Preparation

We know that preparing for a competitive exam is entirely different from your regular exams. The main thing about competitive exams is to start your preparations early. Many people around us use to prepare for competitive exams. But the question in their minds is whether coaching is necessary for the preparation of these types of exams?

Appearing for any exam requires a lot of preparation. Students should be ready to face this challenge in the best possible way. Good quality education is always in high demand. So follow our most useful exam preparation material for appearing in competitive exams well and get success in an easy way at first attempt.

So the big thing is how to prepare for Competitive Exams:

Competitive exams are somewhat different from our regular academic exams, and thus, they need different types of preparation. Most of the competitive exams are based on topics like General knowledge, aptitude test, reasoning questions, etc. This article gives a step by step procedure of how to prepare for a competitive exam.

1. Prepare a study plan. Before you begin preparing for the examination, you should prepare a plan. First, collect all the details of the exam, including syllabus details, schedule, and other details. Construct a plan such that you can cover the whole syllabus at least a month before the examination. Leave the last month for revision and fake tests for knowing how much you will score in the main exam.

2. Find resources. In the next step, you can collect the material for your studies. Either you can purchase books, or you can download e-books from the internet for your examination. You can also gather study material or guides from a local coaching institute.

3. Start from the basics. Competitive exams usually consist of very fundamental and essential questions of mathematics. If you are not good at that, you should start working on your elementary maths with the help of 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th class maths textbooks.

4. Stay updated. You should be updated in current affairs like, at the national, as well as the international level. I regularly read newspapers, magazines, and general knowledge books. Many competitive exams include a paper of public awareness.

5. Set your goals and fulfill them. Make short term goals for your study plan and try to accomplish it within the given frame of time. Try to complete the syllabus before the time.

10 Things You Must do to prepare for UPSC Civil Services IAS Interview

The UPSC Civil Services IAS Main Written Exam, result are declared on February. Did you clear the exam and wondering how to prepare for the interview? Here are a few tips.

Congratulations on qualifying the UPSC Civil Services IAS Main Written Exam 2015! You emerged as one of the top 2,700 candidates from the 15,000 candidates who appeared for the UPSC Civil Services IAS Main Written Exam 2015. However, the race is not over yet! There are 2.5 people being interviewed for each vacancy in the Civil Services. Moreover, your marks in the UPSC Civil Services IAS Interview 2015 can determine your rank in the exam!

Here are 10 things you must definitely do to prepare for the interview!

Go through your DAF and based on it, think through as many questions as you can. Do this process over a few days and you will have  a long list of questions to prepare for

Ask your family, friends teachers Help people identity list of questions.

Now start actually preparing for  those questions. Research on your hobby, your educational background etc.

Refuse to miss the newspaper any single day. The interview board expects you to have excellent general awareness.

While for some topics, reading the newspaper may suffice, other topics may need additional research. Make a list of such topics and read up more about them.

The interview board may ask for your opinion on many issues. You should prepare to answer such opinion based questions. So think through issues and form logical opinions on the same.

Pick up those books. Revise what you studied in optional as well as educational background.

Participate in discussions with family and friends. This will help you develop a presence of mind and logical thought process.

Work on your body language.

10.  Join a mock interview programme if you can. Sitting in front of an interview board can be a terrifying experience for some. Once you have given an interview a couple of times, you will be less nervous and will be able to give your best!

Do not be mistaken, the UPSC Civl Services IAS interview is not a random interview but can be prepared for! So put in all your effforts and prepare for it as much as you can. You are almost there!

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