Editorial guide
Ten checks before sharing a question paper
By AbhyasBasket Editorial · Published 11 October 2026
Prepared for this launch by AbhyasBasket Editorial · Original editorial guide · Not an independently peer-reviewed study
Before submitting an MCQ set, worksheet or practice paper, review the question and the answer together. This checklist helps organise that review; it does not certify a paper as Board-approved.
Review the whole paper
- Audience: is the standard, subject, medium and topic stated?
- Alignment: have you checked the actual chapter and edition you refer to?
- Instructions: are the required response, units and permitted materials clear?
- Question wording: can the learner understand what is being asked without guessing your intention?
- Answer: has someone solved the question independently and checked the key?
- MCQ options: is there one defensible answer when the question promises one? Are distractors plausible and unambiguous?
- Marks: do the individual marks add up, and are any method marks explained?
- Timing and difficulty: are suggested time and difficulty labelled as estimates unless they have been checked in a relevant setting?
- Presentation: are diagrams readable, symbols consistent and necessary information present?
- Rights and privacy: are sources credited, permissions confirmed and student identifiers removed?
Record what changed
Keep a short review record. If an answer changes after publication, record the correction and version date so learners can identify the current resource.
Use the correct label
Call an original practice paper a “practice paper”. Use “official”, “previous Board paper” or “peer-reviewed” only when the source and status can be verified. AI generation does not replace an independent solution check.
Your working template
Copy the structure below, or download it as a plain-text file to edit in your preferred document app.
ABHYASBASKET — QUESTION REVIEW RECORD Paper / worksheet title: Author: Standard / subject / topic: Textbook edition / source: Version / review date: Actual reviewer: [ ] Audience and learning goal stated [ ] Syllabus / chapter reference checked [ ] Instructions, units and materials clear [ ] Wording checked for ambiguity [ ] Questions solved independently; key checked [ ] MCQ options and correct answer checked [ ] Marks and total checked [ ] Time and difficulty estimates labelled [ ] Diagrams, symbols and layout checked [ ] Sources, permissions and privacy checked ISSUES TO RESOLVE Question number: Issue: Correction: Checked by / date: DECISION Needs changes / ready for editorial decision: Review scope and remaining limitations: Publication version:
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