The prevailing situation of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire academic activities. It has forced CBSE, Central Board of Secondary Education, to develop the New assessment policy that concludes in the bifurcation of CBSE board exams in two terms: Term 1 and Term 2.
The official announcement by CBSE associated with Boards exams for the session 2021-22 has made many of the students enticed as the repercussions of the changed format led to the changed question pattern. The exam for term 1 is entirely MCQ based, wherein term -2 exam will have objective and subjective questions.
To understand the CBSE Term 1 exam pattern click here
The biggest problem with this term wise exams is the MCQ based questions consisting of case-based MCQs and assertion reasoning MCQs.
Why the MCQ-based questions are Problem for students?
This is because students of the 10th and 12th classes are not very familiar with these questions. To answer MCQ Based questions, one need to have crystal clear concepts. The guesswork in these kinds of questions will cost your marks. Also, unlike essay questions, there will be no partial marking for steps.
CBSE launched Sample Question Papers [SQP] to offer familiarity with the exam pattern, marking scheme and therefore the questions typologies.
Related link: Download sample papers ย and Marking Schemes for CBSE Term 1 Exam
Even afterย the releaseย of Sample Question Papers,ย the studentsย only understood the pattern andย sorts ofย questions toย be asked in CBSE Term 1, but this is not the solution to their problem.ย To make sureย that youย may achieve higher marks in term 1 exams,ย you needย to strategies your action planย in an effective way.
Click here to know how to solve MCQ based Questions in Term 1- exams
Few techniquesย to fixย this problem and attainย an excellentย score in CBSE Term 1 exams
- Focus on Concept Learning:ย MCQ based questions are derived from the core concepts of the chapter. Keep a close look at the concepts. Do not let your results be based upon guess-making.
- Time Management:ย The first and foremost thing to do is to learn to manage your time while solving the question papers. As the number of questions is more and you have the time duration of only 90 minutes. It can only be done by practicing moreย similar kinds of questions.
- Practice through sample papers: CBSE has launched only a single SQP per subject, but that is not enough to unleash your academic potential. To solve this problem, MTG Editorial Board has come up with the uniquely designedย ScoreMore 10 Sample papersย that are strictly based on Sample Question Papers issued by CBSE. This book will aid your hands-on experience in filling up the OMR sheets and serve as a complete package for your CBSE term 1 examination.
- Set timely revision: Students generally spend a lot of time to finish the syllabus, and forget to take out time for revision. It is not very easy to encompass more information at one go. It only comes with constant revision. Make sure to revise syllabus twice or thrice.
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It is also advised to self-analyse your preparation and work upon your weaker areas by solving questions from MTG study material. It will help you clear your doubts with concise explanations of the questions.
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