The Class 10 English CBSE Board Exam is scheduled to be held on 29th March 2019. English is one of the most scoring subjects of Class 10 if taken seriously. Do not overshadow it with other mainstream Subjects. Your little and right efforts in this subject can really increase your overall percentage. To help you make the best utilisation of the days available before the exam, we are here providing you some preparation hacks which will definitely pump up your English Score to 100%.
Before getting started, you must know the exam pattern and marking scheme to strategize your last-minute revision. CBSE has provided two paper options to attempt the exam i.e., English Communicative & English Language and Literature. The pattern for both the papers i.e., English Communicative & English Language and Literature are same and are conducted for 80 marks each. You may choose from any of these 2 papers. Both the papers will include the three sections, which is:
| Section | Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| A | Reading | 20 |
| B | Writing and Grammar | 30 |
| Literature | 30 |
Note: From the academic year 2019-20, the CBSE has scrapped the English Communicative paper (subject code 101). From next session onwards, the students only have one option for English subject paper in Class 10 Board exam – English Language and Literature paper (subject code 184). The major changes are in the section C of the class 10 English paper – Literature section. The section wise weightage of marks in the CBSE Class 10 English paper will be:
| Section | Topic | Weightage |
|---|---|---|
| A | Reading | 20 |
| B | Writing and Grammar | 30 |
| Literature Textbooks and Extended Reading Texts | 30 |
Hacks for Section A – Reading
The Reading section (Section-A) intends to check the ability of the student to read and interpret the unseen passage, in the way they answer the given question. Two unseen passages of a total length of 700-750 words: –
- Factual Passages (300-350 words with eight very short answer type questions)
- Discursive Passages (350-400 words with four short answer type questions)
What are factual and discursive passages, how to attempt them?
A factual passage provides good clarity on the topics being discussed. In the other hand, the discursive passage will talk about any random topics that appear to have no connection with one another. It is often a challenging task to follow the changes in subject. Read the passage thoroughly.
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Tips to attempt Section – A
- Focus on the relevant details and underline them with a pen or pencil.
- Read the questions first and come back to the passage to find the to-the-point answers.
- The reading should be quick.
- It’s advisable to answer the questions in your own words.
- To answer the vocabulary-based questions (synonyms- antonyms), try to derive the meaning of that word in context of the sentence and answer accordingly.
- To find the correct option in Multiple Choice Questions, go through all the options. Re-read the passage and then tick the correct option.
It is a scoring section and you need to practice at least 2-3 passages daily. Remember, self-evaluation is very crucial factor for an effective preparation. You may refer to MTG’S CBSE Champion Chapterwise-Topicwise For English Communicative and MTG’S CBSE Champion Chapterwise-Topicwise For English Language and Literature. This gives you the practice to decode and know what kind of questions might be asked in your board exam.
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Hacks for Section B – Writing and Grammar
Writing and Grammar section (Section B) intends to test your writing and grammatical skills. To prepare this writing section students must practice writing articles, notices, letters, essays, advertisements. And to prepare grammar section, students should practice fill in the blanks, re-arrangement, and omission type questions. Also solve previous years papers and sample papers. You may also refer MTG’S CBSE Champion for better practice, it offers a meticulous structure of questions from each section.
Tips to master section B
- Practise writing letters, essays, articles, notices, poster making, etc.
- Follow a proper format of writing answer. Make sure to stick to the theme of the question and answer should not be out of context.
- Often students scoreless in grammatical section because they fail to read the questions and do exactly opposite to what is required of them. Students first need to read the grmmar usage in the proper way. After that students need to complete the fill in the blanks, omission type questions, and re-arrangement sentences.
- Have a clear understanding of letter writing structure. Your answer should not exceed a standard word limit.
Hacks for Section C – Literature
English is considered to be a lengthy paper to write and the reason being literature. In literature section (Section C), students have to identify famous poets, quotes, central characters, etc. You need to solve previous papers and sample papers and try to frame and present long answers properly. Solve as many Sample Papers ,as per the latest CBSE Guidelines from MTG’s Score More and and be sure to get a perfect score in CBSE Board Class 10 English Exam.
Tips to master section C
- Read and memorize each lesson carefully.
- Remember the names of the chapters and their authors with correct spellings.
- Comprehend the central theme of the lesson, play, story and novel since the central theme is always relevant to the question asked.
- Write answers on the basis of interpretation, comprehension and inference.
- Write the answers with appropriate words, grammatical accuracy, relevance, correct spellings, coherence, and good expression.
- Stick on the word limit and you can easily complete the paper with minutes to spare.
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