CBSE Class 10 English Tips To Get Better Marks

CBSE Class 10 English Tips to get better marks. Learning the important concepts is very important for every student to get better marks in examinations. The concepts should be clear which will help in faster learning. The attached concepts made as per NCERT and CBSE pattern will help the student to understand the chapter and score better marks in the examinations.

SECTION A: READING (20 Marks)

Reading passage is the passage given in Formative & Summative exams which is required to be read and understood. The questions that follow need to be answered. You need to understand the passage before getting down with the questions.

SKILLS TESTED: Reading for comprehension, conceptual understanding, critical evaluation, decoding, inference, interpreting analysis and vocabulary are the skills to be tested in Formative as well as Summative Assessments.

Some tips to answer unseen passage questions:

1. Read the questions first. It saves time to know what you are reading for.

2. Make sure you understand the questions. Underline the key word(s) in the questions and look in for the key words in the passage.

3. Now, Read the passage. Read the passage as quickly as you can. Look for the answer as you read. When you find the answer, take notice of it.

4. Use the key words from the question to locate the answer in the passage as discussed. Keep on reading. Read to the end. In this way you can be sure that your answer is the best and complete.

5. Try to get a general idea of the passage. You are not expected to know the meaning of all the words in the passage. Your three body organs should act in collaboration – Eyes, Hand and Brain.

6. After 1st reading, read the questions once again. The questions will give you the idea from which part the questions are asked. It will make answering the questions easily and correctly.

7. Either synonyms or antonyms will be asked from the passage. If you do not know the word, read the referred paragraph again. You will understand what the line is trying to convey and hence there is a possibility that the meaning will become clear to you and you will be able to answer its synonym or antonym. You just have to puzzle out the meaning. The form of word should be noticed in doing so.

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