How to Prepare for Class 10 HISTORY & CIVICS

• Besides mugging up the facts, it is also important to have good writing skills in order to get good marks in lengthy questions.
• Connecting the historical events to real life experiences can prove beneficial. Try to relate the dates of battle to some dates of your life, say if some battle happened in 1887 and you are born in 1987, then just remember that it happened 100 years before your birth. This way you won’t ever get confused with the dates.
• Retaining some of the vital terms can help you score better in class 10 exam. Though this is not necessary but this is where you can score better.
• Though crammers are most successful in this domain but understanding can also prove to be beneficial. Instead of mugging up try to understand what happened after what in a battle.    
• As far as lengthy answers are concerned, students should try to learn them in points. This will not only save time but will also help in better retention of facts.

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  Referring ICSE sample papaers imperative. They help in getting acquainted with the trend of questions asked in the exam. Practicing mock tests also helps in keeping a check on speed and the writing skills.   
  
  
  While sitting for the ICSE class 10 exam, it is important to go through the question paper once in order to get an idea about the level of questions. But students must not get panicky on going through the paper. Begin with the short answers first and then move on to the lengthy ones.
  
  
  In case you forget some answer in between, try to recall all the related events. If you still can’t remember leave some space for the answer but don’t waste your time. It has often been witnessed that moving on to another questions can help you recall the facts.        
  
  
  Revision is extremely important. However lengthy the paper may be try to take out some time for revision. Revision can help you in filling up the missing dates or facts.   
  
  
  Highlighting the headings and important points can prove to be fruitful. The highlighted text grabs the attention of the examiner and majority of the examiners then don’t bother to go through the whole text. In such cases, apt heading and highlighted points can fetch you prefect scores.
  
  
  Maintaining a good speed is of utmost importance so that you able to attempt the entire paper.    
  
  
  
  These are some of the suggestions that can help you in acing the monster called social studies with ease. Just follow these tips and fetch good marks in your class 10 HISTORY AND CIVICS paper.
  

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