How to prepare for ICSE Board Exams Smartly

Are your exams near? And have you got the nervous jitters students get when they face their Boards for the first time? In case that is true, what subjects do you think you are struggling with? Many students studying in ICSE Board often find the subjects difficult to prepare due to the high amount of syllabus and the additional pressure given from parents and well-wishers. The reason that many of ICSE Board subjects trouble students is because the ICSE curriculum combines theory and practical knowledge, writing and understanding and a whole of concentration in the classes all year around. Here are a set of directions that can help you prepare better and score better in the coming Board exams for ICSE Board, without all the anxiety and panic.

1. Read book summaries and synopses online for English

ICSE Board students have a good amount of reading material and unabridged English plays in their course. If you have not attended all your classes regularly, you might feel clueless about what the text means. Also, since a lot of questions in the exams are based on themes and motifs covered in the texts, you will need to know the same too. You can visit one of the many websites offering study material for English texts and poetry. Here, you can also find questions and answers required for your practice and knowledge.

2. Practise numericals for sciences from supplementary books

If you have already solved all the questions present in the books prescribed to you, go for other books that your teachers and tutors suggest. Supplementary books are those that contain different questions for practice. Some helpful books for Science are S. Chand's ICSE Chemistry and ICSE Chemistry by Bharati Bhawan publishers.

3. Make use of questions books like ‘ICSE 10 years” and model test paper booklets

Preparing all year round judiciously will not help amount to much if you cannot perform on the D-day. There is a lot of difference between learning everything and expressing the same thing well on paper. So, if you want to utilise all your efforts in the exam, question and test your preparation well. Making use of these books will give you an actual idea about your preparation.

4. Practice writing essay-type answers for theory subjects

ICSE Board Class 10 subjects like English and other language subjects as well as social science involve a lot of subjective answers where you are required to write long and descriptive answers. Many a time, students are not able to finish their exams as they do not realize the amount of time lapsed and their personal speed. Time yourself when trying out the model papers and previous years' question papers. With this, not only will ideas start coming to you more easily, you will increase the speed of your writing too.

5. Make notes that become flashcards

Using flashcards is a pretty Western method of studying, but its advantages have been seen in Indian formats of studies as well. Write down points like definitions, keywords for answers and formulae in different subjects on notepads can help you revise on the go. And make use of the few minutes when in corridors to go through these, instead of freaking out because of what your friends told you about the expected question paper.