New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI/Oswaal Books): An MCQ-based examination focuses on application and concepts learnt.
Hence the strategy to prepare for an MCQ-based examination needs to be slightly different.
Right from phrases and concepts which can be part of potential questions to significant occurrences, applications, MCQ-based questions are a robust test of learning.
MCQ questions can be reconfigured to test student's conceptual understanding, application building, and analytical skills. Because the number of MCQ questions can be large, and the weightage is relatively low, students need to be familiar and thorough with the intricate details of the entire syllabus to get high scores.
Another challenge with MCQ questions is the presence of distractors - which are plausible but incorrect options inserted to create ambiguity in the minds of students. Hence students need a robust exam preparation strategy for MCQ that takes care of all the above challenges.
Students should commence their MCQ preparation keeping the following pointers in mind:
1. Start timely preparation
MCQ-based examinations focus on depth and rigor. The little details are very important, and retention can be a challenge. You need to create an exam preparation strategy, begin early and retain as many details as possible, building your short-term memory. If you study every day and allow time for revision, you will be able to build retention-focused long-term memory.
2. Comprehensive preparation
MCQs are fundamentally more scalable as an assessment tool giving more depth to the assessment structure. If a student is able to answer a broad range of MCQs correctly on a topic, it is the validation of his learning.
To do so, students need to refer to the correct resources for conceptual understanding & application development as well. Oswaal Books One for All | An All in One Class 10 Study Package is a power-packed comprehensive resource capturing the 5 E's of learning: Engage (interesting content for better assimilation), Explore (provide meaningful insights), Explain (better clarification), Elaborate (ample examples and exam tools), Evaluate (self-assessment tools). It is also 100% based on the latest CBSE syllabus for 2022 Exams. It also features self-assessment tests practice questions from the Board Question Banks 2021 with explanatory answers. Available for Mathematics (Standard), Science, Social Science, English, Hindi A & B, it is a must-have resource.
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3. Assessment Practice
Students need to be thoroughly familiar with the new typologies of questions introduced by the Board, stand-alone MCQs, MCQs based on the assertion - reason, case-based MCQs, amongst others. New Syllabus Oswaal CBSE MCQ Question Bank for Term-I & 2, Class 10 & 12 includes questions from CBSE official question bank released in April 2021, along with answer key with explanations, revision notes for in-depth study, chapter-wise MCQs based on the special scheme of assessment for Board Examination, making it truly one indispensable resource for Term 1 exam preparation.
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