The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) is conducting the class 10 term 1 science paper today, that is December 2, 2021. The exam is from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Only very few hours are left for the candidates to do the last-minute preparations. The term 1 exam of class 10 are being held from November 30 and will end on December 11.
The CBSE class 10 term 1 science paper will have Multiple Choice questions from the syllabus, which is now revised and reduced. The questions will include case-based MCQs and assertion-reasoning type MCQs. The question paper will have questions from three units, one each from biology, physics, and chemistry. The units are: Unit-1: Chemical Substances – Nature and Behaviour with 16 marks questions, Unit-II: World of Living with 10 marks questions, and Unit-III: Natural Phenomena with 14 marks questions. Chapters 1 (Chemical Reactions and Equations), 2 (Acids, Bases, and Salts), 3 (Metals and Non-Metals) are included in unit 1; chapter 6 (Life Processes) in unit II, and chapter 10 (Light reflection and refraction), 11 (Human eye and colorful world) in unit III.
Students are advised to revise the NCERT textbook thoroughly as all the questions are framed from the book. Also, the students can try to solve the sample question papers to familiarize themselves with the questions.
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To help students prepare, a number of educators have prepared MCQs. Students can access the MCQs on youtube channels, and on websites and other platforms of the educators. Here are some examples.
| Most Important Class 10 Science MCQ For CBSE Board Exam 2021 by Pragati Classes | Watch Here |
| CBSE class-10 Science Most Important MCQs – Physics – Light with Trick Term-1 | Watch Here |
| Life Processes MCQ by Shubham Pathak | Watch Here |
| Class-10 Science in 1 Shot MCQs – 10th Chemistry in 1 Shot Term-1 Fastest Education | Watch Here |
| CBSE class-10 Science Most Important MCQs – Biology – Life Process Term-1 by Fastest Education | Watch Here |
| Chemical Reactions and Equations Important MCQs for Term 1 (Class 10) by CBSE Guidance | Watch Here |
| Acids, Bases and Salts (Chapter 2) Most Important MCQs for Term 1 by CBSE Guidance | Watch Here |
| Metals and Non metals (Class 10) Important MCQs for Term 1 Board Exam by CBSE Guidance | Watch Here |
| Human Eye and Colourful World (Class 10) Most Important MCQs for Term 1 Board Exam by CBSE Guidance | Watch Here |
Here are a few tips for the students to do better last-minute preparations.
# Make sure that you read the summary and notes of the chapters. Since the time is limited, revising the whole textbook is impossible, you should stick with the notes.
# Attempt the questions given in the NCERT textbook itself. The questions given at the end of the chapter covers the whole chapter.
# Give a proper look at the diagrams and memorise the same. Also, if time permits, try to draw some of them.
# Make sure that you know all the basic definitions and formulas. Note down the important formulas and equations in a paper, it will help you remember them during the exam.
# Learn the experiments mentioned in the textbook.
While attempting the paper, read the questions carefully at first. In the 15 minutes given at the beginning of the exam categorize the questions as easy, medium, and tough ones so that you can attempt the questions accordingly. There will be a few tough questions for sure, but don’t worry about them. Answer the easy questions at first and you will get time to attempt the difficult ones.
