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The Central Board of Secondary Education has released new sample papers with the marking scheme for the upcoming Board Exam 2021which are prepared according to the reduced CBSE syllabus. Students can now actually prepare according to the pattern followed in the sample papers and get to know the format of questions as well as the CBSE Marking Scheme that will help to know the pattern of distribution of marks across different answers. The marking scheme is very useful to know the right criteria for scoring. CBSE Sample Papers for Major Subjects + Marking Scheme CBSE Class 10 Basics Maths Sample Paper 2021 CBSE Class 10 Basics Maths Marking Scheme 2021 CBSE Class 10 Standard Maths Sample Paper 2021 CBSE Class 10 Standard Maths Marking Scheme 2021 CBSE Class 10 Science Sample Paper 2021 CBSE Class 10 Science Marking Scheme 2021 CBSE Class 10 Social Science Sample Paper 2021 CBSE Class 10 Social Science Marking Scheme 2021 CBSE Class 10 Hindi A Sample Paper 2021 CBSE Class 10 Hindi A Marking Scheme 2021 CBSE Class 10 Hindi B Sample Paper 2021 CBSE Class 10 Hindi B Marking Scheme 2021 CBSE Class 10 English (Language & Literature) Sample Paper 2021 CBSE Class 10 English (Language & Literature) Marking Scheme 2021

When was the last time your child asked something academic out of curiosity? Asked why Rudolf has a red nose? Or why are Christmas trees cone-shaped? “One study found that between the ages of 2 and 5, kids ask about 40,000 questions. But as kids get older, this insatiable desire to know can lose some of its urgency.” Reignite this curiosity with experiential learning with the added benefit of enhancing their scores in the exams. What is Experiential Learning? From e-learning and blended learning to infusing technology into traditional teaching and offering experiential learning opportunities, 21st-century classrooms have expanded. Experiential learning explains how we learn best through experience and reflection. It is a research-based, hands-on learning process. This type of learning pushes students beyond the traditional classroom walls. It focuses on inquiry, application, and authentic learning opportunities through simulations, discussions, or other teaching methods. John Hopkins University’s studies suggest high levels of active learning in a student development program under Experiential Learning. It confirmed many previously documented benefits of experiential learning such as an increased understanding, increased ability to view SWOT areas in academia, increased ability to take initiative, increased ability to adapt to changes in curriculum, increased leadership skills, etc How is EL relevant to a CBSE Board student? Coming back to our question about why the Christmas tree is cone-shaped: it is easier to slide off snow and to gather sunlight by all leaves. Rudolf has a shiny nose because reindeers have more blood vessels in their noses to help them breathe in the extreme cold of the North Pole. CBSE has changed its examination format to ask more application-based questions like the ones discussed above. TWA has come up with innovative opportunities to enhance scores under this change. We have molded our strategies in accordance with Experiential Learning to help ace the Case Studies & Assertion-Reason based questions in the new CBSE Board Exam Format. Some of our EL backed features are: 1. Simulations wherein we aim at imitating a real-world experience, operation, or process to understand it practically. Here’s a TWA student experiencing how a gravitational force works through a virtual roller coaster ride. 2. Hands-on Experience to get real-world knowledge or skill from doing it rather than just reading about it or seeing it being done. Here TWA students understand how to gauge the Newton of force required to push/pull through a hands-on experience with a weighting scale. 3. Group discussions & refutation of misconceptions to know peer perspective and clear doubts at the student level. Here TWA students discuss a bunch of queries. You know GD’s are the best, when they get intense. 4. We employ Experiments and Demonstrations to study phenomena usually missed by the naked eye. Here TWA students are practically demonstrated how sound energy travels through different mediums. Here TWA students learn how the water pressure works through an experiment. 5. We employ Strategic Problem Solving to predict problem trajectory in advance and be prepared). Here TWA students use Fleming’s approach to solve case studies about the magnetic effects of current. Experiential learning is an active process that engages the learner, not a passive process that happens to the learner. With such an approach, you can be assured of unmatched results for your child. Encourage them to develop a scientific temper and aptitude in them to succeed academically and professionally. To know more about TWA’s Programme, you can register yourself to Attend the Next Parents’ Seminar or Request a Call Back.

The Central Board of Secondary Education has launched a Mathematics practice book on its official website. It is designed for students of class 7 to 10. The Mathematical Literacy: Practice Book will help students examine the problems related to real-life situations and help them solve such problems. The Mathematics Workbook is designed in such a way that students can understand the concepts by themselves and solve the mathematical problems with minimal support from teachers or parents. The book also provides an opportunity for students to explore their reasoning and quantitative skills. Since CBSE reduced the syllabus by 30%, this is the first insight into what the changed syllabus pattern question papers would look like. You must go through it once before sitting for your board exams. Get it at http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/Manuals/math-literacy.pdf

It is easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis. We often dismiss small changes because they don’t seem to matter very much at the moment. But when we repeat 1 percent errors, day after day, by replicating poor decisions, duplicating tiny mistakes, and rationalizing little excuses, our small choices compound into toxic results. It’s the accumulation of many missteps—a 1 percent decline here and there— that eventually leads to a problem. If during a flight takeoff from LA, en route to New York, the pilot decided to adjust course 3.5 degrees to the south, the plane’s nose would move just a few feet and it would end up in Washington, DC, miles away from New York. However, If you can get just 1 percent better each day, you’ll end up with results that are nearly 37 times better after one year. Being a student in the 21st century is not fun. With the n number of deadlines, you are overworked and exhausted all the time. Making small routine changes like : sleeping/eating on time, controlling caffeine intake cutting down on study MARATHONS. We target to finish an ENTIRE book within the 12 hours of the night but can’t. The average Attention span is 40 minutes. Without a break after 40 minutes, you begin to wear out and lose your target, which further demotivates you Our education system best suits the traditional learner. Find your style and plan your study around it : Visual Learners should draw flow charts, diagrams, use colors and highlighters Audio Learners should make acronyms, rhyming words, refer to audiobooks Busting the ‘Overnight Success’ Myth When we struggle to build a good habit or break a bad one, it is not because we have lost our ability to improve. It is often because we have not yet crossed the Plateau of Latent Potential. When you finally break through the Plateau of Latent Potential, people will call it an overnight success. The outside world only sees the most dramatic event rather than all that preceded it. But you know that it’s the work you did long ago—when it seemed that you weren’t making any progress—that makes the jump today possible. “We often expect progress to be linear. This can result in a “valley of disappointment” where people feel discouraged after putting in weeks or months of hard work without experiencing any results. However, this work was not wasted. It was simply being stored. It is not until much later that the full value of previous efforts is revealed.” James Clear, Author, Atomic Habits Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. You get what you repeat. Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement. Student’s Takeaway Research has shown, starting small makes new habits more likely to stick. If you can get just 1 percent better each day, you’ll end up with results that are nearly 37 times better after one year.

Amidst the pandemic, CBSE has issued a spree of circulars announcing changes in the exam pattern, beginning session 2020-21. The most important ones are: Case Study Based Questions that will hold > 20% weightage in the assessment. Assertion-Reason based problems that will hold 10% weightage in assessment A decrease in the number of long answer type questions. 14 objective type questions ( MCQs, VSA type) and 10 very short answer type question will account for close to 25% weightage in assessment An overall increase in the number of question asked A choice in Basic or standard maths Let’s look at them in detail and what they mean for your child Case study questions There will be 2 questions worth 8 marks out of 80 No resources (books, ebooks, etc.). Will be application-based hence rote learning won’t suffice Would be multi-layered and require a comprehensive understanding of how one part of the syllabus is relevant to the other How to score well? Questions based on a given case study are normally taken from real-life situations. These are certainly related to the concepts provided in the textbook but the plot of the question is always based on a day-to-day life problem. There will be all MCQs or objective questions only based on the case study. So, the case-based questions can be answered as a very short answer. Many parents are unaware of how the MCQs are answered. Here are a few pointers that all parents/teachers should know: Step by step solution is not required in MCQ type questions. The student should tick/write down the correct option only. Writing a complete solution is nothing but a wastage of time. Students will not get extra marks for writing a complete solution. For the board examiner, writing a complete solution is part of the rough work only. Most of the time, you need not solve the MCQ completely to get the correct option. You can start thinking in reverse order and choose the best fit option. 2. Assertion- Reasoning Based Questioned The new pattern that has been introduced gives a heavy 25% weightage to objective type questions in all subjects. That means, Out of 80 marks, 20 marks will be assigned to this new bracket of questions i.e Multiple Choice Questions, Assertion-Reason Based, Case study based questions, Fill in the Blanks, etc. Subjective questions where students need to write a detailed answer will carry only 60 marks under the new pattern. The long answer type questions have reduced in number and weightage. Hence, it has become necessary to study between and lines with minute details to answer objective type questions. How to score well? Read thoroughly A lot of students skip this utterly important part, taking it as easy, but always read the question carefully to understand the assertion statement. Then, figure out whether the reason statement is true or not. Once you feel you have found the correct answer, read both the given statements once more. Then select the option that you think is right. Think of each statement independently Evaluate the given statements independently to figure out the correct answer. In certain questions, the reason provides the correct explanation for the given assertion statement, while in others it does not. If your concepts are clear, you will be able to quickly spot the inaccuracy in the explanation and select the correct answer. You need to think logically and use your conceptual understanding to analyze the scenario before answering assertion questions. Practicing assertion questions with CBSE Class 10 practice tests Assertion questions can be confusing. You need to know the meaning of the options available to get the answer right. Here, practice tests can be useful. Just reading tips on answering may not be effective. Tips are great for developing your own strategies to tackle the exam questions. If you practise CBSE Class 10 assertion questions, you will improve your thinking abilities. Once your practice test results are available, check whether you happen to lose marks due to lack of conceptual knowledge, overconfidence or lack of focus resulting from nervousness. 3. Standard vs Basic maths - How to choose? Basic maths The overall difficulty level was EASY The QP had 40 questions in 4 sections with Internal choice. To excel in Basic maths, be through with your NCERT and Exemplar. You don’t have to necessarily do help books or RS/RD. You can also have a look at the Practice book that CBSE released for Grade 7 to 10. But that is not mandatory at the Basic level. In addition to that, you must go through the Sample Papers with the lastest 30% cut in the syllabus, that CBSE released on its official website. Basically, the NCERT along with SQP would be enough to score well in Grade 10 Basic Mathematics. Standard Maths The overall difficulty level was EASY to MODERATE Most of the questions were from last year To excel in Standard maths, you should be through with the NCERT. You should also thoroughly practice the official Practice book CBSE released lately. It becomes mandatory at the standard level. You should also practice the important concepts from RD Sharma or any other help-book you think fits better on your question paper setting or curriculum. In addition to that, you must go through the Sample Papers with the lastest 30% cut in the syllabus, that CBSE released on its official website. Basically, the NCERT, CBSE practice book, important concepts from RD, along with SQP would be enough to score well in Grade 10 standard Mathematics. In conclusion, Choose Maths Basic if you want to: Take Humanities in Class 11 and 12 Take Commerce without Maths in Class 11 and 12 Take any non-maths course after Class 12 - like Design, Animation, Humanities Choose Maths Standard if you want to: Take Commerce with Maths in Class 11 and 12 Take Science in Class 11 and 12 Give IIT-JEE or Medical Exams (NEET) To do any Engineering course after Class 12 To do CA, CS after Class 12 Want to go to Medical Field after Class 12 4. A decrease in the number of long answer type questions 14 objective type questions ( MCQs, VSA type) and 10 very short answer type questions will account for close to 25% weightage in the assessment. Long answer type questions have reduced. These are completely new types of questions, the sole purpose of which is evaluating your understanding of the subject to its core along with its application in a never-studied-before scenario. This will also be a hit for those children who pull through by simply memorizing answers. If your concepts are clear, you will be able to quickly spot the inaccuracy in the explanation and select the correct answer.

In our previous article, we discussed how Habits are the compound interest of small changes. Hence, it is important to develop a sustained habit of studying to improve our scores. By adopting these 3 techniques, you are bound to see a boost in the long run. 1. Implementation intentions Most of us tend to be too vague about our intentions. To actually follow through on your intentions : Prominent/obvious cues - Instead of putting up motivational posters, put up diagrams, reactivity series, or working of an electric motor so that every time you look at it, you are coerced into studying out of compulsion or even guilt. Definite/precise goals - Instead of forming vague goals like ‘I will study better’, create precise ones like ‘2 hours target to practice all NCERT examples and 2 exercises of Heron’s formula’. This way, when you sit to study, you won’t distract yourself with what to study, where to start, etc. 2. Temptation bundling “More probable behaviors reinforce the less probable ones”. James Clear, Author, Atomic Habits Try taking a behavior that you think of as important but unappealing and link it to a behavior that you’re drawn to – one that will generate a motivating dopamine hit. Pomodoro it- An Italian technique of setting your timer at 25 minutes followed by a break of five minutes; rinse and repeat. Eg. the target is to finish metal and nonmetals. Set up a Pomodoro of 25 minutes, followed by scrolling/walking/chatting whatever you feel like. When the alarm goes off, back to metals Token reward- You know how IG gives you an ‘official blue tick’ after you accumulate a certain number of followers, followed by a silver and gold button on every milestone after that. Similarly, you can give yourself a star every time you complete Chemistry, then physics, then biology. These 3 stars can then be converted into watching an episode of your desired show. This way, even if you don’t want to study, you’ll become conditioned to it if it means you get to watch your favorite show. 3. Make it easily doable “Habits are easier to build when they fit into the flow of your life”. James Clear, Author, Atomic Habits Energy is precious, and the brain is wired to conserve it whenever possible. It is human nature to follow the Law of Least Effort, which states that when deciding between two similar options, people gravitate toward the option that requires the least amount of work. Reduce friction You are more likely to study, if you are part of a peer group that is invested in studying, are into academic co-curricular, etc, even if it is just to save face or be validated by your peers Eg. Instead of calling a friend to discuss a doubt and digressing into gossip, text them to keep it short .Instead of studying on the balcony, with tons of activities of the neighbors to distract you, sit in a quiet corner where you won’t fave these frictions Choose your medium of Learning Visual Learners should draw flow charts, diagrams, use colors, and highlighters while Audio Learners should make acronyms, rhyming words, refer to audiobooks.

In a tweet by the MoE, The Central Board of Secondary Education has launched a Mathematics practice book on its official website. It is designed for students of class 7 to 10. The Mathematical Literacy: Practice Book will help students examine the problems related to real-life situations and help them solve such problems. The Mathematics Workbook is designed in such a way that students can understand the concepts by themselves and solve the mathematical problems with minimal support from teachers or parents. The book also provides an opportunity for students to explore their reasoning and quantitative skills. Since CBSE reducing the syllabus by 30%, this is the first insight into what the changed syllabus pattern question papers would look like. Get it at http://cbseacademic.nic.in/web_material/Manuals/math-literacy.pdf

CBSE in their recent notification released the new pattern for examinations effective from next year (2021-22). This sample question paper comes with some surprising elements. Some of the major changes are: It is based on a 30% reduced syllabus. The number of questions increased, 3 markers and 5 markers questions introduced. The blueprint and marking scheme is totally different. MCQs based on case studies. Normal 1 marker MCQs are replaced with VSA type questions. And, most importantly this SQP introduces – Case Study based Questions in Maths. There will be 2 questions worth 8 marks out of 80 They will hold > 10% weightage in the assessment. Will be application-based hence rote learning won’t suffice Would be multi-layered and require a comprehensive understanding of how one part of the syllabus is relevant to the other Most of the teachers and students are clueless about this new introduction by CBSE. There are no resources (books, ebooks, etc.) available for this ‘case study based questions’ thing. This is a completely new type of question that the students will face from next year onwards. Their sole purpose is evaluating your understanding of the subject to its core along with its application in a never-studied-before scenario. An EXAMPLE of a Case Study Based question: Suresh is having a garden near Delhi. In the garden, there are different types of trees and flower plants. One day due to heavy rain and storm one of the trees got broken as shown in the figure. The height of the unbroken part is 15 m and the broken part of the tree has fallen at 20 m away from the base of the tree. Using the Pythagoras answer the following questions: What is the length of the broken part? 15 m 20 m 25 m 30 m What was the height of the full tree? 40 m 50 m 35 m 30 m In the formed right-angle triangle what is the length of the hypotenuse? 15 m 20 m 25 m 30m 4. What is the area of the formed right angle triangle? 100 m2 200 m2 60 m2 150 m2 5. What is the perimeter of the formed triangle? 60 m 50 m 45 m 100 m Level of Difficulty Case studies are tricky because it’s the first time they are being introduced. No teacher, no matter how expert, has experience with these kinds of questions. Moreover, there are no specified books or sample papers from where you can look. And the thing that makes them more precarious is that While answering you will think that the question has 2 equally correct answers. However, all the questions are objective only and can seem pretty straightforward if you practice them beforehand. In that scenario, these questions are going to be very easy to solve. Students can score good marks if they practice such questions before the board exams. How to Solve Case-Based Questions? Questions based on a given case study are normally taken from real-life situations. These are certainly related to the concepts provided in the textbook but the plot of the question is always based on a day-to-day life problem. There will be all MCQs or objective questions only based on the case study. So, the case-based questions can be answered as a very short answer. Many parents are unaware of how the MCQs are answered. Most of them make the mistake of asking their child to solve these questions step by step and derive the correct option. Here are a few pointers that all parents/teachers should know: Step by step solution is not required in MCQ type questions. The student should tick/write down the correct option only. Writing a complete solution is nothing but a wastage of time. Students will not get extra marks for writing a complete solution. For the board examiner, writing a complete solution is part of the rough work only. Most of the time, you need not solve the MCQ completely to get the correct option. You can start thinking in reverse order and choose the best fit option. For example, let us take one question from Maths: Which of the following are the angles of a right-angled triangle? 60, 60, 60 90, 90, 90 90, 45, 55 35, 55, 90 We know, the right-angled triangle must have one side of 90 degrees. So, option 1 is incorrect. Another fact is that the sum of all three angles must be 180 degrees. So, only option 4 will correct in this case. The simplest trick is, observe the options first and take out the least possible one and repeat the process until you reach the correct option. Even, you can put the values given in the options and try to find if it works. Where will you find the right practice? As said before, case study questions can be pretty easy if you know how to handle them with the right practice. Below we have attached a CBQs s so that you can get the drift of it. Sample CBQ 1 Manjit wants to donate a rectangular plot of land for a school in his village. When he was asked to give dimensions of the plot, he told that if its length is decreased by 50 m and breadth is increased by 50 m, then its area will remain the same, but if the length is decreased by 10 m and breadth is decreased by 20 m, then its area will decrease by 5300 m2. Based on the information given above, answer the following questions : The equations in terms of x and y are (a) x y 50, 2x y 550 (b) x y 50, 2x y 550 (c) x y 50, 2x y 550 (d) x y 50, 2x y 550 The value of x (length of rectangular field), is (a) 150 m (b) 400 m (c) 200 m (d) 320 m The value of y (breadth of rectangular field), is (a) 150 m (b) 200 m (c) 430 m (d) 350 m How much is the area of the rectangular field? (a) 60000 Sq. m (b) 30000 Sq. m (c) 30000 m (d) 3000 m

Important Changes in Paper Pattern Pull up your socks as CBSE introduces never seen before changes in its question paper patterns. In the English question paper then you will find that about fifty percent of questions are multiple-choice questions. MCQs might be cut out in CBSE 12th Biology Question Paper 2021. Students will find more Assertion & Reason and Case-Study based questions, especially in Physics Question Paper. There is also an increase in case-study based questions in the 12 Maths paper. You must have a look at the latest sample papers to look at the specific marks distribution at http://cbseacademic.nic.in/SQP_CLASSX_2020-21.html

Assertion and reason questions have been part of major competitive exams in India and globally. CBSE, in its recent notification, has changed the pattern of question paper for board exams and has included 20 objective/VSA type questions. There would be various types of objective questions like fill in the blanks, true/false, MCQ, and Assertion – Reason type questions. Among all these types of objective questions, the most complicated one is the Assertion – Reason type. Word “Assertion” means a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. In this type of question, students are provided with two statements named “Assertion” and “Reason”. Assertion represents a fact or belief. The other statement is the reason, which may or may not be the explanation of assertion. What do A-R questions mean for CBSE Class 10 students? The new pattern that has been introduced gives a heavy 25% weightage to objective type questions in all subjects. That means, Out of 80 marks, 20 marks will be assigned to this new bracket of questions i.e Multiple Choice Questions, Assertion-Reason Based, Case study based questions, Fill in the Blanks, etc. Till 2019, this was not the case. Subjective questions where students need to write a detailed answer will carry only 60 marks under the new pattern. The long answer type questions have reduced in number and weightage. Hence, it has become necessary to study between and lines with minute details to answer objective type questions. Why are A-R questions difficult to crack? In this type of questions, the student has to read the Assertion and Reason statements carefully and choose the correct option from the following: A. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. B. The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. C. Our Assertion is true but the Reason is false. D. The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true. E. Both the statements are false. There isn’t much difficulty in the cases where either assertion or reason is false. The real challenge is when both are true and you have to predict if the reason is the correct explanation of assertion or not! You give the correct answer only if you are not only confident about the correctness of the assertion but also know its proper explanation. EXAMPLE. Assertion: Aryl halides are less reactive than alkyl halides for nucleophilic substitution reactions. Reason: There is a partial double bond character between halogen and benzene ring. For predicting the right answer: Read the assertion carefully and see if the statement is correct or not. In this case, we know that it is a true statement. Now ask yourself what is the reason for this statement to be true? Here we know that this statement is true because there is resonance in aryl halides due to which there is a partial double bond character which makes it more difficult to remove halogen from the benzene ring. Now see if a similar statement is given in the reason or not. If yes then it would be the correct explanation of assertion else not. How to score well in A-R questions? Certain things that you can do to score well in these new types of questions are: Read thoroughly A lot of students skip this utterly important part, making it as easy, but always read the question carefully to understand the assertion statement. Then, figure out whether the reason statement is true or not. Once you feel you have found the correct answer, read both the given statements once more. Then select the option that you think is right. 2. Think of each statement independently Evaluate the given statements independently to figure out the correct answer. In certain questions, the reason provides the correct explanation for the given assertion statement, while in others it does not. If your concepts are clear, you will be able to quickly spot the inaccuracy in the explanation and select the correct answer. You need to think logically and use your conceptual understanding to analyze the scenario before answering assertion questions. 3. Practicing assertion questions with CBSE Class 10 practice tests Assertion questions can be confusing. You need to know the meaning of the options available to get the answer right. Here, practice tests can be useful. Just reading tips on answering may not be effective. Tips are great for developing your own strategies to tackle the exam questions. If you practice CBSE Class 10 assertion questions, you will improve your thinking abilities. Once your practice test results are available, check whether you happen to lose marks due to lack of conceptual knowledge, overconfidence, or lack of focus resulting from nervousness. You can start by practicing a few that we have created from Class 10 Physics chapters of Light and Human Eye Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) as given below: i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of the assertion. ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion. iii) A is true but R is false. iv) A is false but R is true. Assertion: An object placed in front of a convex lens forms an image of the same size. Reason: Object is placed between the center of curvature and focus Assertion: Dentists use a concave mirror. Reason: Concave mirrors are converging mirrors. Assertion: Danger and warning signs are red in color. Reason: Red light has a larger wavelength.