With proper guidance and hard work, anyone can do well in board exams.

Some tips on common mistakes, preparating for English, revving up your presentation skills, and more.

Does presentation play a role in board exams?

I couldn't stress on it more! The board examiner doesn't know you personally and doesn't know what to anticipate from an
answer sheet. The way you present your work plays a major role in determining the impact you make on the examiner.
Good handwriting and neatly written answers easily impress people because their lives become much easier. You might
even get away with a minor mistake. On the other hand, an illegible script, with cutting and overwriting, simply puts off
teachers!
As a rule of thumb, if you can do anything, which will make it easier for the examiner to check your answer sheet, do it. The
first impression gained by a well-presented answer sheet is very helpful. I know people who were good in their subject but
got less marks than expected because of bad presentation. There are cases where the opposite has also taken place.
At the end, I will say that nothing I have said can act as a substitute for preparation and practice. All these factors come
into play once you have prepared well. No matter how well you garnish a dish, it wouldn't impress anyone if it didn't taste
good.
After proper guidance and streamlined preparation, anyone can come out with flying colours.

ENGLISH

is a tough nut to crack for many.

How can students score in this subject ?

What should they focus on ?

A subject like ENGLISH may seem tough to many because of the relatively high subjectivity in its evaluation. All in all, I
feel that two things form the basic foundation for this subject : overall knowledge and proficiency in English, and interest
in the subject.
In the Literature section, go through entire stories, essays, and poems well. Don't just read them like you would a story, but
delve deeper into the meanings. Analyse the characters and form opinions about them.
While answering questions, a judicious mix of quoting from the book and using your own expressions, is a must. If you quote
too much, this may give the impression that you have just memorised the book without actually understanding, and if you
write completely using your own expressions, it may convey the message that you haven't actually read the text and are just
writing randomly. The best balance is quoting from the book and explaining in your own words.
When it comes to the Writing Skills section, put your creativity to good use. Try to include as many points as you can fit in,
gracefully, within the word limit. Take care to adhere to the specific formats.
As far as giving how much time needs to be spent, it will change from person to person. But, as a general rule, you shouldn't
leave any subject for the last two months or so. How much time you spend also depends on your own comfort level with the
subject, and you can schedule your work so that you spend more time with subjects you find tough.
Any subject, no matter how easy it seems, needs you to put in some effort. And with one month left for the exam, and five
subjects to revise, you will find it hard to do justice to it. The preferences might change, but you should try not to leave out a
subject completely.

Finally, it's best if you inculcate reading habits and try to improve your proficiency in English. Not only will it help you get
a good score, it will take you a long way in your career.
To excel, it takes nothing more than systematic preparation, consistent hard work and the proper environment at home and
school. You don't need to completely sacrifice your interests nor is there any need to devote all your time to studies.

Tips to score good marks in ENGLISH Exam

1. Read each question carefully and follow the instructions.
2. Strictly adhere to the word limit given with each question. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit.
3. Attempt all questions in each section before going on to the next section.
4. All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper and written in the answer sheet provided to you.
5. Before answering reading questions, carefully read the whole paragraph.
6. (a) You need not to write entire sentence in answer sheet for fill in the blank questions.
For example :
The course of our life is largely determined .............................
You can just write answer as "By Decision Making"
(b) While answering MCQs -- apart from writing the correct option....eg. (a), (b) or (c)...its always safe to write the word or
sentence given in the correct option....eg. (d) victorious.
7. Make sure your spellings are correct.
8. Work on your time management skills as the English paper is usually lengthy. ( Plan in advance and divide your writing
time for each section. Reserve some time for revision as well.) [Attempting sample papers at home in the stipulated time in
accordance to your planned time-division helps a lot.]
9. Write precise and clear answers.
10. Improve your vocabulary and learn new words.
11. Practice writing in English and note down the errors you usually make. Work more on those errors.
12. Watch English news & movies, read English books, novels and newspapers.
13. Doing written practice, gets your hand accustomed to writing fast.
14. Memorise the names of poets and authors of your lessons. Starting your Literature answers with the name of the author
or poet makes for a good beginning.
15. Learn the themes and sub-themes given in your text-book and use them in your answers wherever possible.
16. Long answers in Literature and Writing Skills demand atleast three paragraphs - introduction, content and conclusion.
(Introduction and conclusion shouldbe brief....Leave a line while changing paragraphs.)
17. While attempting a character-sketch, underline the adjectives used to describe the character.
18. Revising after attempting the whole paper is essential. Spot your mistakes and correct them. While revising, underline

the key words in all your answers.

20. In Writing Skills, always use capital letters for titles and headings and don't forget to underline it. Follow it up with the
writer's name wherever required.
21. If the writing skill happens to be a 'Speech', donot forget to address the gathering and remember to thank them in the end.
22. In formal letters and notices-- end with the SNaP rule-- signature, name and post.
23. Donot leave any question unattempted. Write whatever you know, as even half a mark counts, and no marks can be given
for a blank page.
24. Wear a watch to keep track of time during exam or check with the invigilator for the time.

Top Tips to Score Highest Marks in 12th Board exams

Tips to score highest marks will surely push your moral as well as confidence to score maximum out off which you are
desiring to score.
Top Tips to Score Highest Marks:You will surely Feel helped with these TOP TIPS TO SCORE HIGHEST MARKS in your +2 exam so, checkout and imply
these tips in your exams.
Always feel Positive:Positive attitude is the key to solve many of the problems which you face in your life. During exam time, this is an important
feature to have in you for success & to Crack your exams with blushing colors. Attitude is main for all the students because it
reflects your personality as well as your confidence. Self confidence always takes you to the top of everything be it exams or
interviews or your Life.
Positive attitude will take you through to the door of success and fill you with self confidence.
Plan well for studying:You must make a schedule for your studies followed by strict implementation of that schedule. Make that schedule dealing
with days or even with hours when your exams are really close.
You must Interact with your teachers for the important topics or topics which need more hardwork or time.
Then shift to any other topic.
Use last year exam papers Or sample papers for the proper schedule of your study.
You may also take help of your friends who you think can help you in a particular topic.
You must study more or give more attention to those topics which you feel you are not that up to mark or which your teacher
recommended you to study more. You should study those topics 1st during your exams when its high time for preparation.

What to do night before the exam:The night before the exam is very crucial for your exam and your performance is pretty much dependent upon that. You must
not cram before the exam to follow. You should infact just take a review of each topic you feel important or less confident.
Never think of cramming too much before the exam, as it will mix your topics and also make you feel low in confidence for
the exams.
You should sleep as soon as possible, to make your brain as well as body to relax a bit and to be well prepared for the
exams-- as our brain too needs a rest to be fresh and to remember well for the exam.

Time Before the exam:Never try to read anything or to study or cram just before the exam time even if your friends ask you for a topic he/she has

missed or left during preparation of exams. Close your book 1 hour before the exam starts and feel relaxed and worry free
and full of self confidence before the exam.
Also get up early in the morning and take another review of the important topics and fill yourself with confidence as
confidence is the main key to score well.
During Exam time:Checkout all your things you require during exam time i.e.., Pen, Pencil, sketch Pens, rubber, sharpener, scale. Each and
everything whether it is small or big matters a lot during your exam time.
Read all the instructions carefully before giving the exam and keep that in your mind during exam time. Don t make any
foolish mistakes regarding your exam paper Instructions.

Time management is important:Read out all the questions carefully before writing anything on the answer sheet. Always start your answering from questions
which will carry maximum marks as well as which you think are tougher, need much time to think before. When you start
your exam from small questions you will always feel the tension of questions left.
So, thats why Time management is very much important during exams. You can write small questions even in the last 30
mins but you will never be able to write enough for the large questions in the last moments which eventually results in
sadness.

When you feel Stuck during Exam:There might be moments in your exam time, when you feel stuck with some questions or a single question. At such moments,
you just need to be relaxed and calm. Dont panic in that situation, bring back your confidence and try to think that answer
with a cool mind.
If you are not feeling like giving that answer then make some sign or encircle that question with a pen and move on to the
next question. Try doing that question after you finish doing all other questions in your exam and you are still left with time.
Never try to think about that question when you are writing an answer to any other question, as this will reduce your
concentration. When you feel no way out, just make a guess and attempt that question -- this will leave you with something in
that space you left for that question.

Answer sheet should be neat & clean:Handwriting matters a lot for good or highest marks during your exam -- as your writing makes the first impression on the
checkers mind. So, make your answer sheet glow for the examiner or checker of the answer sheet.
Underline those words or lines you feel are important and want to attract the examiner's attention to, so that he/she is able to
make the right judgement about your answer and also rewards you the full or maximum marks.

After Completion Of exam paper:When you complete your exam paper or question paper -- dont run out of the examination hall. Sit there and review each
and every answer before depositing it to the invigilator. Also, look for the questions you left while answering or in which you
got stuck.
Search for the mistakes you have done during writing. Tune-in towards the hardest question or that one which made you feel
uncomfortable while answering it and review that well. Look for errors and add any other important lines you missed to
answer in that.
We hope that these Important tips will help you in your exams. Every student must implement these Tips for success in 12th
class exams. Share these tips with your friends, too.

"Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you can go."
"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."

ALL THE BEST..... BE FEARLESS.....GOD IS ALWAYS WITH YOU.