ICSE Social Science Papers include History, Civics and Geography and the average of the total marks fetched in these two papers are considered to be the total marks fetched in the ICSE Social Science Papers.
Like English and Science, it is very important for the students to do well in both the papers of Social Science in order to get a good grade in the ICSE Social Science Paper.But it is seen that at times students do have problems in attaining good grades either in the History and Civics Paper or in the Geography Paper.
Hence due to this lack of inconsistency an average student as well as a good student fails to bring about a good percentage in Social Science Paper and hence this affects his entire precentage in his exam. Thus to help examinees taking up the ICSE Exam achieve good grades in both the Social Science Papers here are some of the golden rules that they need to keep in mind.
1) History & Civics Exam demands not only mugging up the answers but also exaggeration and elaboration of certain points. For this the students must adopt a good and neat flair for writing out and composing the answers with relevant and factual details.
2) Concentrate on the objective type of questions and try to solve as many sample papers as possible. Remember most of the questions are set from the previous years’ sample papers and hence by solving the previous question papers might give the students a hint of the type of questions that might come for this year’s exam.
3) Go through the pictures of the various temples, shrines, monuments, architecture and various other similar artifacts that are given in the lessons. Memorize the names of each monument and shrine and marshal every bit of detail related to these monuments. This will help the students to answer the picture questions easily and would help them to fetch a lot of marks.
4) If need be get photocopies of each diagram and set questions related to that monument yourself and try to answer them. Then check whether the answers are correct or not. This practice will guide the students to detect the areas they need to concentrate and work on.
5) Read the long answer questions thoroughly and plan out what points you need to add in your long answer. Each point must be relevant and related to the question. Try to elaborate on each point by adding facts and relevant information from the lesson. Long Answer doesn’t demand pages and pages of irrelevant points but necessary and informative elaborations on the required points.
6) Try to get as many of the answers to the objective questions correct because it is easier to score in Objectives rather than in Long Answers. Choose your long answer questions confidently and make sure that you are able to elaborate on that particular topic.
7) In the Civics Section try to be as precise as possible and write only the facts. Understand and then write out the answers of the selected questions. Do not waste time in pondering too much on one particular question. Spread your time well so that you can complete the paper within the given span of writing time.
8) Before appearing for a History & Civics Exam make sure to practice writing at home in order to maintain the time. Only by mugging up answers will not help you to get good marks. Try to do a quick brainstorming of the points after you memorize the answers one by one. This will help the students to recall all the points with ease when they sit for the ICSE History & Civics Exam and at the same time will help them to manage the writing time.
9) In order to remember the dates and the events in History, try to use the learning aid named Timeline. Draw a straight line on a sheet of rough paper and write out the dates on it and then list the events beside the concerned date with different colors. The use of this timeline with different colors is a must-to-do before the exam as it will help the students to recall all the dates and the events without any difficulty.
10) Avoid taking extra sheets if not required. Remember it is the quality of your answers that will be marked and not the quantity. So whenever you attempt any question in History & Civics ICSE Exam Paper, make sure to add and elaborate only on what is necessary.History & Civics Paper might be a burden as there is too much to learn and write. But once the students understand the technique to prepare for this subject then everything will fall into its right place.
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