Preparation: The Game

Changer
Warm-up
middle school, do you think you
Now that you are should be more responsible
n parents/teachers expect more from
ut think your you? Discuss your views in
das

Reading
Mec Das: Good morning, students! Last week, I had given you a topic to discuss within

for a panel discussion. Are you ready?

yourselves and prepare
(Mrs Das writes the topic on the board.)
No stress if you are prepared!

are: Ved from Lotus House

Anisha: Yes, Ma'am. We have five houses and our panellists
laya
Jasmine House; Javed from Rose House, Rishi from Lily House and
Ramya from
from Marigold House.
Mrs Das: Very good! Now, take a good look at the poster tnat
a group of people that
panel:
discusses a topic to come to
prepared. Make sure you follow the rules. The way you
conduct yourself a decision
during the discussion is also very impora panellist: a member
af apanei
, Will you please jot down the important points thar nc quick
note down
panellists present? jot down:
1.
Listen
Do not carefully when another panellist is speaking.
interrupt
The moderat the speaker
allotted time is o
before his/her
4.
Raise
5. Do your hand ne speaker's attention if he/she exceeds the time
not talk when you want to speak.
6.
Neither among speak
distract na
nor yourselves
urselves when
get
the panellists are speaking.
wne
distracted during
during the discussion.
 Anisha: Yes, Ma'am
Mrs Das: Let us
start
with the first house,
Ved: Good morning,
Friends! Our house fel.
that we would rather
have fun and
enjoy
ourselves throughout the
year and work very
hard
just before exams. The
very word 'exam strese
us out, and preparing
every day is not
going
take it away. We would
rather get stressed before
our exams, than every
day of the year.

Ramya: I'm afraid that

our house doesn't agree with the previous group's views. We believe that systematic
preparation keeps stress away. We plan to study every lesson immediately after it is
taught, make notes for ready reference and keep it safely. We can also meet for hal
an hour every Saturday to review what we have learnt over the week. We plan to
help each other if a lesson is very difficult. Studying small portions of a chapter a
making al
notes help in retention. On the
contrary, last minute preparation gives u
of stress that leaves us even more confused.
Javed: Our group is divided. Rashika and
Kalyani have been preparing round neyeat
They want to study for several hours every day and revise the entire efor

syllabus
exams as well. They want to
hand

excel, and therefore, they would like to work

As for the others, they plan to work for not rsonfes

Stress: a state of mind in which a pet

more than an hour every day, revising the Worried, concerned and nervous
new lessons taught and making notes. They
systematic: regular and timely
don't feel any stress as they feel this method ready: (here) easily available alaj

Wnde
will work for them. Tetention: ability to remember

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 b i n i o n matchen wilh hone ol The hrt ouse, We have three haskethall
R i s h i : O u ropinion
ur team. They are not too keen on revising chaptern every day. They want
players inn our
orts. Sin
Since they necd o practIHe Tor iwO hourn a day, theycan only study
sports,
on
10
focus
They preler to revine the chapteH and tudy for several hours
each
hour
each day.
that they will perform well. The rest of
They are conlident
an us are
for
am, The
c x a m s ,

only
belore
We play a lot. We also prefer to study mostly before cxams.

on
anorts,
sports,
We
keen
also
already ormed a tuly circle, Naliní and Aryan are in
ro up
group
has
has .

Ma'am, our s in charge ol English,

Ncev is in charge of Science
Jaya: Mathematics, Diya
Studics, They make s u r e that the group
has studied
charge
oharge
oof
f Social
Soci
a charge and
Mohit is in see o n thatl everyone does their homework
and
in class.
class. Th
They
taught
taught membcrs with their respective
ne

help the circle

thoroughly. They also
portions
the thoroughly
aanters
chapters
the
revises well for us.

w o r k s very
It students, Studies can also be approached
subjects.
went very wel,
discussion class. That
nanc teachers are teaching in in
attentive
when your
Be people meetingg
activity. study circle: a group of
cnjoyable now let's see
as an
battle won.
Anisha,
regularly to study a particular topic
is half the
itself
preparecd.
have
that you
the table

the table)
(Anisha shows Anisha's Table

Conclusion
Points raised against
Points in support
House name
exams are stressful
the examns
we are preparing through however you prepare
Lotus prepared or not,
n o time
for play
year;
(Ved) stressed
right preparation
last-minute pressure isright
Jasmine systematic preparation keeps stress away
(Ramya) with gaps in between |not good
causes no stress

do not experience
Rose some of us would like last-minute preparation
we
all unless
(aved) to prepare more for is not good any
stress at
last-
excellence; others feel We a r e doing
that revision on a daily minute preparation
basis will help keep
stress away
Lily not keen on revising space out
rather play every
(Rishi) every day preparation
and give time
prepare before da
the exams
to play as well

Marigold has formed a study circle

timely and systema
(Jaya) to complete homework and
revise regularly
preparation is the
way to succeed
o

Reading comprehension
A. Tick the correct answer.

1. Ved's group is serious.

Ved's group is fun-loving.
2. Ramya's group is mature and responsible.
Ramya's group is confused.
3. Everyone in Javed's group thinks alike.
Although divided, they have a plan.
4. Rishi's group values sports more than studies.
Studies are most important to them.
5. n
prepare
Jaya's group wants to be systematic, hence
cnce
they want
they want to

the year.

They don't want to help each other.