Answering questions

of
Compulsory Science
in the SEE

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 Many examinees might have the same level
of knowledge and understanding but they receive
different marks or subject grades in the exams.
It is so because they write answers to the
questions in different ways.

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 For any student, it is very much important
that how much one knows but it is equally
important that how one expresses what he or
she knows.
So, examinees should have skill to present
his/her knowledge in the most effective way.

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 Actually, the way they write the answers in
the exams determines the score or the grade
they secure.
Some students present their answers in
the most beautiful way but others fail to do the
same but the answers they write might me very
much alike.

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A. Question Pattern

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Types of Question in Compulsory Science
Group A
i) 15 short-answer questions are asked each
carrying 1 mark.
ii) Definition, meaning, name, type, unit, value,
formula, relation, examples etc.

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Group B
i) 13 questions are asked each carrying 2
marks.
ii) Dissimilarities, similarities, properties or
features, advantages, disadvantages,
applications, conditions etc. in postulates,
along with reasoning, justification etc.

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Group C
i) 6 questions are asked each carrying 3 marks.
ii) Multiple short-answer questions.
iii) Numerical, drawing diagram or figures,
questions based on diagrams, data, table,
chart etc.
iv) Properties or features, advantages,
disadvantages, conditions, methods,
measures etc. in postulates (Based on
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Group D
i) 4 questions are asked each carrying 4 marks.
ii) Multiple short-answer questions.
iii) Numerical, drawing diagram or figures,
questions based on diagrams, data, table,
chart etc.
iv) Conditions, methods, measures etc. in
postulates
v) Logical questions of the category of Higher
Ability and based on the Application of the
Knowledge.
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B. Answering Questions
Here are some tips to answer the questions
in the exam of Compulsory Science.

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1. Instructions
Read the instructions at
the first page of your answer
sheet thoroughly before you
start writing the details of you.
Actually it is a one time
job in the whole duration of
the examinations.
And follow the
instructions properly as in the
words.

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 2. Your Details
Fill up all necessary
details about you correctly
on the first page of the
answer sheet.
Don’t enter any
incorrect details about you
on this page otherwise your
results might be withheld.

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2. Margin

Leave margin of 1-1.5

inches at both the sides of
the answer sheet.

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 The space in the margin are used by the
examiner to write the marks you get for the
answer of each question.

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3. Marks for the question
See the marks you get as you answer the
question correctly and answer accordingly.

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4. Writing Question no.
Write the question no. of each question
clearly either at the margin or at the middle of
the page.

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5. Leaving space
Leave one or two lines unwritten after writing
the answer of a complete question.

Examiners may use the space between the

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 You can even draw the lines after writing
the answer of each question, if you have
sufficient time.

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5. Neat and clean writing.
Answer the question in beautiful writing
and showing higher level of confidence without
confusion, correction and cancellation.

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 If you write the answer in the wrong way,
cancel it in such a way that it doesn’t look too
dirty.

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6. Spellings of the words
The examiner might not accept the answer
as the correct one if the words in the sentence
are misspelled and the sentence means
differently.

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7. Answering in sentence
Write the answers in complete sentence
without leaving it incomplete.

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 Even while writing the answers in points or
postulates, answer in sentences.

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8. No blank pages between
Write on both pages of the answer sheet
without leaving any pages blank between your
writing.
In case a page is left blank, write ‘PTO’
clearly on the page.

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9. Answering questions in order
If possible, try to
answer the questions as
in the order of the
question paper. If there
are groups, solve the
questions in the same
group together at a place.
If not possible you
can choose the easier
questions at first but you
must write the question
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 In case, there are sub questions in the
same question no., answer these question at a
place.

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10. Answering separate questions
If there are more than one question in the
same question no., write the answer of each
question separately in the different paragraphs.

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11. Getting signed in changing the ink
colour
Get the sign of the invigilator before you
start writing after changing the pen or other
writing devices with different ink colour.

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12. Making table
Make table in the answer of the questions
which ask you to write the difference. Don’t write
the examples as the difference. Give examples
when it is asked.

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 Always write the contrasting features while
writing the difference. Examiner might not
accept your answer if it is not a difference.

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13. Balanced chemical equation
Whenever necessary, write balanced
chemical equations for the chemical reaction.

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14. Avoiding unnecessary writing
Answer the question as instructed don’t write
unnecessarily while writing the differences, features,
properties, uses, similarities, methods etc.

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15. Avoid answering the same question
twice
Never answer the same question
twice, the examiner might accept the wrong
answer as the valid one.

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16. Proper reasoning
While writing reason behind any fact, always
relate the scientific reason with the fact in the
correct way.

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C. Solving Numerical

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1. Enlisting the given data
Collect the given data in the form of the
list in proper (SI) units and represent them with
usual symbols.

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2. Using formula
Use the scientific formula to solve
numerical rather solving it through arithmetic
means such as unitary method, ratio and
proportion, percentage etc.

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3. Step by step calculation

Step by step calculation helps you to find

out the mistakes easily in case if you make.

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4. Write the answer in words at the end
Write the complete answer of the
numerical in the words at the end of the
solution of it.

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D. Drawing diagrams
Science is the subject of illustrations and
examples so you need to draw the figures,
diagrams, ray diagrams or charts while answering
questions in the exams.

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1. No free hand drawing
Avoid free hand drawing and use scale to
draw the lines in your diagrams or figure.

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2. Using pencil
Draw neat diagram with pencil.

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3. Labelling
Label the diagram with pencil, do not use pen.

Indicate the different parts with horizontal

straight lines.
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Improper labelling of a diagram might spoil it.

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4. The title of the diagram
The title of the diagram can be written at
the top as well as at the bottom.

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3. Labelling the chart
Draw the charts properly with all labels.

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E. Others

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1. Planning time
For the examination of 75 marks of
Compulsory Science, the time provided for you
is 2hr and 15min i.e. 135min.
So, time for solving question of 1 mark
= 135/75 min
= 1.8 min
= 1.5 min (approx.)

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2. No indication in the answer sheet
Be careful not to leave any indication or
sign in the first page or anywhere inside that the
copy belongs to you.

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3. Behaviour and Politeness
Speak politely and behave properly with
the invigilators and other officials in the duty to
conduct the examination.
Follow the rules of the examinations
strictly such as; be in time, avoid talking and
cheating etc.

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Thank you !

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