Top 3 challenging subjects in cbse class 10 and why you should start preparing now

Top 3 challenging subjects in CBSE Class 10 and why you should start preparing now!

which subjects you should prepare first and how?

By 24th Jul, 2018 | 12:18 pm

Fear, anxiety, angst, goose bumps or concern! These feelings you may have experienced once in your lifetime. But, the real worries enter when you are appearing for the board exams where you realise that good marks are important and will decide the fate of your future studies. That’s scary, right?

The real dilemma is which subjects you should prepare first and how?

In this article, we focus on 3 challenging subjects in CBSE Class 10 that you need to focus on to score good marks. But before we start explaining, we would like to highlight certain important dilemmas a child faces in their career and what their parents or teachers need to understand.

To make you understand in a better and most comprehensive way, we have created a separate ‘Child Psychology Theory of Content Consumption’ in which you will able to predict how much content you can consume in a day and by what ways you can utilise the learning content that produces better results.

X- (X-Axis) refers to the content consumption level of a student

Y – (Y-Axis) refers to a student’s IQ/EQ

C1- refers to lowest range on Avg. Content consumption capacity (in HRS)

C2 –refers to highest range on Avg. Content consumption capacity (in HRS)

S1 – refers to lowest IQ/EQ level of a student

S2 – refers to highest IQ/EQ level of a student

UL – Understanding Level (of particular concepts)

In the above graph, it indicates as when the students/person/individual/group who consumes lesser amount of content in a traditional form; but actively consumes a fresh piece of same content in other format online format. They tend to understand the concepts much faster, easier and sharper.

From the recent statistics, the average content consumption of a board student lies between 9.3 Hours to 11.6 hours which includes a variety of mediums such as textbooks, videos, game-based learning, peer-to-peer interaction learning and learning from real-life examples. Teaching, attending crash courses, seminars, webinars and the stuff.

Today’s students are looking for an easy solution to help them to memorise the fundamentals of all the topics.

And, this is what the TopperLearning site is all about. On our site, you can browse through our various study materials that includes highly interactive video lessons, textbook solutions, question banks and past years’ solved papers. To make learning visually better, we have TopperTV where you can watch numerous learning programmes that teach you in a fun-filled way.

Now coming back to our main topic, we will highlight: Which are the three most challenging subjects in your CBSE Class 10 and what measures you should take in order to crack your examination.

Most challenging subjects in CBSE Class 10

1) Mathematics: It is one of the most challenging as well as one of the most scoring subjects. Trickiest of questions can destroy your chances of scoring full marks in your Maths examination. In what otherwise seems like a mathematically great story, three of the most difficult chapters are like the harshest of villains. These are Real Numbers, Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables and Trigonometry. You like the hero of this Math prem katha have to practise thoroughly and defeat these three to reach your cherished goal of a perfect 100 percent!

If you ask any of the students who are appearing for the Mathematics exam, they will definitely say that there are certain topics which are tough to understand without any help by expert teachers. We will help you in your struggle against these three toughies.

Real Numbers: This first chapter in your syllabus carries a weightage of almost 6 marks. The reason it is important is because it includes the theory of ‘Euclid’s Division Lemma’ which will be used in every concept as it focuses on how to solve a certain theorem.The overall marks distribution is pretty okay as compared to other chapters. But, it widely speaks about the fundamental theories of Arithmetic which are most crucial if you are studying for some of the competitive exams like JEE and NEET.
Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables: It is one of the most important chapters in Algebra; it usually focuses on solving linear equations so that you will be able to find the relationship between two variables.

If you are lucky enough that it appears in your boards, then you can expect about 18 marks of questions from this topic.

Marks distribution

Chapters	Chapter Name	Marks (estimation)
I	NUMBER SYSTEMS	06
II	ALGEBRA	21
III	COORDINATE GEOMETRY	07
IV	GEOMETRY	15
V	TRIGONOMETRY	13
VI	MENSURATION	9
VII	STATISTICS & PROBABILTY	10
	Total	80

Trigonometry: You can’t ignore trigonometry because the understanding of trigonometric fundamentals will also help you in cracking the competitive exams. So more practice on this topic will assist you to score more and score better.

Apart from these three chapters, the chapter Surface Areas and Volumes has also been reported by students as playing spoilsport. So, please practise this one well too.

2) Science: Studying Science is challenging. The syllabus of Science in Class 10 is extremely vast and is divided into the 3 sub-subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. So preparing for the Science examination is not as easy as you think. You need to push yourself to the limit. You need to cover more than 50 chapters.

If you religiously follow the fundamental concepts that you have studied, it will definitely help in your future too. Learning the fundamentals is of utmost importance to score good marks in Class 10 and the competitive exams like IIT-JEE and NEET.

3) Social Studies: Usually subjects of social studies are perceived boring by almost all students. This is because the topics in these subjects seem repetitive and thus become mundane. History, for example, speaks about what happened in the past and what activities have taken place (far too many activities have occurred and have been recorded) which seriously results in the brain getting bogged down badly.

From an examination point of view, boring Social Studies needs to be fun if you need to score well in your examination. In CBSE Class 10, you need to focus equally on History, Civics, Geography and Economics. We understand this sounds frustrating, right? But you need to do it—right now and well in advance! And studying these subjects can also help you to achieve your dream of an overall high score in the board exams.

How to Prepare?

So once you figure out which subject is tough for you, you need to jot down the list on what you need to prepare.

1. Organise your study arrangements

2. Prepare a time table and follow it strictly

3. PRACTICE, PRACTICE & PRACTICE

4. Plan your day ahead

5. Make friends with people with whom you share a common interest

6. Take a break during study hours

Why you should start preparing now?

As said by one of the anonymous legend that ‘Start early, Start today and Start just right now! You need to realise soon that there are no shortcuts in life. If you have started studying for CBSE Class 10from the very first semester, you can make use of your long-term memory instead of just your short-term memory. That will help you to get more success besides improving your overall score. Even though it will take discipline!

Conclusion: Think about what you need to do in your life and just close your eyes for a moment and think about what are the benefits of scoring better marks in CBSE Class 10 and why it is a necessity. The day you come to realise the importance of marks is the day your foot will automatically fall into place and you will exclaim, “IT IS NOW or Never!”

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