The first thing that a student usually looks out for after attempting any CBSE board paper or after trying their hand at previous year board papers' is the CBSE solved paper. Going through the CBSE solved paper after attempting any CBSE mock test helps students in assessing their level of preparation for the final board exam. For students who have just attempted their CBSE board exam, these CBSE solved papers enables them to check their answers against the correct answers for any inaccuracies. CBSE solved papers also help students beat result related anxiety post-exam as students can obtain a fair idea about their tentative score after going through these CBSE solved papers.

Keeping all the above advantages of the CBSE solved papers in mind, it is very important for students to know how to study from these CBSE solved papers.

• Students should only seek help from the CBSE solved papers once they are through with practicing from their CBSE sample papers or previous year CBSE papers'. Student should not commit the mistake of going through the solutions first and then attempting the sample paper as doing so is not likely to help them much. Therefore, while planning to seek help from the CBSE solved paper you should make sure that you have thoroughly attempted the sample CBSE paper well in advance.

• While studying from the CBSE solved papers students should not only look out for the correct answers but also closely study the answer style adopted for each subject by these CBSE solved papers. The approach to answer questions for theory subjects is likely to be very different from the approach adopted for the practical subjects. Therefore, while studying from the CBSE solved papers students should give the answering style a close look.

• It is also important that one keeps in mind the marks allotted for different questions in the paper. A same question can be asked as a very short answer question, short answer question and also as a very long answer question. The answers for all these questions will be the same but the approach for writing the answers will be different and the extent to which the topic needs to be explained will also vary. While seeking help from the CBSE solved papers, students should carefully study and learn techniques on tailoring answers as per the requirements of the question.

• CBSE solved papers not only give correct solutions to the questions but also provide a detailed step-wise description of the official marking scheme. Students may not be aware but there are valuable marks for each step/point in the answer. While attempting a question, it is imperative for students to include all the desired points in the answer in order to achieve their dream score. Therefore, while studying from the CBSE solved paper students should also look out for the official marking scheme.

Now that all you students out there know how to go about studying from the CBSE solved papers, take a go at the sample CBSE papers. Students can also look out for various websites that provide free solved board papers (2010) for classes X and XII for Maths and Science. Students can go through these solved CBSE papers and check their answers for any inaccuracies.

All the best for your exams!