This exercise is to be played with the free stroke (tirando). This means the finger pulls away from the strings so as to avoid the string directly above the one played. When playing arpeggios this makes the notes sustain rather than being stopped. It creates the opposite of a staccato scale.
A few things to observe.
Make sure that the thumb remains in front of the fingers so as to avoid a collision with them.
Take time to ensure that the thumb remains straight. It should move form the "ball" or base of the thumb. Try not to let the knuckle of the thumb bend. If it does this can cause tension in the right hand and also means too much of the thumb is moving making it difficult to be precise.
The fingers should start with a gentle curl towards the palm of the hand. Study the natural curl of your fingers when your arm is relaxed at your side. That is the form we are looking for.
Before playing the exercise place your thumb gently on the G string and gently lay your index and middle fingers in the B and E strings. This is often called planting.
With your hand relaxed and fingers placed on the strings gently "peel" your thumb and fingers away from the guitar one at a time.
If you a new to this technique don't worry about speed or timing. This is a chance to become aware of how you can produce sound from the guitar with accuracy and with minimal effort.
Once these motions become effortless and second nature its time to play the full exercise.
Once you can play the open string exercise repeatedly for a minute with constant tone, rhythm and volume it is time to move on to this excerpt from a study by Dionisio Aguado .
The left hand doesn't pose much of a challenge to most who have played chords for even a few months so please don't be put off by the amount of dots contained in only eight bars.
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