How to avoid silly mistakes while solving question papers
Sitting for an exam makes students undergo tremendous pressure. Any kind of work done under pressure leads to mistakes. In exams when students make silly mistakes, it leads to loss of marks which are a huge loss for students.
It is important for a student to ensure that they are careful while solving question papers and avoid making silly mistakes. This is easily achievable by following the steps mentioned below:
- Stay Calm
It is very important not to be under pressure while solving a question paper. Staying calm, taking deep breaths, maintaining your cool is the first step to be taken by any student. It is observed quite frequently that nervousness and stress are the major reasons for answers to be mixed up or careless mistakes made. Do not approach exam with an anxious mind, get a good night’s sleep and calm your nerves before the exam.
- Reading the questions thoroughly
A very common mistake done by students solving question paper is incomplete reading of the question. It is mandatory to read the question thoroughly at least twice, so that there is no confusion and the answer is written correctly without any mistake. If there is a difficulty in understanding the question, do not hesitate to ask.
- Rushing through the paper
One of the things that students do often is to start writing in a hurry. Rushing through the paper is the major cause for silly mistakes. Ensure that you spend the required amount of time for each question. Do not be in a hurry to finish solving the question paper. Complete the question paper on time.
- Lack of practice
One of the reasons that silly mistakes are done by students during solving question papers is lack of practice. It is imperative that each and every subject and question is practiced thoroughly and accurately numerous times. This would ensure that while solving questions in the examination, there is no doubt about it and the answer is perfect. Keep solving the same question till you are confident about it.
- Check your work – Re – read
This is a very important part and should never be ignored. Many silly mistakes can be rectified if after solving the question paper all the answers are checked again. Thus it is necessary that the question paper is solved with ample time in hand so that in the end, it can be read again and all the mistakes can be corrected. Take ample time to read all the questions again.
No student is keen on making silly mistake in a question paper knowingly. It is because of various factors and circumstances that the mistakes are done in solving the question paper. So it is necessary that while preparing for an exam an analysis is done about the reasons due to which the silly mistakes are found. Then a proper action plan is formulated to minimize the number of silly mistakes done in solving the question paper.
