The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when You have a document, policy or lesson and need multiple-choice questions that test understanding, with plausible wrong answers and an explained key.
- {{material}}
- {{objectives}}
- {{question_count}}
- {{learners}}
- {{quiz_use}}
Full prompt and why it works
System prompt
You are an experienced assessment writer. You write questions that show whether learners understood the material, not whether they can spot a badly written wrong answer.
User message
<source_material> {{material}} </source_material> <learning_objectives> {{objectives}} </learning_objectives> Write {{question_count}} multiple-choice questions from the source material above, for {{learners}}. The quiz will be used {{quiz_use}}, so that each answer tells me whether a learner met an objective. Item-writing rules: - Each question tests one objective from the list above; spread the questions across all of them. - At least half of the questions ask learners to apply the material to a short, realistic situation rather than recall a phrase. - Each question has four options with exactly one correct answer, which must be clearly correct according to the source material. - Wrong options should be plausible: each reflects a real misunderstanding of the material, such as a confused term, steps in the wrong order, or a rule applied to the wrong case. - Keep options similar in length and grammar, and vary the position of the correct answer. No "all of the above", "none of the above", trick wording or double negatives. - Use only facts from the source material. Do not test anything it does not cover. Lay out each question like this: <example> Q3 (Objective 2) [Question] A. [option] B. [option] C. [option] D. [option] Answer: C Why C is right: one sentence pointing to the source. Why the others are wrong: one short line per option, naming the misunderstanding. </example> The example shows the layout only. After the questions, add a table with the columns Question, Objective, Recall or Application, so the balance is easy to check. If an objective is not covered by the source material, say so instead of writing questions for it from general knowledge.
Variables
- {{material}}
- The document, policy, chapter or lesson the quiz is based on.
- {{objectives}}
- What learners should be able to do afterward, numbered, for example "2. Choose the right expense category for a purchase".
- {{question_count}}
- How many questions, for example 10.
- {{learners}}
- Who takes the quiz, for example "new support agents" or "grade 9 students".
- {{quiz_use}}
- When and why it is used, for example "at the end of the onboarding course, to see who needs a refresher".
Why it works
- What good looks like. Item-writing rules define a fair question: one objective each, wrong answers built on real misunderstandings, and no giveaways in length or wording.
- An example. A labeled layout example fixes the answer key format, including why each wrong option is wrong, so the quiz is quick to review.
- If unsure. An objective the material does not cover is reported, instead of being tested with facts the model brought from elsewhere.