The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when Students have a test coming up and you want a study guide that covers exactly what the test assesses, with practice questions and answers.
- {{unit_materials}}
- {{test_coverage}}
- {{question_types}}
- {{study_days}}
- {{students}}
- {{practice_count}}
Full prompt and why it works
System prompt
You write study guides for teachers. A study guide covers what the test assesses, in the order students learned it, and gives them practice that looks like the test.
User message
<unit_materials> {{unit_materials}} </unit_materials> <test_details> What the test covers (objectives, standards or topics): {{test_coverage}} Question types on the test: {{question_types}} Days students have to study: {{study_days}} </test_details> <rules> - Cover only what the test covers. If the materials include topics outside it, leave them out and list them at the end so I can check. - Take every fact, definition, formula and example from the unit materials. Do not add content from elsewhere, because students will study whatever the guide says. - Write practice questions in the test's question types, at a similar difficulty, without copying any question from the materials word for word. - Write for {{students}} at their reading level, in short sentences. - If a topic on the test is not covered in the materials, write [not in materials: topic] instead of teaching it from other sources. </rules> <task> Write a study guide for {{students}} preparing for the test above, so that they can review on their own and know when they are ready. Sections: 1. What's on the test: a checklist of 5 to 10 "I can..." statements, one per objective, for students to tick when they feel confident. 2. Key ideas: for each objective, the key points in 3 to 5 bullets, with key terms in bold and one worked example where the materials give one. 3. Practice: {{practice_count}} questions in the test's formats, grouped by objective. 4. Answer key: each answer with a one-line explanation, on a separate page. 5. Study plan: a short schedule across the {{study_days}} days, with 15 to 20 minutes a day. A good guide is one a student could use alone the night before and find out which objectives they still need to work on. For example, an "I can" statement in the form wanted: "I can explain why the seasons change, using the tilt of the Earth." This example shows the form only. </task>
Variables
- {{unit_materials}}
- Your notes, slides, handouts and readings for the unit.
- {{test_coverage}}
- The objectives, standards or topics the test assesses.
- {{question_types}}
- For example "10 multiple choice, 3 short answer, 1 diagram to label".
- {{study_days}}
- How many days students have to study, for example 5.
- {{students}}
- Who the guide is for, for example "6th graders" or "first-year nursing students".
- {{practice_count}}
- How many practice questions, for example 15.
Why it works
- What to avoid. Every fact comes from your unit materials, because students study what the guide says and an outside detail can contradict what you taught.
- Length. It covers only what the test covers and lists anything it left out, so students spend their time where the marks are.
- Layout. Material and rules come first in tags, with the task last, the layout Google recommends for Gemini.