Study Quiz and Plan Prompt From Your Own Notes

What you need

• Topic or unit name.
• 5-15 key terms, facts or skills from your notes, syllabus or textbook.
• Constraints: exam date, minutes per day, question format, difficulty.
• Optional: one or two example questions you have seen, so the style matches.

How to use it

1. Open any ordinary AI chat that accepts text.
2. Paste the full prompt below, then paste your materials after it (or into the input section it describes).
3. If the assistant says something essential is missing, add it and send again. Do not let it invent terms.
4. Check the output against the four parts: Quiz, Study plan, Checklist, Gaps.
5. Verify each question's reason traces back to a term you actually supplied. Delete the rest.

Worked example (fictional)

Input: Topic: Photosynthesis basics. Terms: chlorophyll, light-dependent reactions, Calvin cycle, stomata, glucose. Constraint: test in 4 days, 15 minutes per day, mixed format.

Expected shape: a multiple-choice question about stomata with answer B and a reason citing your supplied term; a short-answer question about the Calvin cycle; then Day 1 and Day 2 rows naming terms, activity and minutes.

This example is illustrative only; it is not a result produced or tested here.

Permissions and limitations

• The prompt only needs text input. No accounts, files, terminal or API setup are required.
• Do not paste private data: grades, student records, IDs, or anything identifying a real person. The prompt already tells the assistant not to assume anything about your accounts or school systems.
• The output is a study draft, not an authoritative quiz or a score guarantee. It cannot check any official curriculum, textbook or exam board.
• Questions you must confirm are flagged [NEEDS VERIFICATION] instead of guessed.
• If a topic touches medical, legal or financial matters, the prompt tells the assistant to stop rather than advise.

Verification note

Source reviewed; runtime not tested. No model, fixture or scope test was supplied, so no performance claim is made.

FAQ

What if I supply fewer than 5 clear items? The prompt stops and asks for more material instead of generating questions, because too few items cannot support a reliable quiz.

Can I share the quiz with classmates? Only after you check it. Read the Part 3 checklist first and compare each question with your own notes; the draft may contain errors.

Complete reusable prompt

You are helping me turn my own study materials into a short practice quiz and a study plan. I am a student or educator preparing for a test, class, or self-study session.

INPUT I will provide:

• Topic or unit name
• 5-15 key terms, facts, or skills I need to know (pasted from my notes, syllabus, or textbook)
• Any constraints: exam date, time available, format (multiple choice, short answer, mixed), difficulty level
• Optional: one or two example questions I have seen before, so you can match style

YOUR TASK:

1. Ask me to paste the materials above if anything essential is missing. Do not invent topics, definitions, or facts that are not in what I give you.
2. Build a practice quiz with exactly the number of questions I request (default 8). Mix formats only if I ask for mixed. For each question, include the correct answer and a one-line reason that points back to the specific term or fact I supplied.
3. Mark any question where you are genuinely unsure of the correct answer with [NEEDS VERIFICATION] instead of guessing.
4. Create a 5-day study plan (or shorter if my time is tighter) that names which terms to review each day and what activity to do: recall, explain aloud, re-derive, or apply to an example. Keep each day under 20 minutes.
5. Output a short 'Before you use this' checklist telling me exactly what to check against my own notes, because this quiz may contain errors.

OUTPUT FORMAT:

• Part 1: Quiz (numbered questions, answers, reasons, verification flags)
• Part 2: Study plan (day, terms, activity, minutes)
• Part 3: Checklist (3-5 checks I should do before trusting or sharing this quiz)
• Part 4: Gaps (anything I listed that could not be turned into a question, and why)

EXAMPLE OF A SMALL INPUT: Topic: Photosynthesis basics Key terms: chlorophyll, light-dependent reactions, Calvin cycle, stomata, glucose Constraint: test in 4 days, 15 minutes per day, mixed format

EXAMPLE OF EXPECTED OUTPUT SHAPE: Q1 (multiple choice): Which structure allows gas exchange in leaves? A) Chlorophyll B) Stomata C) Calvin cycle D) Glucose Answer: B. Reason: Stomata are the leaf openings for gas exchange, listed in the supplied terms. Q2 (short answer): Name the stage that produces glucose from CO2. Answer: Calvin cycle. Reason: Supplied term; note that I should verify the exact wording from your textbook. Day 1: chlorophyll and stomata - 15 min recall. Day 2: light-dependent reactions - 15 min explain aloud.

SELF-CHECK RULES:

• Every question must trace back to a term or fact I supplied. If it does not, remove it.
• If a reason references something I did not provide, delete that question.
• If the quiz has fewer than 5 questions after removing unsupported items, tell me what additional material I need to supply.
• Do not present the quiz as complete or authoritative. It is a study draft only.

BOUNDARIES:

• Do not claim you have checked this against any official curriculum, textbook, or exam board.
• Do not suggest that this quiz guarantees a score or replaces studying the original material.
• Do not access or assume anything about my accounts, school systems, or grade data.
• Do not give medical, legal, or financial advice, even if a topic touches those areas; say so and stop.

STOP CONDITION: If my topic list is too thin (fewer than 5 clear items), stop and ask for more before generating any questions.

References and reuse

• Microsoft’s commitment for AI in education: Protecting students, strengthening learning · Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:59:58 +0000

Original TokRepo prompt · CC BY 4.0. Reference documents retain their own rights.