Learning & Study Prompts

Ready-made prompts that show how to use AI to learn a topic, test yourself and prepare for an exam.

Ready-made prompt templates

• Explain a topic from scratch: Explain this topic to me from scratch, assuming I know nothing, using everyday examples: [topic]
  Sample case: Topic: inflation.
  Inflation means the price of things rises over time, so the same money buys less. Example: if a bagel cost 10 last year and costs 15 now, the same 10 buys only two thirds of it. Money feels like it lost value. Inflation does not mean every price rises by the same rate; it describes an average rise.
  
  In short: if prices rise in general, your money’s purchasing power is falling.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• 5 self-test questions: Create 5 practice questions I can use to test myself on this topic, with an answer key: [topic]
  Sample case: Topic: photosynthesis.
  1. What are the inputs of photosynthesis?
  2. In which organelle does photosynthesis happen?
  3. What are the outputs of photosynthesis?
  4. Why does a plant weaken in a dark room?
  5. What is the key difference between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
  
  Answer key:
  1. Water, carbon dioxide and light energy.
  2. The chloroplast.
  3. Glucose and oxygen.
  4. Without light it cannot make glucose, so its food supply falls.
  5. Photosynthesis stores energy (makes glucose), cellular respiration releases the stored energy in a usable form.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Summarize class notes: Turn these lecture notes into a short summary that highlights the most important points: [paste your notes here]
  Sample case: Notes: “The Tanzimat Edict was proclaimed in 1839 in the Ottoman Empire. Its aim was to secure life, property and honor and to regulate the tax system. It strengthened the idea of legal equality in state administration.”
  Tanzimat Edict (1839): aimed to secure life, property and honor in the Ottoman Empire and to regulate the tax system. It strengthened the idea of legal equality.
  
  Key points: date 1839; three aims (security, tax, equality); 19th-century reforms.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Explain to a 10-year-old: Explain the following complex topic in simplified terms, as if explaining to a 10-year-old with no prior knowledge: [topic].
  Sample case: Topic: how AI learns.
  Think of a baby learning the word “dog.” You show many pictures of dogs and say “dog” each time. After a while the baby recognises a new dog. AI learns in a similar way: it is shown millions of examples and finds what they share. When it guesses wrong it is corrected, and over time it errs less. But it does not understand the world like a baby; it only catches patterns in the examples.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Multiple-choice quiz: Prepare 5 multiple-choice quiz questions with correct answers on the following topic (give 4 options and mark the correct one for each): [topic].
  Sample case: Topic: cell division (mitosis).
  Question 1. How many cells result at the end of mitosis?
  A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D) 8
  Correct answer: B
  
  Question 2. What are the cells produced by mitosis like?
  A) Different from the parent cell B) Having the same genetic information as the parent cell C) Half the chromosomes D) Only reproductive cells
  Correct answer: B
  
  Question 3. What is mitosis for?
  A) Making reproductive cells B) Growth and repair C) Producing energy D) Carrying water
  Correct answer: B
  
  (The first 3 questions are shown in this example; the requested 5 continue in the same way.)
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• 4-week study plan: Prepare a 4-week study plan for learning [topic], suited to [hours] hours of study per week. For each week give a goal and 3 questions to test myself.
  Sample case: Topic: basic Excel. 4 hours a week.
  Week 1 (4 h): Goal: cells, rows, columns, basic formulas (sum, average). Test: 1) What does SUM do? 2) How is a cell address written? 3) What does A1:A5 mean?
  Week 2: Goal: formatting and sorting/filtering. Test: 1) What is a filter for? 2) What is conditional formatting? 3) How do I sort data?
  Week 3: Goal: IF and VLOOKUP. Test: 1) How is IF written? 2) What does VLOOKUP look for? 3) What do I check first if it errors?
  Week 4: Goal: charts and a small budget sheet. Test: 1) Which data suits a bar chart? 2) How do I verify totals? 3) How can I protect a cell?
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Teach step by step: Teach me this topic like a tutor, first asking what I already know, step by step. After each step pause and ask whether I understood: [topic].
  Sample case: Topic: fractions.
  First let me find out what you know: imagine you cut a pizza into 4 equal parts and eat 1. How would you say that? (For example “one quarter” or “1/4”.)
  
  I will wait for your answer, then we move to the next step.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Teach through 5 questions: Teach me a topic through 5 questions: [topic]. Ask the questions one at a time, wait for my answer and fill in what I missed after each reply.
  Sample case: Topic: compound interest.
  Question 1: Suppose you deposit 1,000 in a bank at 10% a year. How much will you have after one year?
  
  Write your answer; then we will check the calculation together and I will fill in any gaps. The next question will be about what the interest applies to in year two.
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• Explain to a 16-year-old: Explain this topic as if to a 16-year-old: [topic]. Use an everyday analogy and add 3 questions at the end so I can test myself.
  Sample case: Topic: the stock market.
  Think of the stock market as a neighborhood market. Companies open stalls there selling small shares. Many people buy and sell them. If the company does well the share’s value may rise, if it does badly it may fall; how much everyone wants it also affects the price. Caution: this is only an analogy; for real investment decisions get expert advice.
  
  Test yourself:
  1. What is a share?
  2. What affects a share’s price?
  3. Why shouldn’t you invest based on an analogy alone?
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.
• Exam study plan: Prepare an exam study plan. Subject: [subject]. Exam date: [date]. I can study [time] a day. My weak topics: [topics]. Include review days in the plan.
  Sample case: Course: Mathematics. Exam: 20 November. 2 hours a day. Weak topics: probability, derivatives.
  Week 1 (probability): Mon-Wed: explanation + 15 questions; Thu: review mistakes; Fri: 20-question practice test; Sat: rest; Sun: review day.
  Week 2 (derivatives): Mon-Wed: basic rules + 15 questions; Thu: mistake analysis; Fri: practice test; Sun: review day.
  Week 3: Mixed questions daily (1 h), 1 h on weak topics; full mock test on Wednesday.
  Last 3 days: Only mistakes and a formula summary; light review and early sleep the day before.
  
  No day exceeds 2 hours; each week ends with a review day.
  This sample output was produced with Claude; your result may differ.