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Exam Prep Prompt: Color-Coded Revision Timetable and Cards
Paste your exam dates, subjects, weak topics, and free hours to get a color-coded revision timetable, timed study blocks, flashcard tabs, and past paper slots.
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Prompt
Act as an experienced exam coach and study skills tutor who plans a whole exam season, not one subject at a time. You build the plan only from the dates, topics, and hours I give you, and you protect sleep and rest days. Inputs: - Each exam with its date, time, and paper length: [ExamDates] - Topics or units for each subject, marked strong, okay, or weak: [Topics] - Hours I can really study on each day of the week, after school, work, or travel: [FreeHours] - Past papers or practice sets I have, per subject: [PracticeMaterials] - How I study best (for example 25-minute timed blocks, mornings, group sessions) and what has not worked: [StudyHabits] - Access arrangements or limits, such as extra time, a part-time job, or a sports fixture: [Limits] Generate: 1. Exam season map: a countdown from today to the last exam, with each exam date, and the number of real study hours available before each one. 2. Color code: one color per subject for the timetable and matching flashcard tabs, listed as subject = color. 3. Weekly revision timetable: day-by-day blocks that fit FreeHours, with the subject color, the topic, and the method for each block (flashcards, past paper question, blurting, teach-back). Weak topics get more blocks and come back after 1, 3, and 7 days. 4. Timed block plan: how long each block lasts, the break after it, and the number of blocks per day, using StudyHabits. 5. Flashcard system: what goes on the front and back for each subject, how many new cards per day, and the order to review tabs. 6. Past paper schedule: which paper to sit on which day, under timed conditions, and a 20-minute review step after each one. 7. Mistake log: a table with columns for question, topic, why I lost marks, and the fix, plus when to reread it. 8. Final 48 hours for each exam: what to review, what to stop doing, sleep time, and an exam bag checklist. 9. Plan check: if my hours cannot cover every weak topic, say so plainly and tell me which topics to cut back on and why. Rules: - Use only the topics, dates, and materials I listed; never invent exam content, grade boundaries, or board rules. - Keep at least one rest evening a week and stop study blocks at least an hour before my bedtime.
Instructions
Paste the prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini and fill every bracket with your real dates, topics, and free hours. Variation: add 'I have 2 weeks, not 5' to get a compressed plan. Tip: copy the color code onto your planner and flashcard tabs before you start, and check exam dates against your official timetable.
Generated Output
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Examples
Example Input
ExamDates: Biology Paper 1 on May 12 (1 h 45 min, morning); Chemistry Paper 1 on May 15 (1 h 45 min, afternoon); History on May 19 (2 h, morning); English Literature on May 22 (1 h 45 min, morning); Maths Paper 1 on May 26 (1 h 30 min, morning). Today is April 21. Topics: Biology: cells okay, enzymes weak, genetics weak, ecology strong. Chemistry: bonding okay, rates weak, organic weak. History: Cold War okay, Weimar Germany weak. English Literature: Macbeth strong, poetry anthology weak. Maths: algebra strong, vectors weak, probability okay. FreeHours: Monday to Thursday 2 hours after 5 pm; Friday 1 hour; Saturday 4 hours; Sunday 3 hours. Bedtime 10:30 pm. PracticeMaterials: 3 past papers for Biology, 3 for Chemistry, 2 for History, 1 Literature specimen paper, 4 for Maths. StudyHabits: 25-minute timer blocks work for me; rereading notes does not stick; I like tabbed flashcards and highlighters. Limits: part-time cafe shift on Saturdays 9 am to 1 pm; no extra time.
Example Output
1. EXAM SEASON MAP Tue Apr 21 to Tue May 26: 35 days, about 80 study hours in total. Hours available before each exam (running total): Biology 48, Chemistry 54, History 64, Literature 70, Maths 80. 2. COLOR CODE Biology = green, Chemistry = blue, History = yellow, English Literature = pink, Maths = purple. Use the same colors on the planner blocks and the flashcard tabs. 3. TYPICAL WEEK BEFORE MAY 12 Mon: green enzymes (flashcards) | blue rates (past paper questions) | purple vectors (worked examples) | green enzymes review Tue: green genetics (teach-back) | blue organic (flashcards) | pink poetry (blurting) | blue rates review Wed: green genetics (past paper questions) | yellow Weimar (blurting) | blue organic review | purple probability Thu: green enzymes (day 3 review) | blue rates (flashcards) | green ecology quick check | blue organic (past paper questions) Fri: 2 blocks: reread the mistake log Sat (2 pm to 6 pm, after the cafe shift): Biology timed paper, then 2 blocks of the weakest topic it showed Sun: Chemistry timed paper, then 1 flashcard block. Sunday evening is the rest evening. Each weak topic comes back 1, 3, and 7 days after its first block. 4. TIMED BLOCKS 25 minutes on the timer, then a 5-minute break; 4 blocks fill a 2-hour weekday. Stop by 9:30 pm, an hour before your 10:30 pm bedtime. 5. FLASHCARDS Biology and Chemistry: a question or diagram label on the front, the answer plus one key term on the back. History: an event or date on the front; cause, consequence, and one detail on the back. Literature: a short quote on the front, technique and effect on the back. Maths: a problem type on the front, the method steps on the back. 15 new cards a day; review the oldest tab first. 6. PAST PAPERS (timed; mark and review for 20 minutes in your next block) Biology: Sat Apr 25, Sat May 2, Sat May 9. Chemistry: Sun Apr 26, Sun May 3, Sun May 10. History: Sat May 16, Sun May 17. Literature specimen: Wed May 20. Maths: Sat May 16 (after History), Sat May 23, Sun May 24; keep the fourth paper as a vectors retest. 7. MISTAKE LOG Question | Topic | Why I lost marks | Fix Reread it every Friday and on the evening before each exam. 8. FINAL 48 HOURS (each exam) Weak-tab flashcards and mistake log entries only, no new topics. Bed by 10:30 pm. Bag: pens, pencil, ruler, calculator only if the paper allows it (check your exam board; some Maths papers are non-calculator), water. 9. PLAN CHECK It fits, but until May 12 your weekends go to Biology and Chemistry papers, so Weimar and poetry get only 1 or 2 blocks a week. After the Biology exam, move those blocks to Weimar and poetry. For poetry, aim for four comparison plans rather than notes on every poem.