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Get practice problems for a math or science test

Get fresh problems like the ones on your homework with the answers hidden, so you practice the skill instead of memorizing answers.

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fresh problems, same skills

the prompt this whole guide is built on

I have a [class] test on [topics]. Here's an example problem from my homework so you can see the level: [paste it]. Make 5 new problems that test the same skills, with different numbers and setups. Don't solve them. Put short final answers at the very end, and I'll ask for full solutions only on the ones I get wrong.

You did the homework, but you already know those answers, so redoing it doesn't really test anything. The textbook has a few more problems with answers in the back, and you run out fast.

Ask AI for new problems built like your homework. Same skills, new numbers and setups, answers hidden at the end. You practice the actual skill, and you find out what you can't do yet while there's still time to fix it.

How to do it

  1. Pick one homework problem per topic as your example and paste it into the prompt above. That shows the AI your level.
  2. Work every problem on paper with no notes, the way you will on test day.
  3. Check your final answers against the end of the list.
  4. For each one you missed, use the follow up below and find the exact line where you went off.
  5. Use round two to get more problems on just your weak spots.

Show me where I went wrong

Here's my work on problem [number]: [paste it]. Show me the full solution, then tell me the first line where my work is different from yours and why that step is wrong.

Round two

I missed problems on [topics]. Make 4 more problems on just those, a little harder than the last set. Final answers at the end again.

that's it. go try it tonight.

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