What each part of the prompt does
- Topic by year table
- Seeing marks per topic for each year in one grid makes the pattern visible at a glance. A chapter that carried big marks in every paper deserves more time than one that appeared once.
- Only the papers you paste
- Keeping the analysis to your pasted papers stops the model from filling gaps with made-up exam history. If a year is missing marks, it says so, and you can add the paper rather than trust a guess.
- Weak topics weighted in
- Marks alone would push you to revise what you already know well. Crossing the ranking with [WEAK TOPICS] puts the high-value chapters you struggle with at the front of the plan.
- No question predictions
- The rule against predicting exact questions keeps expectations honest. Patterns guide your time, but boards change papers, and a revision plan built on a guessed question is a risky bet.
Variations to try
Same idea, one thing changed.
One paper, mark by mark Analyse the single past paper below, together with my marked answer script, and tell me where I lost marks and why. Context: - Exam board and subject: [BOARD AND SUBJECT] - The syllabus topic list: [SYLLABUS TOPICS] - Weeks left before the exam: [WEEKS LEFT] - Topics I feel weakest in: [WEAK TOPICS] Past papers (questions pasted with their years and marks): [PAST PAPERS] Steps: 1. Make a table with one row per question: topic, marks available, marks I got, and the reason marks were lost. 2. Below the table, list the question types that appear (short answer, long answer, numericals, diagrams, case studies) and how the marks split between them. 3. Point out patterns that repeat across years: topics that appear every time, topics that alternate, and question wordings that come back. 4. Rank the topics by marks per paper, then mark the ones that are also in [WEAK TOPICS] as top priority. 5. Turn that into a revision order for the [WEEKS LEFT] weeks, with the high-mark weak topics first. 6. Be clear that past patterns do not guarantee what will be asked, and never predict exact questions. Keep the analysis to what the pasted papers show. If a paper is missing marks, say so instead of estimating.
Last two weeks only Analyse the past exam papers below and tell me where to focus my revision. Context: - Exam board and subject: [BOARD AND SUBJECT] - The syllabus topic list: [SYLLABUS TOPICS] - Weeks left before the exam: [WEEKS LEFT] - Topics I feel weakest in: [WEAK TOPICS] Past papers (questions pasted with their years and marks): [PAST PAPERS] Steps: 1. Make a table with one row per syllabus topic and one column per paper year, showing the marks each topic carried. Use only the papers I pasted. 2. Below the table, list the question types that appear (short answer, long answer, numericals, diagrams, case studies) and how the marks split between them. 3. Point out patterns that repeat across years: topics that appear every time, topics that alternate, and question wordings that come back. 4. Rank the topics by marks per paper, then mark the ones that are also in [WEAK TOPICS] as top priority. 5. Assume only the next 14 days are left, whatever [WEEKS LEFT] says, and give a day-by-day order that covers the top six topics twice. 6. Be clear that past patterns do not guarantee what will be asked, and never predict exact questions. Keep the analysis to what the pasted papers show. If a paper is missing marks, say so instead of estimating.
If the result isn't right
- Paste at least three years; with one or two papers, a pattern is just a coincidence.
- Include the marks next to every question when you paste; without them the table can only count questions, which hides the long answers.
- Check the current syllabus before trusting old patterns, since boards drop and add chapters between years.