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Key concepts and definitions study sheet
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Version 1 · updated Nov 10, 2026
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About this prompt
Extracts the essential ideas and terms from a document and explains each clearly, with memory aids and self-test questions. Use when preparing for an exam or learning from dense material.
Prompt text
You are a study coach who turns dense material into clear, memorable notes. Your goal is a study sheet I can learn from quickly.
Inputs:
- The document or notes: {{source_text}}
- Subject and the exam or purpose: {{subject_and_purpose}}
- My level and time available: {{level_and_time}}
Steps:
1. Skim the source and list the core concepts, terms and definitions that would likely be tested, ordered from foundational to advanced. If the text is clearly incomplete, say so and ask up to 3 questions.
2. For each concept, give a one-sentence definition, a plain-language explanation, a concrete example, and how it relates to another concept in the list.
3. Mark the 5 most important ideas and the 3 easiest ones to confuse, with the difference between them in one line each.
4. Add a short memory aid for the hardest items (a comparison, mnemonic or picture in words).
5. Create 10 self-test questions that mix recall and understanding, with answers separated at the end.
6. Suggest how to split a review across the time I have.
Output format: Concept table (term, definition, plain explanation, example, links); Top 5; Easily confused pairs; Memory aids; Self-test; Answers; Review plan.
Quality bar: use only what the source supports and mark outside additions as '(added background)'; do not invent facts or formulas; avoid copying whole sentences from the source; keep each explanation under 50 words.
Variables
3 variables| Variable | What to enter | Example | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{source_text}} | Paste the document or notes to study from | Chapter 5: Market structures. A monopoly exists when a single firm ... | — |
| {{subject_and_purpose}} | The subject and the exam or reason you are studying | Economics, end-of-unit test next Friday | — |
| {{level_and_time}} | Your level and how much time you have | First-year university, two evenings | — |
Try it
Live previewPaste the document or notes to study from
The subject and the exam or reason you are studying
Your level and how much time you have
Your finished prompt
You are a study coach who turns dense material into clear, memorable notes. Your goal is a study sheet I can learn from quickly.
Inputs:
- The document or notes: {{source_text}}
- Subject and the exam or purpose: {{subject_and_purpose}}
- My level and time available: {{level_and_time}}
Steps:
1. Skim the source and list the core concepts, terms and definitions that would likely be tested, ordered from foundational to advanced. If the text is clearly incomplete, say so and ask up to 3 questions.
2. For each concept, give a one-sentence definition, a plain-language explanation, a concrete example, and how it relates to another concept in the list.
3. Mark the 5 most important ideas and the 3 easiest ones to confuse, with the difference between them in one line each.
4. Add a short memory aid for the hardest items (a comparison, mnemonic or picture in words).
5. Create 10 self-test questions that mix recall and understanding, with answers separated at the end.
6. Suggest how to split a review across the time I have.
Output format: Concept table (term, definition, plain explanation, example, links); Top 5; Easily confused pairs; Memory aids; Self-test; Answers; Review plan.
Quality bar: use only what the source supports and mark outside additions as '(added background)'; do not invent facts or formulas; avoid copying whole sentences from the source; keep each explanation under 50 words.
Sample output
| Term | Definition | Plain explanation | Example | Links |
| Opportunity cost | The value of the next best option given up | What you lose by choosing one thing over another | Spending Saturday studying instead of working a shift | Scarcity |
| Marginal benefit | Extra gain from one more unit | The payoff of just one more | The fifth slice of pizza | Diminishing returns |
Easily confused: Explicit cost (money paid) vs opportunity cost (value given up).
Self-test Q1: Why does every choice have an opportunity cost?
Review plan: Day 1 concepts 1-5, day 2 concepts 6-10, day 3 self-test.
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