AI for students · lesson 13 of 24 · free

Improving a weak prompt — AI for students

Prompting is a conversation. If the first answer is too hard, too long or off-topic, improve the prompt: name the exact topic, add your class level, say the format and length you want, say what it is for, or give an example. Capitals, exclamation marks and emojis do not help — useful details do.

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Add what is missing — “topic, level, format, length, purpose or an example — then try again”

  1. Good fixes: name the exact topic, add your class level, say the format, add a word limit, give an example, say what it is for, ask for steps, split a big request into small ones.
  2. Not fixes: capitals, exclamation marks, lots of emojis, unrelated details, making it vaguer, typing it twice.
  3. Too hard → add your level. Too long → add a word limit. Wrong shape → say the format.

Use it for: Whenever an AI answer misses the mark — fix the prompt before giving up.

Worked example: 🛠️ Which is the improved prompt? A: “Explain gravity.” B: “Explain gravity to a Class 5 student using a cricket ball example, in 4 sentences.” → Prompt B

  1. Prompt B keeps the topic and adds the level, an example and a length.
  2. So Prompt B is the improved prompt.

Check: Try it: improve “Write about animals.” in three rounds, adding one useful detail each time ✓

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20 questions. Check each answer, then go to the next one. Get 16 or more right to pass.

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