# Generate past-paper-style exam questions with a marking scheme

New questions that match your exam's style and mark allocation, with a marking scheme and model answers at the end.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Education, Research, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/generate-past-paper-style-exam-questions-with-a-marking-scheme

## Prompt

```text
Write new practice questions in the style of my final exam, with a marking scheme.

**Course and topic(s):** [DETAILS]
**Sample past paper questions:** [PASTE 2-3 REAL QUESTIONS SO YOU CAN MATCH THE STYLE, or describe the format]
**Question types and marks:** [e.g. "10-mark short answer", "25-mark essay", "multi-part calculation"]
**Number of questions:** [e.g. 4]
**My notes or ranked topic list (optional):** [PASTE - or the priorities from step 1]

Rules:
- Match the command words (explain, evaluate, compare, calculate), length, and difficulty of the samples.
- Test understanding and application, not just recall, unless the sample questions are recall-based.
- Stay within the topics and material I've given. Flag anything that goes beyond it.
- These are practice questions. Don't present them as likely exam questions.

Return:
1. The questions, with marks and a suggested time per question based on the exam's marks-per-minute.
2. Then, clearly separated, a marking scheme showing where marks are awarded (points, steps, or level descriptors for essays).
3. Then, a model answer or outline for each question.
4. Then, common ways students lose marks on each question.

Put the marking scheme and answers well below the questions so I can attempt them first under timed conditions. This is step 2 of the "Ace your university final exams" pack. It works on its own, and can use the ranked topic list from step 1 to choose topics.
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## What to fill in

- DETAILS
- e.g. 4
- PASTE - or the priorities from step 1

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