Write scenario-based practice questions in my certification's style
Realistic scenario questions with plausible distractors and explanations for every option, with answers held to the end.
The prompt
Write practice questions for my certification exam, in the style of the real exam.
Certification and exam version: [NAME AND VERSION]
Domain or objective to cover: [e.g. "risk management", "IAM and access policies"]
Question formats: [e.g. "single best answer", "choose two", "case study with several questions"]
Difficulty: [FOUNDATION / EXAM LEVEL / HARDER THAN EXAM]
Number of questions: [e.g. 10]
My notes or source material (optional but recommended): [PASTE]
Rules:
- Use scenario stems that describe a realistic situation and ask for the best action, first step, or most likely cause, not simple definitions.
- Build distractors from common misconceptions and from answers that are true in general but wrong for this scenario.
- Exactly one best answer per question (or the stated number for multi-select).
- Base questions on my pasted material or well-established knowledge. Flag anything that changes between versions or by region with [CONFIRM against the current exam guide].
- These are practice questions, not real exam items. Do not claim otherwise.
Return:
1. All questions first, numbered, with no answers, so I can attempt them.
2. Then an answer key: correct answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option is wrong.
3. The objective each question tests.
4. An offer to mark my answers if I paste them back.
This is step 3 of the "Pass a professional certification exam" pack. It works on its own; if you have the priorities from step 1 or the calendar from step 2, use them to pick the domain.
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What to fill in
- NAME AND VERSION
- e.g. "risk management", "IAM and access policies"
- FOUNDATION / EXAM LEVEL / HARDER THAN EXAM
- e.g. 10
- PASTE
- CONFIRM against the current exam guide
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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