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Explicit instructions
Stating a requirement directly instead of hoping the AI infers it from context.
Say it to an AI
Write 2 multiple-choice questions on photosynthesis for 11–12-year-olds, modeled on the example below. Copy its key feature: every wrong option is a common student misconception. Ignore its topic, names and pizza scenario.
How an expert would ask for the stronger version of “Science quiz questions”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →A middle school teacher asks an AI for new quiz questions, reusing a good one from her maths colleague as the model.
Why: A spells out 'each wrong answer is a real student mistake… The pizza and names don't', leaving nothing to infer.
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