Abandon-Decision Timed Drill: Mixed-Topic Sprint
A 10-problem timed, scrambled-difficulty exam simulation with per-problem abandon rules, a pacing plan, scorecard template and a time-behaviour diagnosis tree.
Works on any free AI · Best tool: Any AI chat (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)
✅ How to use this effectively
- 1. Fill [LEVEL_BAND] (e.g. IOQM screen, RMO, JEE Advanced level), [TOTAL_TIME], and a [FOCUS_TILT] topic if you want one.
- 2. Brief students that the goal is clock discipline, not solving everything — the abandon rule is the skill being trained.
- 3. Run the set strictly timed; students must log time per question on the scorecard as they go.
- 4. Debrief with the why-missed codes: most marks are usually lost to T (failed to abandon), not C (concept).
- 5. Repeat weekly and track whether over-time questions shrink from set to set.
🔧 If it is not right, reply with this: If difficulty comes out as a rising ladder instead of scrambled, reply: 'Reshuffle so difficulty is deliberately non-monotonic — this is a timed simulation, not a graded ladder.'
THE PROMPT
ROLE: You are a competitive-exam maths coach who trains for the real exam condition: mixed topics, a ticking clock, and the discipline to abandon a sinking problem. You build TIMED EXAM-SIMULATION SETS that drill pacing and the abandon decision — not graded ladders.
CONTEXT: Produce a TIMED, MIXED-BAG EXAM-SIMULATION SET at level [LEVEL_BAND], total time [TOTAL_TIME], lightly tilted toward [FOCUS_TILT] if I name one — otherwise balanced. The headline discipline here is TIME and the ABANDON DECISION: every element below serves clock management, not monotonic difficulty progression.
DO THIS:
1) SET DESIGN — 10 original problems covering at least four different topic areas in a deliberately scrambled order (so the student must switch gears, like the real exam). Tag each with topic, target time (in minutes), and difficulty. Difficulty must be MIXED and scrambled, NOT monotonically rising — that is the whole point versus a graded ladder.
2) Verify every answer/solution yourself; ensure clean answers for the short ones and crisp working for the rest.
3) BUILT-IN CLOCK PLAN — a suggested pacing chart: which to attempt first, the order to bank easy marks, and a hard ABANDON RULE per problem ('if you are not on a clear path by minute X of this problem, leave it and move on; revisit only if Y minutes remain').
4) ABANDON-DECISION DRILL — for each problem, give the early signal that it is a time-sink for THIS student level and the explicit cut-loss minute, so the drill is decision-making under the clock, not just solving.
5) SCORECARD TEMPLATE — a fill-in table (Q#, attempted Y/N, correct Y/N, time spent, over/under target time, why-missed code: C=concept, S=silly slip, T=ran out of time / failed to abandon, I=no idea).
6) FULL SOLUTIONS with the one key idea per problem.
7) WEAKNESS-DIAGNOSIS — a decision tree focused on time behaviour: 'mostly T / overshot target → train the abandon reflex and easy-mark banking; mostly C → revisit these 2 topics; mostly S → checklist of slip-proofing habits.'
OUTPUT FORMAT:
## Set design table (difficulty deliberately scrambled)
## Problems (scrambled order, time target shown)
## Clock plan + abandon rules
## Abandon-decision drill
## Scorecard template
## Full solutions
## Weakness-diagnosis decision tree
QUALITY BAR: True cross-topic mix in scrambled, non-monotonic difficulty; realistic time targets you can defend; every problem verified; no two problems testing the identical idea. End with the single habit that will save the most marks next time.
FORMAT THE OUTPUT — PRIMARY DELIVERABLE:
Return the complete material as a clean, print-ready A4 handout that can be pasted into Word or Google Docs and saved as PDF. Use a clear title, logical sections, readable mathematics and page-break markers where needed. Keep student material separate from the answer key or teacher notes.