Competency-Based Paper with Case Studies (CBSE 2024 Pattern)
A modern competency-focused paper with real case studies, assertion-reason and source-based items.
Works on any free AI · Best tool: Claude (free) or ChatGPT (free), paste into Word
✅ How to use this effectively
- 1. Name class, board and 3-5 chapters.
- 2. Set the share of competency items you want.
- 3. Check each case study reads realistically.
- 4. Paste into Word, export A4 PDF.
- 5. Verify a few sample answers.
- For a trustworthy answer key: paste the finished paper into a FRESH chat and ask it to solve and grade it as an unseen exam (it catches its own slips).
🔧 If it is not right, reply with this: If case studies feel artificial, type: 'Rewrite the case studies using a real-life Indian context (shopping, travel, sports, farming, banking) with believable numbers, and keep the same marks.'
THE PROMPT
ROLE: Act as a curriculum-aligned paper-setter who specialises in competency-based and case-study examination design for school boards.
CONTEXT: I teach [CLASS/GRADE] [SUBJECT] for [BOARD, e.g. CBSE 2024-25 competency pattern]. Total marks: [TOTAL MARKS]. Duration: [DURATION]. I want a paper that tests application and reasoning, not rote recall.
YOUR TASK:
1. Build a full paper that emphasises competency-based items: at least [e.g. 40%] of marks from case-study / source-based / assertion-reason / data-interpretation questions.
2. Include 2-3 substantial case studies, each with a short real-life scenario followed by 3-4 sub-questions of rising difficulty (1+1+2 or 1+1+2+... marks).
3. Add assertion-reason questions in the correct standard format (Assertion A, Reason R, with the four standard options).
4. Mix the rest as MCQ, short answer and long answer to reach [TOTAL MARKS].
5. Provide a header block, general instructions, marks in brackets, and a final competency-vs-knowledge mark split table (how many marks test application vs recall).
INPUT: Here are the chapters/topics to use: [PASTE CHAPTERS]. Use ONLY these.
HOW TO WORK IT OUT: Internally solve every sub-question to ensure the scenario data actually supports a clean answer. VERIFY by two checks: (a) every case study's numbers are self-consistent and lead to whole, sensible answers; (b) section marks re-add to [TOTAL MARKS] and the competency share meets the target. Never use out-of-syllabus concepts or invented formulas. Keep mathematics legible in plain text: fractions a/b, powers x^2, roots sqrt(x); describe any chart/figure in words so it can be drawn.
OUTPUT FORMAT (exact order):
1. Header block.
2. General Instructions.
3. Section A (objective + assertion-reason).
4. Section with the 2-3 case studies (scenario then sub-questions).
5. Remaining short/long sections.
6. 'Competency vs Knowledge' mark-split table.
7. Note: 'Total verified = [TOTAL MARKS]; competency marks = [X]'.
RULES: Scenarios must be realistic and India-relevant. No answer key here. Keep every question single-interpretation and inside the syllabus. Plain formatting for clean Word/PDF export.
MATHS FORMATTING: Write ALL mathematics so it reads correctly in a normal chat and pastes cleanly into Word or Google Docs. Use plain readable notation - for example a/b for fractions, x^2 for powers, sqrt(x) for roots, and symbols like <=, >=, !=, +-, pi, theta, integral and sum. Do NOT output raw LaTeX or code such as \frac{}{}, \sqrt{}, x^{2}, $...$ or \( ... \) - these appear as broken symbols to a teacher in a free chat.
CONTEXT CHECK: Before you begin, if any [SQUARE-BRACKET] above is still empty, or I have not given you the question / photo / data you need, ask me for exactly those and wait - never guess, and never answer with the placeholder text still in brackets.
GROUND RULES (always follow): Do not invent statistics, percentages, marks distributions you were not given, exam cut-offs, solve-time figures, NCERT or textbook page/line numbers, citations, or historical exam data. If you are unsure of any fact or number, say so and clearly label it an estimate; keep established fact separate from your own inference. Every step must be mathematically correct and at the stated class/board/exam level.
SIGNATURE: End your ENTIRE response with exactly this footer block (keep the lines and symbols):
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