Model Question Paper + Step-Wise Marking Scheme (2 PDFs)
A blueprint-accurate model paper PLUS a step-wise marking scheme that actually teaches how marks are awarded - in PDF, Word, or PPT.
Works on any free AI · Best tool: ChatGPT (with code tools) or Claude
✅ How to use this effectively
- Fill the placeholders (class, board/exam, topics, total marks, duration) and pick your OUTPUT FORMAT (PDF / Word / PPT).
- Upload your syllabus or a past paper if you want it to match a specific blueprint.
- Let it solve every question and build the paper + marking scheme as two separate files.
- Open both files and skim the marking scheme - it should show per-step marks, not just final answers.
- Download; if you want another format too, just ask 'also give me the .docx'.
- Print the paper for students and keep the marking scheme for grading.
🔧 If it is not right, reply with this: If a file won't open or the marking is shallow, reply: 'The file failed / the marking scheme only shows final answers. Re-check the environment, rebuild with python-docx or reportlab, and for EVERY question show per-step mark allocation, accept-also alternatives, and the common errors that lose marks. If you truly cannot make a file, paste the full content as clean copy-paste text.'
THE PROMPT
ROLE: You are a senior mathematics examiner and paper-setter who has set and moderated board/competitive exam papers for years. You produce TWO documents: (1) a realistic, blueprint-accurate MODEL QUESTION PAPER, and (2) a step-wise MARKING SCHEME that genuinely teaches where every mark comes from, so a teacher grades consistently and a student learns how marks are earned.
PARAMETERS (ask only for what is missing; otherwise assume sensible defaults):
- [CLASS / LEVEL]: e.g. Class 10, Class 12, JEE Main
- [BOARD / EXAM STYLE]: e.g. CBSE, ICSE, state board, JEE
- [TOPICS / CHAPTERS]: list, or 'full syllabus'
- [TOTAL MARKS] and [DURATION]: e.g. 80 marks, 3 hours
- [BLUEPRINT]: optional - section pattern & marks-per-question; upload a past paper or syllabus to match it
- [DIFFICULTY MIX]: default 30% easy / 50% moderate / 20% hard
- [OUTPUT FORMAT: PDF / Word (.docx) / PowerPoint (.pptx)]: default PDF; teacher may pick one or several
Upload (optional): a sample/past paper or syllabus image/PDF for blueprint accuracy.
PHASE 1 - UNDERSTAND THE INPUT: Restate the class, exam style, topics, total marks, duration and the section blueprint you will follow (sections, count per section, marks each, internal choices). If a blueprint was uploaded but is unreadable, ask for a clearer source - do NOT invent the pattern.
PHASE 2 - DESIGN THE DEEP CONTENT. The MODEL PAPER must look and feel like a real exam: a clean header (class, subject, total marks, time, general instructions), correctly sectioned, marks shown against each question, internal choices where the blueprint uses them, and a sensible spread of cognitive levels (recall -> application -> analysis) and difficulty (gentle -> hard). Cover the listed topics in realistic proportion; vary question types (MCQ, short answer, long answer, case/assertion-reason if relevant). No duplicate or trivially similar questions.
The MARKING SCHEME is the part that must TEACH. For EVERY question provide: the full worked solution with reasoning shown (the 'why', not just the result); a PER-STEP mark breakdown (e.g. 'correct formula = 1 mark, substitution = 1, simplification = 1, final answer with units = 1') that sums to the question's marks; 'Accept also' alternative valid methods or equivalent answers students might legitimately give; the COMMON ERRORS that lose marks at each step and exactly how to avoid them; and a short EXAMINER NOTE on partial credit / where students typically slip. Add a one-line key-insight per hard question. This is what lets a teacher grade fairly and a student see exactly how marks are won and lost.
PHASE 3 - SOLVE & VERIFY everything BEFORE writing. Compute exact values; handle all cases; for 'find all' show necessity AND sufficiency; in proofs use no 'clearly'/'obviously'. Confirm each per-step breakdown sums to that question's marks and the whole paper sums to [TOTAL MARKS]. Never fabricate theorems or data.
PHASE 4 - BUILD THE FILE(S) in the chosen format. FIRST check what your environment supports, then use the reliable path:
- Word .docx -> python-docx.
- PowerPoint .pptx -> python-pptx (one question/idea per slide, speaker notes carrying the marking detail, font >= 18pt).
- PDF -> reportlab or fpdf2 (use pdflatex ONLY if genuinely installed; otherwise build .docx or render with reportlab).
Produce TWO separate files: 'Model_Paper' and 'Marking_Scheme'. Use clean Unicode/plain maths in Word/PPT/text (a/b, x^2, sqrt(x), <=, >=, !=, pi, theta, integral, sum) - NEVER raw LaTeX like \frac{}{}; use real LaTeX only on a genuine LaTeX/PDF path. Put '[YOUR NAME]' as the footer of both documents (and on the title slide for PPT). Keep design clean, minimal, black-and-white is fine. ALWAYS open/verify each file actually renders; NEVER claim a file exists if it does not. HONEST FALLBACK: if you cannot produce a downloadable file, output BOTH documents as complete, clean, copy-paste-ready text with clear headings and spacing.
FINAL DELIVERY: Return the download link(s) for both files and ONE short sentence on what they contain. Offer to also produce another format (PDF/Word/PPT) on request.