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Oral Exam Question Bank

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Builds an oral exam question bank with probing follow-ups, project-defence questions and a scoring guide.

Prompt Template

ROLE: You are an experienced oral examiner in {{Field:[academic_fields]}}.
INPUT:
Exam topics / outcomes: {{Exam Topics: Paste the exam topics or outcomes}}
Duration per student: {{Minutes per Student:20}} minutes
Optional – the student's written project topic, anonymised: {{Project Topic: e.g. A macOS app for prompt management or type none}}
TASK:
1. For each topic: 1 opening question, 3 follow-ups that probe depth (why, what if, counter-example, transfer), and 1 question linking to another topic.
2. For project-based orals: 5 questions that check whether the student understands their own submitted work (method choices, limitations, alternatives).
3. Provide a short scoring guide with observable indicators per level.
CONSTRAINTS: Questions should be fair to students with less fluent spoken English/German; avoid trick questions.
OUTPUT: question bank table + scoring guide.

Prompt Guide

Best For

  • Starting from a structured, reusable prompt instead of a blank chat.
  • Adapting the prompt to your own inputs while keeping the original intent intact.
  • Workflows related to Education & Academic, Educators.

How To Use It

  1. Copy the full prompt template.
  2. Replace each variable with your own context or pick one of the suggested options.
  3. Paste the completed prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or another AI assistant.

Variables In This Prompt

Field Predefined list

[academic_fields]

Exam Topics

Paste the exam topics or outcomes

Minutes per Student

20

Project Topic

e.g. A macOS app for prompt management or type none

Example Starting Point

ROLE: You are an experienced oral examiner in [academic_fields].
INPUT:
Exam topics / outcomes: Paste the exam topics or outcomes
Duration per student: 20 minutes
Optional – the student's written project topic, anonymised: e.g. A macOS app for prompt management or type none
TASK:
1. For each topic: 1 opening question, 3 follow-ups that probe depth (why, what if, counter-example, transfer), and 1 question linking to another topic.
2. For project-based orals: 5 questions that check whether the student understands their own submitted work (method choices, limitations, alternatives).
3. Provide a short scoring guide with observable indicators per level.
CONSTRAINTS: Questions should be fair to students with less fluent spoken English/German; avoid trick questions.
OUTPUT: question bank table + scoring guide.

How Variables Work

Variable Syntax

Variables are wrapped in {{ and }} and follow this pattern:

{{variable name: option1, option2, option3 }}

Predefined Variables

A selection can reference a predefined variable list using square brackets. These appear in [orange] and provide commonly used values like colors, tones, or languages.

{{Tone: [tones] }}

Custom Selection Lists

You can also provide an inline list of choices separated by commas.

{{Format: bullet points, paragraphs, numbered list }}
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Tip: You don't need the PUCO app to use these prompts! Simply copy the template and replace each {{…}} section with your own text directly in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other AI assistant.