Unpack an exam question so you answer what it asks

You ramble around the topic and miss command words. Get the question decoded with a mini plan.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Unpack this exam question.

Question: [paste]
Subject/level: [details]
Time available in exam: [optional]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Command words and what they require.
2. What the question is really asking.
3. A mini plan (bullet points).
4. Common ways people lose marks on this type.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. paste: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

You paste the question.

The assistant asks about the subject.

You get decoded parts and a mini plan.

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What happens

Use ChatGPT to unpack an exam question so you answer what it asks

You ramble around the topic and miss command words. Get the question decoded with a mini plan.

Tools

Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.

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