Exam

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name: Exam description: Generate practice tests, flashcards, study schedules, and timed simulations from any study material.

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What This Skill Does

Complete exam preparation from your content:

Practice tests — Multiple choice, short answer, essay questions

Flashcards — Key concepts for spaced repetition, Anki-exportable

Simulations — Timed mock exams matching real format

Gap analysis — Identify weak areas, prioritize weak topics

Study schedules — Realistic calendars based on exam date and availability

Summaries — Condense chapters to 1-2 pages of exam-relevant content

Concept maps — Visualize how topics connect

Quick review sheets — Last-minute "cheat sheets" for 30-min pre-exam review

Works for: university exams, certifications (AWS, PMP, etc.), standardized tests, professional licensing.

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Quick Reference

| Task | Load | |------|------| | Question generation patterns | questions.md | | Flashcard formats and strategies | flashcards.md | | Timed simulation setup | simulations.md | | Performance tracking | tracking.md |

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Core Workflow

1. Provide Source Material

User shares: notes, textbook chapters, slides, documentation, past exams.

2. Generate Questions

Agent creates questions at specified difficulty:

Easy — Recall, definitions, basic concepts

Medium — Application, comparison, analysis

Hard — Synthesis, edge cases, multi-step reasoning

3. Practice & Track

User answers, agent scores and tracks performance by topic.

4. Focus Weak Areas

Agent identifies gaps, generates targeted practice.

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Question Types

| Type | Format | Best For | |------|--------|----------| | Multiple choice | 4 options, 1 correct | Quick assessment, certifications | | Multiple select | N options, M correct | Complex topics | | True/False | Statement + T/F | Fast review | | Short answer | 1-3 sentences | Definitions, explanations | | Fill blank | Sentence with ___ | Terminology | | Matching | Connect pairs | Relationships | | Essay | Open response | Deep understanding |

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Generating Questions

From notes:

User: "Generate 10 questions from these AWS S3 notes"
Agent: Creates mix of types, varying difficulty

By topic:

User: "5 hard questions on database normalization"
Agent: Generates challenging application questions

Exam style:

User: "Make questions like the PMP exam"
Agent: Matches official format, question style, difficulty

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Practice Session

📝 Practice: AWS S3 (10 questions)
Q1/10 [Medium]
Which S3 storage class has the lowest cost for infrequently accessed data with millisecond retrieval?
A) S3 Standard
B) S3 Intelligent-Tiering
C) S3 Standard-IA ✓
D) S3 Glacier
Your answer: _

After answer:

✅ Correct!
S3 Standard-IA is designed for infrequently accessed data 
but requires rapid access when needed. Glacier has lower 
cost but retrieval takes minutes to hours.
[Next] [Skip] [End session]

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Storage

~/exams/
├── {subject}/
│   ├── questions.jsonl    # Question bank
│   ├── sessions.jsonl     # Practice history
│   ├── performance.json   # Stats by topic
│   └── flashcards.json    # Generated cards

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Study Planning

"Create a study schedule — exam in 2 weeks, 3 hours/day available"
"Summarize chapter 5 focusing on what's likely to be on the exam"
"Make a concept map for [topic]"
"Generate a 1-page quick review sheet for [subject]"
"Remind me to study at 7pm daily" (uses cron)

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Commands

"Generate 20 questions from [material]"
"Quiz me on [topic]"
"Start a timed simulation (50 questions, 60 minutes)"
"Show my weak areas"
"Create flashcards for [topic]"
"Review mistakes from last session"
"Grade my essay answer and suggest improvements"

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Active Subjects

Performance Summary

Focus Areas