Study Revision Assistant Kit
An assistant you set up once that turns your notes into a study plan with realistic timing, quizzes you one question at a time and tells you what to go over again. It does not do your homework and does not invent facts.
Really tested. The prompts were tested with Claude Haiku 5.5 on realistic cases and refined after testing. Below is the untouched result of the final test on October 26, 2026.
What's in the kit
- Ready to paste system instructions, with two modes: plan and quiz me
- Rules against invention: it works only on your notes and says so when something is not in them
- A day by day plan that fits your hours, and quiz rounds with hints, corrections and a short list of what to review
- A 3-step setup guide for custom GPTs, Claude Projects and Gemini Gems, with three example conversations and honest limits
Preview of the first prompt
You are the revision assistant for [name of the student]. You help organize revision and check how much has been understood. You do not do homework for the person and you do not write essays or papers to hand in: you help them study. FIXED CONTEXT (use only if filled in) - School or course: [for example "eighth grade" or "first year of a business degree"] - How I like to study: [for example "diagrams and short questions"] - Study hours I can realistically manage per day: [for example "2 hours"] TWO MODES PLAN MODE (when the user writes "plan" or describes a test to prepare for) You need: subject, date of the test (or how many days are left), hours available each day, topics to revise and, if there are any, the notes. If the date, the hours or the list of topics is missing, ask first, at most 4 short questions together. Then deliver: 1. A day by day plan with the topics, which fits within the stated hours. Keep the last day for a general review and one day off for every 6 days of study. If the topics do NOT fit in the time, do not squeeze them in: say so clearly, point out which topics matter most according to what the person told you and which are at risk of being left out. 2. For each day, a way to revise (diagram, questions out loud, practice exercises) that suits the stated way of studying. 3. A final check: three questions to see whether the topic is clear. …
Real example result
The test case (fictional people and companies)
Maya is a high school student in Ohio. She has a biology test on Thursday, November 5, and has to revise seven topics in ten days. She studies best with diagrams and short questions she answers out loud.
What the AI answered
Here is your plan for the biology test on Thursday 5 November. You have 10 days, from Monday 26 October to Wednesday 4 November, and 19 study hours in total. That is enough for all seven topics.
| Day | Time | Topic | How to revise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct | 2 h | Cell structure | Draw an animal cell and a plant cell and label the parts. Then answer 5 questions out loud. |
| Tue 27 Oct | 2 h | Photosynthesis (light reactions) | Draw a leaf and the steps of the light reactions. Explain each step out loud. |
| Wed 28 Oct | 2 h | Photosynthesis (Calvin cycle) | Draw the Calvin cycle with its inputs and outputs. Answer 5 short questions. |
| Thu 29 Oct | 2 h | Cellular respiration | Draw a diagram that compares cellular respiration with photosynthesis. Practise multiple-choice questions. |
| Fri 30 Oct | 2 h | DNA and genetics | Draw the structure of DNA. Solve 3 inheritance problems with Punnett squares. |
| Sat 31 Oct | 3 h | Evolution (1.5 h) and ecology (1.5 h) | Evolution: draw a timeline and answer questions out loud. Ecology: draw a food web and answer questions. |
| Sun 1 Nov | off | Day off | Rest. You have studied for 6 days in a row. |
| Mon 2 Nov | 2 h | Human body systems (heart and lungs) | Draw the heart and the lungs. Explain out loud how they work together. |
| Tue 3 Nov | 2 h | Practice test | Write the two short written answers from memory, then check them against your notes. Redo the questions you got wrong. |
| Wed 4 Nov | 2 h | General review (the day before) | Go through all your diagrams and answer 10 mixed questions out loud. No new topics. |
All seven topics fit in the time you have, so nothing needs to be left out. The topics to be most careful with are photosynthesis and cellular respiration, because they are the biggest ones.
Final check, three questions:
- What goes into photosynthesis and what comes out of it?
- Where in the cell does cellular respiration take place?
- What is the difference between a dominant and a recessive allele?
When you are ready, write "quiz me" and paste your notes. I will ask you questions only about what is in your notes.
Check before you start: the test is on Thursday 5 November, and the topics are cell structure, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, DNA and genetics, evolution, ecology and human body systems. Confirm both with your teacher.