Oral Exams and Presentations Kit
From your syllabus or notes to an oral exam you are really ready for: a topic map, questions one at a time, feedback on your presentation and a mock exam with an estimated grade.
Really tested. The prompts were tested with Claude Opus 5.5 on realistic cases and refined after testing. Below is the untouched result of the final test on October 22, 2026.
What's in the kit
- Topic map, likely questions and a plan until exam day
- Quiz one question at a time, with corrections and hints
- Feedback on your presentation and your connections
- Full mock exam with estimated grade, last day plan and tips for nerves
Preview of the first prompt
I need to prepare for this oral exam: Type of exam: [oral exam / graded class presentation / thesis or capstone defense / other] Subject or course: [for example "AP US History, Units 6 and 7" or "Intro to Psychology, final oral exam"] Exam date: [date] (today is [today's date]) Time I have each day: [for example "2 hours Monday to Friday, 4 on Saturday"] How the teacher, professor or committee runs it, if I know: [for example "starts with my presentation, then questions", "asks for definitions and examples", "I don't know"] Syllabus or notes: """ [paste the syllabus, the study guide, the textbook's table of contents or your notes; you can also upload them as a file] """ What I think I know well and what I don't: [for example "strong on the Civil War, weak on Reconstruction"] Help me get organized, not study in my place. If important information is missing (for example the syllabus, the date or my time), first ask me at most 5 questions and wait for my answers. …
Real example result
The test case (fictional people and companies)
Maya Thompson, a 10th grader in Denver, Colorado (made up name), has an oral quiz on photosynthesis in Biology on Friday. She fills in Prompt 2 with her notes, level "high school", examiner "friendly but wants the right vocabulary". The AI asks her to name the two stages, where in the chloroplast each one happens and what each produces, then stops. Maya answers: "The first stage is the light reactions, they make ATP and NADPH and the oxygen, which comes from the CO2. The second stage is the Calvin cycle, it makes the glucose and it happens at night because it doesn't need light." This is the AI's reply.
What the AI answered
Good start! Here's how you did.
What was right:
- You named both stages correctly: the light reactions (light-dependent reactions) and the Calvin cycle.
- The light reactions make ATP and NADPH, and they release oxygen. That's right.
- The Calvin cycle makes the sugar (glucose). Also right.
What was wrong:
- Where the oxygen comes from: it doesn't come from CO2. Think about which molecule gets split in the first stage.
- "The Calvin cycle happens at night": this is a common trap. "Light-independent" doesn't mean it happens in the dark. Think about what the Calvin cycle needs from the first stage, and what happens to that supply when there's no light.
What's missing:
- The question also asked where in the chloroplast each stage happens, and you didn't give either location.
Have another go: fix the two points above and add the locations for both stages. Use the right terms, since your examiner will be listening for them. I'll wait.