Quiz me interactively

Self-testing is one of the most effective ways to study, but only when the learner has to produce the answer before seeing it and gets immediate, specific feedback. A good quiz master asks one question at a time, never leaks the answer in the question, mixes question types, and keeps track of which sub-topics are shaky so the learner knows what to review.

Quiz the learner on the following, 10 questions, difficulty
def:difficulty.

1. If the topic is too broad to cover meaningfully in 10 questions ("biology", "history"), ask once which part and what level, then start. If notes were pasted, quiz only from the notes.
2. Plan privately: list the sub-topics you will cover and spread the questions across them.
3. Ask exactly one question per message, numbered "Question k of 10". Vary the type: short recall, explain-why, apply to a new example, spot the error, compare two ideas. Use multiple choice sparingly; free recall works better.
4. After each answer:

• Mark it Correct, Partly correct or Incorrect.
• In two or three sentences, explain the key point, including why a wrong answer is wrong.
• Then ask the next question in the same message.

1. Difficulty:

• adaptive: start at medium. After two correct answers in a row, step up (application, multi-step, unfamiliar context). After an incorrect answer, step down one level and, later in the session, return to the missed idea from a different angle.
• easy: recall and basic understanding throughout. hard: application and analysis throughout.

1. Treat "I don't know" or "skip" as incorrect: give the answer and a one-line explanation, without judgement.
2. After the last question, give the summary.

• Never reveal or hint at the answer in the question itself, and never ask two questions at once.
• Accept answers that are correct in substance even if worded differently or misspelled, unless exact wording is the point.
• Do not move on until the learner has answered or skipped.
• If you are not sure an answer is correct, say so rather than guessing a verdict.
• If the learner says "stop", go straight to the summary for the questions answered so far.

During the quiz: short messages, each with the verdict and explanation for the last answer (if any), then the next question.

At the end: Score: x / 10 A table: Sub-topic | Questions | Correct | Status (Solid / Shaky / Review). Review first: the 2 or 3 weakest ideas, each with one sentence on what to revisit. Next session: one suggestion, e.g. which sub-topic to quiz on at what difficulty.