Questions before you read: work through texts actively
Prompt for guiding questions before reading, so you work through texts actively and check your understanding afterwards. Paste it into an AI tool of your choice, which then asks the guiding questions.
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- Prompt
- Level
- Beginner
- Time
- about 5 min
Results depend on the tool, the model and what you enter.
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Guiding questions for chapter 3, “How markets set prices”: 1. Which two forces set the price, according to the text? 2. In the strawberry example, what happens when supply falls? 3. When does the author speak of an equilibrium? … Watch for: demand, supply, equilibrium price.
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- exam preparation
- preparing a presentation
- understanding a topic for work
- forming a view on a question
- book club discussion
- nothing at all
- basic terms from school
- read an introductory chapter
- have worked in the field for years
- only know the headlines
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How to use it
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- Copy the finished prompt into an AI tool of your choice.
- Answer the guiding questions in keywords while you read and send them for checking afterwards.
Why does this work?
Reading with questions makes you look for answers actively, so you remember more. The check afterwards shows straight away where to reread.
Tips
- For long books, go chapter by chapter. Just paste the outline of the next chapter.