{"id":"study-act-science-table-hints","audience":"high-school","category":"studying","technique":"constraints","track":"study","title":"Get hints on an ACT Science data question you missed","free":false,"task":"You missed an ACT Science question about a data table and want to find your error yourself. Get exactly 3 numbered hint questions, under 65 words total, plain text, with no correct answer choice and no explanation. The first should point you to which column you should have read, and all must be about this table and question.","materialLabel":"The table, question and your answer (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"ACT SCIENCE PRACTICE - Passage II, Question 9\n\nTable 1: Plant growth after 4 weeks\nLight (hours/day) | Water (mL/day) | Height (cm) | Number of leaves\n4                 | 50             | 6           | 5\n8                 | 50             | 11          | 9\n12                | 50             | 15          | 12\n12                | 100            | 15          | 14\n\nQuestion 9: According to Table 1, as light increased from 4 to 12 hours per day (with water held at 50 mL/day), the number of leaves:\nA) decreased only\nB) increased only\nC) stayed the same\nD) increased, then stayed the same\n\nMY ANSWER: D\n(I think I looked at the last two rows.)\n\nTutor's tip (Mr. Garza): \"ACT Science is reading, not science. Find the exact column the question names, and only the rows it describes.\"\n\nPractice test score: Science 22. Goal: 26. Test date: Feb 8.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":65},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking why it's wrong","why":"The AI tells you the right answer and why, so you don't practice reading the table yourself.","fix":"Say: \"Don't give the answer. Only ask questions.\"","checks":["r0","r1"]},{"title":"Not saying how many questions","why":"The AI picks its own number, and it usually picks more questions than you need.","fix":"Be exact: \"Exactly 3 numbered questions.\"","checks":["numberedItems"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each one: \"each question under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Not saying where to start","why":"The AI may start with general test tips instead of your actual mistake.","fix":"Add: \"The first question should point me to the right column.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it will be read","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols in your notes.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many questions","patterns":["\\b(3|three)\\b.{0,25}question"]},{"label":"Says not to give the answer","patterns":["(don't|do not|never|no).{0,25}(answer|solution|solve|tell me|give)","only (ask|question|hint)"]},{"label":"Points to the key step","patterns":["column","rows?","first question"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"A good tutor makes you find it. Ask for questions only, say how many and how short, and say what the first one should point you to.","rubricLabels":["Contains only questions: no statements, explanations or encouragement before, between or after them","Never names the correct choice (B) or says the leaves only increased","The first question points to the 'Number of leaves' column or to which rows hold water at 50 mL/day, and all questions are about this table and question"]}