{"id":"study2-sat-test-day-checklist","audience":"high-school","category":"planning","technique":"format","track":"study","level":"beginner","title":"Turn a test center email into a test-day checklist","free":false,"task":"Get a checklist of exactly 7 lines, each starting with '- [ ]', ordered from tonight to arrival, under 90 words, plain text, using only the email and its corrected arrival time. Leave out anything the email says not to bring.","materialLabel":"Email from the test center (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"From: Eastside Testing Center\nSubject: Your Saturday exam - what to know\n\nHi! Here is everything for Saturday.\n\nTonight: Print your admission ticket (a phone screenshot is not accepted). Put fresh batteries in your approved calculator. Pack No. 2 pencils (mechanical pencils are not allowed). Get a full night's sleep.\n\nSaturday morning: Eat breakfast. Bring a photo ID (school ID is fine). Arrive by 8:15 am.\n\nCORRECTION: the arrival time above is wrong. Doors close at 7:45 am, so arrive by 7:30 am.\n\nPhones must be turned off and stored in your bag. Smartwatches, earbuds and study notes are not allowed in the room. Bring a snack for the break, but eat it outside the room.\n\nReply to this email if you need extra-time accommodations (deadline passed on Nov 1).","rules":[{"type":"maxBullets","max":7},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing the correction","why":"The first arrival time in the email is wrong.","fix":"Add: \"Arrive by 7:30 am, per the correction.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Bringing banned items","why":"The AI adds helpful extras like a watch and notes.","fix":"Add: \"Leave out anything the email says not to bring.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"No checkbox shape","why":"Without the format you get a plain bullet list in random order.","fix":"Say: \"Exactly 7 lines, each starting with - [ ], tonight first.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Too many bullets","why":"The AI loves long bullet lists.","fix":"Say: \"At most 7 bullets.\"","checks":["maxBullets"]},{"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 part: \"each line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it's going","why":"AI formats for a screen, with bold and headings that show up as stray symbols.","fix":"Say: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Says how many items","patterns":["\\b(7|seven)\\b.{0,25}(line|item)"]},{"label":"Gives the checkbox shape","patterns":["- \\[ \\]","checkbox"]},{"label":"Orders by time","patterns":["order","tonight.{0,30}(morning|arriv)"]},{"label":"Uses the corrected time","patterns":["7:30","correct"]},{"label":"Leaves out banned items","patterns":["(leave out|don't|do not|no|not).{0,40}(not allowed|banned|smartwatch|earbuds)"]}],"hint":"A checklist works when it is ordered and exact. Say the count, the line shape, the order, and which time to trust.","mission":"Be ready for SAT test day.","musts":["Exactly 7 checkbox lines","Arrive by 7:30","Skip banned items"],"rubricLabels":["Has exactly 7 lines, each starting with '- [ ]', with the tonight items before the Saturday morning items","Gives the arrival time as 7:30 am (not 8:15) and includes the printed admission ticket, photo ID, calculator batteries and No. 2 pencils","Does not list smartwatches, earbuds, study notes or mechanical pencils as things to bring, and includes only items from the email"]}