Practice by topic / AI prompting / Shaping the Output

Control the Format: AI Prompt Exercises

Tables, word limits, templates and examples: telling Claude exactly what the answer should look like saves you rewriting it afterwards. These 10 exercises build up step by step, starting with ask for a table, pros and cons in bullets, set a word limit.

3 of 10 free · no sign-up needed · instant feedback

1

Ask for a Table

Free

Write a prompt asking Claude to compare three laptops in a table with columns for price, battery life and weight.

What a good prompt includes
  • a table
  • a price column
  • a battery column
  • a weight column

Ask for a table, and name the columns: price, battery life, weight.

Try it in the live editor →
2

Pros and Cons in Bullets

Free

Write a prompt asking Claude to list the pros and cons of working from home as bullet points, with no more than 4 bullets each.

What a good prompt includes
  • the pros
  • the cons
  • bullet points
  • a limit (4 each)

Ask for pros and cons of working from home, as bullet points, max 4 each.

Try it in the live editor →
3

Set a Word Limit

Free

Write a prompt asking Claude to write a LinkedIn post announcing your new job in under 80 words, with no hashtags.

What a good prompt includes
  • the platform (LinkedIn)
  • the topic (new job)
  • the word limit
  • no hashtags

Ask for a LinkedIn post about your new job, under 80 words, and say no hashtags.

Try it in the live editor →
8

Fill In a Template

Write a prompt giving Claude a template — 'Problem: … / Cause: … / Fix: …' — and asking it to fill it in for an office printer that keeps jamming.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

Try it in the live editor →
9

Just the Answer

Write a prompt asking Claude for the single best subject line for an email inviting staff to a training session — just the subject line, nothing else.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

Try it in the live editor →
10

A Ranked List

Write a prompt asking Claude to rank 5 ways to cut office energy costs from cheapest to most expensive to put in place, with an estimated cost for each.

Solution and instant grading: open it in the practice app (use one of your 20 free picks, or Pro).

Try it in the live editor →