exam-forecast

Analyze past exams to forecast study weighting and write dated notes.

Updated Dec 4, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/PolliticalSolutions/political-portal --skill exam-forecast-polliticalsolutions
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Skill: exam-forecast
Source: https://github.com/PolliticalSolutions/political-portal/tree/main/.claude/skills/law-student/exam-forecast
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/PolliticalSolutions/political-portal --skill exam-forecast-polliticalsolutions

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps law students reduce uncertainty by turning a set of past exams into a practical study weighting for an upcoming exam, focusing review time on the professor’s recurring priorities and traps.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Past-exam pattern analysis: Identifies repeating structure, subject coverage, fact-pattern density, and policy vs. doctrine emphasis across multiple exams.
  • Evidence-aware forecasting: Produces a forecast framed as a weighting heuristic (not a prediction) with explicit sample-size caveats when the dataset is small.
  • Semester-aligned study planning: Combines historical patterns with the current syllabus to recommend heavy/moderate/sanity-check study emphasis and forecast question style.
  • Versioned output writing: Generates a saved forecast file in a deterministic location, dated for traceability.

Quick Start

Ask: Analyze past exams for my class and produce an exam forecast using the weighting heuristic, then write the output to the configured forecast folder.

Frequently Asked Questions about exam-forecast

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I analyze past law exams to predict what topics will appear on the next test?

Past law exam analysis predicts upcoming test topics by extracting recurring patterns in question style, subject coverage, and traps from multiple previous exams, then generating a semester-aligned study weighting forecast document.

What is exam pattern analysis and how does it help with study planning?

Exam pattern analysis identifies repeating structures, fact-pattern density, and policy versus doctrine emphasis across multiple past exams, helping create a study weighting forecast that directs review time toward a professor's recurring priorities.

Can I use past exams in PDF format to forecast law exam emphases?

Yes, you can forecast law exam emphases by providing past exams as PDFs, pasted text, or file paths from the same professor and class to analyze historical patterns and generate a study-weighting heuristic.

How do I create a study weighting forecast from a small set of past exams?

Creating a study weighting forecast from a small set of past exams produces evidence-aware results framed as a heuristic with explicit sample-size caveats, ensuring the forecast remains transparent about data limitations while guiding study emphasis.

What's the best way to review past exams for recurring traps and question styles?

The best way to review past exams for recurring traps and question styles is cross-analyzing multiple exams to identify repeating structures and subject coverage, then writing a dated forecast notes document with heavy, moderate, or sanity-check study emphasis.

Are there limitations to using past exam patterns for forecasting future test questions?

Yes, past exam pattern forecasting is limited by sample size and explicitly frames results as a weighting heuristic rather than a strict prediction, applying uncertainty caveats when the dataset of available historical exams is small.