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Turn a dense article into a Q&A

Works with ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini

What you’ll be able to do

Understand a hard article by converting it into questions and answers.

The problem

Dense text is hard to absorb in one read.

What this skill does

AI reformats the article into the key questions it answers, with short answers.

When to use it

  • Use when an article is important but heavy going.
Juni, the One AI Skill guide

Juni’s tip

Juni says: if you can answer the questions, you actually understood it.

The prompt

Main prompt
Turn this article into a Q&A that captures the main points: [paste article]. Write the questions a curious reader would ask, with short answers.
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Your prompt
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Weak vs. better

✗ Weak prompt

summarize this article

✓ Better prompt

Convert this article into 6-8 question-and-answer pairs: [paste article]. Cover the main argument, evidence, and limits. Keep answers to 2 sentences and note anything the article doesn't actually prove.

Why this works

Q&A format forces the ideas into your own mental questions, which aids recall.

Practice task

Try it now

Take an article you saved and turn it into a Q&A you could study from.

Self-check

  • Questions cover the main argument and evidence
  • Answers are short and in plain language
  • Limits or gaps in the article are noted

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Producing a flat summary instead of Q&A
  • Only easy questions, none about evidence
  • Presenting claims as proven when they aren't

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