Using Deepseek to create a blank-filling quiz/exercise: 5 ROUNDS OF PROMPTING

 PROMPT: 

Please create a passage of not more than 80 words to be read by Primary 1 students. The title of the passage is 'My Best Friends'. There are three paragraphs in the passage. The first passage is about Andrew. The second passage is about Nathan. The third passage is about Andrew and Nathan. The entire passage is in the Simple Present tense. The purpose of the passage is for Primary 1 students to recognise which are verbs-to-be, and which are lexical verbs. Therefore, some of the verbs should be verbs-to-be, while others should be lexical verbs. Some of the main verbs of the sentences, whether verb-to-be or lexical verb, should be in negative form.

RESULT: 

My Best Friends

Andrew is my best friend. He likes to play football. He is not tall, but he runs very fast.

Nathan is also my best friend. He loves to draw. He is not loud, but he talks a lot with me.

Andrew and Nathan are kind. They help me with my work. They are not selfish, and we laugh together every day.

(80 words)

Verbs-to-be: is, are (including negatives)
Lexical verbs: likes, runs, loves, talks, help, laugh

PROMPT 2: 

Please lengthen the passage with 30 more words. Also, please put some lexical verbs in the negative.

RESULT 2: 

My Best Friends

Andrew is my best friend. He likes to play football. He is not tall, but he runs very fast. He does not like vegetables, but he eats fruits every day.

Nathan is also my best friend. He loves to draw. He is not loud, but he talks a lot with me. He does not run fast, but he draws beautiful pictures.

Andrew and Nathan are kind. They help me with my work. They are not selfish, and we laugh together every day. We do not fight, and we always share our toys.

(110 words)

Verbs-to-be: is, are (including negatives)
Lexical verbs: likes, runs, does not like, eats, loves, talks, does not run, draws, help, laugh, do not fight, share

PROMPT 3

Please now turn the passage into a blank-filling exercise. Put the base form of the verb in bracket. If it is in the negative form, put 'not' before the base form of the verb.

RESULT 3: 

My Best Friends (Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.)

Andrew ___(be) my best friend. He ___(like) to play football. He ___(be not) tall, but he ___(run) very fast. He ___(not like) vegetables, but he ___(eat) fruits every day.

Nathan ___(be) also my best friend. He ___(love) to draw. He ___(be not) loud, but he ___(talk) a lot with me. He ___(not run) fast, but he ___(draw) beautiful pictures.

Andrew and Nathan ___(be) kind. They ___(help) me with my work. They ___(be not) selfish, and we ___(laugh) together every day. We ___(not fight), and we always ___(share) our toys.

Answer Key:

1. is
2. likes
3. is not
4. runs
5. does not like
6. eats
7. is
8. loves
9. is not
10. talks
11. does not run
12. draws
13. are
14. help
15. are not
16. laugh
17. do not fight
18. share

PROMPT 4

Create a similar exercise. This time, the title is 'My two cousins'. One of them is called Fay Fay. The other cousin is called Long Long.

RESULT 4

My Two Cousins (Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.)

Fay Fay ___(be) my cousin. She ___(be) eight years old. She ___(love) to sing but she ___(not dance) well. Every day, she ___(practise) her songs. She ___(be not) shy on stage.

Long Long ___(be) my other cousin. He ___(be) seven years old. He ___(enjoy) swimming but he ___(not like) running. He ___(go) to the pool every weekend. He ___(be not) afraid of water.

Fay Fay and Long Long ___(be) funny. They ___(make) me laugh. They ___(not argue) often. We always ___(play) together during holidays.

Answer Key:

1. is
2. is
3. loves
4. does not dance
5. practises
6. is not
7. is
8. is
9. enjoys
10. does not like
11. goes
12. is not
13. are
14. make
15. do not argue
16. play

PROMPT 5:

Please re-write the above passage, changing the gender of Fay Fay to Male.

RESULT 5

My Two Cousins (Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.)

Fay Fay ___(be) my cousin. He ___(be) eight years old. He ___(love) to sing but he ___(not dance) well. Every day, he ___(practise) his songs. He ___(be not) shy on stage.

Long Long ___(be) my other cousin. He ___(be) seven years old. He ___(enjoy) swimming but he ___(not like) running. He ___(go) to the pool every weekend. He ___(be not) afraid of water.

Fay Fay and Long Long ___(be) funny. They ___(make) me laugh. They ___(not argue) often. We always ___(play) together during holidays.

Answer Key:

1. is
2. is
3. loves
4. does not dance
5. practises
6. is not
7. is
8. is
9. enjoys
10. does not like
11. goes
12. is not
13. are
14. make
15. do not argue
16. play