# k2f-exam-paper

Designs formal exams, midterms, and printable tests from a syllabus or reading list. It calculates question weightings, budgets answer space, and formats print-ready files.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 561 installs · ★ 3
- Author: suzheng
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/suzheng/k2f/tree/HEAD/skills/education/k2f-exam-paper/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/k2f-exam-paper

## What it does

The skill designs test papers in two distinct steps. First, the agent builds a `content_and_design.md` blueprint. This document defines exam rules and topic point weights. Each question receives a dedicated response space. Model answers and grading keys remain in a separate instructor section.

After drafting the blueprint, the system compiles the content into a `.K2F` package. The layout engine handles typography and margins for monochrome printing. Questions stay strictly inside syllabus boundaries.

Exporting the final test requires the base package. Without running `npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f` beforehand, building the document fails.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-exam-paper -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/k2f-exam-paper/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/k2f-exam-paper/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-exam-paper -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/k2f-exam-paper/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-exam-paper -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/k2f-exam-paper/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install suzheng/k2f k2f-exam-paper
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/k2f-exam-paper/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-exam-paper -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/suzheng/k2f --path skills/education/k2f-exam-paper
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/k2f-exam-paper/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-exam-paper -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/suzheng/k2f/tree/HEAD/skills/education/k2f-exam-paper/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Build an exam paper aligned with syllabus topic weights
- Generate a separate grading rubric with partial credit rules
- Structure clear handwriting space for student responses
- Split multi-part questions to prevent ambiguous grading

## Example prompts
- Draft a 90-minute midterm exam worth 100 points based on syllabus.md
- Create an exam paper blueprint matching the question style in past_paper.pdf
- Generate a printable final test from the week 1-6 readings with a separate answer key

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: k2f-exam-paper
description: Design formal exam papers—midterms, finals, unit tests, or take-home assessments—from a syllabus, rubric, past papers, or source readings, with weighted coverage, unambiguous calls for response, and intentional answer space. Use when the user asks for an exam paper, test, quiz, final, midterm, or printable assessment to distribute to students. Create exam papers with AI-native design and the highest aesthetic standards, powered by the K2F format and engine. Purpose-built for AI agents, K2F lets them focus on semantic content and design intent while automatically handling layout, typography, and formatting complexity.
---

# K2F Exam Paper — AI-Native Aesthetic Design

## Purpose

Teach agents to blueprint an **exam paper** before layout: syllabus-faithful scope, stable format fingerprints, fair point weighting, and prompts students can parse under clock pressure—not study sheets, predicted questions, or item banks pasted without editorial structure.

## Built on K2F

This skill produces exam papers as `.K2F` packages. Follow the **k2f** skill for authoring: unpack or init a workspace, edit the semantic tree, run pack/verify, then export. K2F keeps agents on *meaning* (sections, items, stimuli, response roles)—not pixel coordinates—while the engine compiles layout, typography, and theme.

Before you build, install the core skill: `npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f`.

## When to Use

- An instructor or instructional designer needs a **deliverable exam document** (in-class, take-home, or hybrid).
- Inputs include syllabus topics, mark weightings, learning outcomes, approved readings, or past exams to match style—not when the user only wants study notes or “what might be on the exam.”
- Distinct from **k2f-worksheet** (low-stakes practice) and **k2f-lesson-plan** (teaching sequence).

## Workflow

### Step 1. Generate the content_and_design.md

One blueprint pairing **assessment content** with **aesthetic intent**. Register shared facts once; every question references stable keys so stimuli and numbering cannot drift.

**Sub-steps**

1. **Exam lock** — Course, assessment title, sitting length, total points, open/closed/take-home rules, and allowed materials. If past papers exist, note format fingerprints (question count, style mix, fact-pattern density, call style) to **match or deliberately change**—state which.

2. **Coverage map** — Table syllabus topics → target points (%). Prefer explicit syllabus weightings; otherwise infer from contact hours and learning outcomes. Flag topics taught but **under-weighted on purpose** vs accidentally omitted.
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