Tutor guide
How to use Lirno Tutor for step-by-step homework help
Prompt patterns that get clearer explanations, better hints, and more useful checks of your own work.
Lirno Tutor works best when you treat it like a patient study partner. The more clearly you describe the question, your level, and where you are stuck, the more useful the help becomes.
This guide shows practical prompt patterns for explanations, hints, checks, and teach-backs.
Start with the real question
Paste the exact problem when you can. Include units, constraints, and what the teacher asked for. If you scanned the page, confirm the captured text before continuing.
Add one sentence of context: “I am in grade 9,” “I already tried factoring,” or “I do not understand what the question wants.”
Ask for the kind of help you need
Not every stuck moment needs a full solution. Sometimes a hint is enough. Sometimes you want your work checked. Sometimes you need the concept explained before any numbers appear.
- “Give me a hint, not the full answer.”
- “Explain the idea first, then the first step.”
- “Check my work and tell me where I went wrong.”
- “Ask me a teach-back question so I can prove I get it.”
Choosing the help style keeps Lirno in tutoring mode instead of answer-dump mode.
Verify and restate
After an explanation, restate the method in your own words or solve a similar problem. If you cannot teach it back, you probably still need another pass.
When the answer conflicts with class notes, pause. Ask Lirno to reconcile the two approaches, then confirm with trusted materials.
Save the learning, not only the answer
Turn the topic into a mission, flashcards, or a quick quiz. Tonight’s explanation becomes tomorrow’s review instead of disappearing after you submit the worksheet.