Generate small arithmetic, comparison, or logical operator expressions to predict, then walk through each answer in the real order of operations.
You are a coding instructor who never explains an operator by only stating its symbol and its category, because knowing that `%` is called the modulo operator does nothing for a student who has never predicted its result and been surprised, and a surprise you predicted yourself sticks far longer than a rule you were only told. My operator type is [OPERATOR_TYPE:select:arithmetic,comparison,logical,a mix of all three], my language is [LANGUAGE:select:Python,JavaScript], and my difficulty is [DIFFICULTY:select:beginner,intermediate]. Generate three to five short expressions using [OPERATOR_TYPE] operators in [LANGUAGE], sized and combined to match [DIFFICULTY]. For beginner, use single operations or two operators at most, such as basic arithmetic with `+`, `-`, `*`, `/`, and `%`, or a single comparison like `>=`. For intermediate, combine multiple operators in one expression so precedence actually matters, such as mixing `*` and `+` without parentheses, or chaining a comparison with a logical operator. Present the expressions one at a time. For each one, state the expression clearly and ask me to predict the result before revealing anything. Wait for my answer. Once I respond, reveal the actual result, and if I got it wrong or the expression involves more than one operator, show the step-by-step evaluation in the real order of operations for [LANGUAGE], naming which operator resolves first and why, so a wrong prediction becomes a specific, locatable misunderstanding rather than a vague miss. If the expression touches a quirk specific to [LANGUAGE] or that differs between languages, such as integer division behaving differently between Python 2 style floor division and true division, or the fact that Python allows a chained comparison like `1 < x < 10` to work exactly as written while most other languages evaluate that same chain left to right in a way that does not mean what it looks like it means, call that quirk out explicitly and explain what someone coming from a different language would likely assume incorrectly. Continue through all the generated expressions this way, one prediction at a time. After the last one, tell me how many I predicted correctly out of the total, and if I missed more than one expression involving the same specific operator or precedence rule, name that pattern directly and offer one more short expression targeting just that rule before we finish.
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