AI for Kids Worksheet: What Is AI
AI tip (Learns or follows?): AI learns patterns from examples, makes a best guess and can handle examples it has never seen — but its guess can be wrong. A normal program follows fixed rules people wrote and does exactly as coded; it never learns from data. Ask: does this job need learning from many examples (recognising a face), or does one exact rule always work (adding marks)?
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: recognising a friend’s face in photos only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: spotting spam emails by their patterns needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🤖 Who builds and trains AI systems? (a) nobody at all (b) people (c) the Moon (d) the weather
- 4.True or false: “uses rules people wrote” describes how AI works. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: suggesting the next word as you type only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “follows fixed rules” describes how AI works. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “learns from examples”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 8.🤖 What does AI stand for? (a) automatic internet (b) actual information (c) artificial intelligence (d) app installer
- 9.🤖 What makes an AI system different from a normal program? (a) it has a screen (b) it uses electricity (c) it learns from examples (d) it is always right
- 10.True or false: counting the words in an essay only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: converting metres into centimetres only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: showing the time on a clock only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🛠️ Which does this job need: translating a sentence into Hindi? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 14.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) follows fixed rules (b) improves with more data (c) handles unseen examples (d) learns from examples
- 15.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “same steps every time”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 16.True or false: “one set rule per case” describes how AI works. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “uses rules people wrote” describes how a normal program works. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🛠️ Which does this job need: adding up the marks on a report card? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 19.True or false: “learns from examples” describes how a normal program works. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) one set rule per case (b) learns from examples (c) spots patterns in data (d) makes a best guess
- 21.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “uses rules people wrote”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 22.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “improves with more data”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 23.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “handles unseen examples”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 24.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “makes a best guess”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 25.True or false: switching on a street light at 6 pm needs AI that learns from examples. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧮 Is a basic calculator an AI system? (a) only at night (b) no, it follows rules (c) yes, it is smart (d) yes, it can think
- 27.🛠️ Which does this job need: recognising a bird from its song? (a) needs AI (learning) (b) a simple rule is enough
- 28.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) one set rule per case (b) spots patterns in data (c) never learns from data (d) follows fixed rules
- 29.🛠️ Which does this job need: recognising a friend’s face in photos? (a) needs AI (learning) (b) a simple rule is enough
- 30.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) one set rule per case (b) same steps every time (c) does exactly as coded (d) handles unseen examples
- 31.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “spots patterns in data”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 32.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “does exactly as coded”? (a) a normal program (b) AI
- 33.True or false: translating a sentence into Hindi only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: counting the words in an essay needs AI that learns from examples. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: sorting names in A to Z order only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 36.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) follows fixed rules (b) uses rules people wrote (c) learns from examples (d) does exactly as coded
- 37.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “never learns from data”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 38.True or false: “one set rule per case” describes how a normal program works. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “gives a likely answer”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 40.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) gives a likely answer (b) spots patterns in data (c) learns from examples (d) uses rules people wrote
Answer key
- False
- True
- people
- False
- False
- False
- AI
- artificial intelligence
- it learns from examples
- True
- True
- True
- needs AI (learning)
- follows fixed rules
- a normal program
- False
- True
- a simple rule is enough
- False
- one set rule per case
- a normal program
- AI
- AI
- AI
- False
- no, it follows rules
- needs AI (learning)
- spots patterns in data
- needs AI (learning)
- handles unseen examples
- AI
- a normal program
- False
- False
- True
- learns from examples
- a normal program
- True
- AI
- uses rules people wrote
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