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: telling a cat photo from a dog photo only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🛠️ Which does this job need: turning spoken words into typed text? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 3.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “never learns from data”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 4.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) does exactly as coded (b) one set rule per case (c) never learns from data (d) improves with more data
- 5.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) spots patterns in data (b) improves with more data (c) same steps every time (d) handles unseen examples
- 6.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) uses rules people wrote (b) same steps every time (c) one set rule per case (d) learns from examples
- 7.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “does exactly as coded”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 8.True or false: “never learns from data” describes how AI works. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: counting the words in an essay needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🤖 What does AI stand for? (a) automatic internet (b) artificial intelligence (c) actual information (d) app installer
- 11.🤖 Does an AI system think and feel like a person? (a) no, it finds patterns (b) yes, it gets sad (c) only on weekends (d) yes, just like us
- 12.True or false: “improves with more data” describes how a normal program works. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these describes how AI works? (a) follows fixed rules (b) does exactly as coded (c) one set rule per case (d) gives a likely answer
- 14.True or false: “handles unseen examples” describes how AI works. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “gives a likely answer” describes how a normal program works. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: recognising a bird from its song needs AI that learns from examples. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “gives a likely answer”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 18.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) spots patterns in data (b) uses rules people wrote (c) gives a likely answer (d) makes a best guess
- 19.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “same steps every time”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 20.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “handles unseen examples”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 21.True or false: “spots patterns in data” describes how AI works. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🛠️ Which does this job need: ringing the school bell at 9 am? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 23.True or false: recognising a friend’s face in photos only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🛠️ Which does this job need: suggesting the next word as you type? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 25.🤖 What makes an AI system different from a normal program? (a) it uses electricity (b) it learns from examples (c) it has a screen (d) it is always right
- 26.True or false: recognising a bird from its song only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: turning spoken words into typed text needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “improves with more data”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 29.🛠️ Which does this job need: recognising a friend’s face in photos? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 30.🧮 Is a basic calculator an AI system? (a) no, it follows rules (b) only at night (c) yes, it is smart (d) yes, it can think
- 31.True or false: switching on a street light at 6 pm needs AI that learns from examples. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: converting metres into centimetres only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🛠️ Which does this job need: counting the words in an essay? (a) a simple rule is enough (b) needs AI (learning)
- 34.🤖 AI or a normal program: which one “one set rule per case”? (a) AI (b) a normal program
- 35.True or false: “learns from examples” describes how a normal program works. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: reading messy handwriting only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: turning spoken words into typed text only needs a simple fixed rule. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “does exactly as coded” describes how AI works. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) does exactly as coded (b) spots patterns in data (c) handles unseen examples (d) gives a likely answer
- 40.Which of these describes how a normal program works? (a) improves with more data (b) gives a likely answer (c) follows fixed rules (d) spots patterns in data
Answer key
- False
- needs AI (learning)
- a normal program
- improves with more data
- same steps every time
- learns from examples
- a normal program
- False
- False
- artificial intelligence
- no, it finds patterns
- False
- gives a likely answer
- True
- False
- True
- AI
- uses rules people wrote
- a normal program
- AI
- True
- a simple rule is enough
- False
- needs AI (learning)
- it learns from examples
- False
- True
- AI
- needs AI (learning)
- no, it follows rules
- False
- True
- a simple rule is enough
- a normal program
- False
- False
- False
- False
- does exactly as coded
- follows fixed rules
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