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