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