Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 14 · 40 questions

AI tip (Try, ask, practise): Step-by-step words: “step by step”, “show your working”, “explain each step”, “walk me through it”. Answer-only words: “just the answer”, “only the number”, “skip the working”, “no explanation”. Learning loop: 1 try it yourself → 2 ask for help (a hint or the steps, checking each step) → 3 practise a new one alone.

1. 1.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) check each step (b) delete them (c) copy them blindly (d) ignore them
2. 2.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
3. 3.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to copy faster (b) to get a longer answer (c) to make it slower (d) to learn the method
4. 4.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
5. 5.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask for the steps? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for the steps
6. 6.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) try the sum yourself (c) attempt it on paper (d) do one more on your own
7. 7.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) try it yourself (b) ask for the answer (c) copy a friend (d) give up
8. 8.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) do one more on your own (c) ask how to start (d) solve a new one alone
10. 10.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) ask for the steps (c) try the sum yourself (d) try a similar sum alone
11. 11.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) do one more on your own (c) have a go on your own (d) ask for the steps
12. 12.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) do one more on your own (c) attempt it on paper (d) ask for the steps
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or try a similar sum alone? (a) have a go on your own (b) try a similar sum alone
14. 14.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or try a similar sum alone? (a) ask for one hint (b) try a similar sum alone
15. 15.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for one hint (c) try the sum yourself (d) try a similar sum alone
17. 17.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or have a go on your own? (a) ask how to start (b) have a go on your own
19. 19.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or ask how to start? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask how to start
20. 20.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or do one more on your own? (a) ask for one hint (b) do one more on your own
23. 23.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for one hint (d) ask for the steps
24. 24.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
25. 25.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or solve a new one alone? (a) have a go on your own (b) solve a new one alone
26. 26.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
28. 28.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
30. 30.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or do one more on your own? (a) ask for the steps (b) do one more on your own
31. 31.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
32. 32.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “just the answer” (b) “skip the working” (c) “explain each step” (d) “no explanation”
34. 34.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for one hint (d) do one more on your own
35. 35.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or try the sum yourself? (a) do one more on your own (b) try the sum yourself
38. 38.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask for the steps (b) attempt it on paper (c) solve a new one alone (d) have a go on your own
39. 39.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True

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