Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 140 · 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.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) have a go on your own (c) ask for the steps (d) do one more on your own
2. 2.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
3. 3.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “just the answer” (b) “skip the working” (c) “no explanation” (d) “explain each step”
4. 4.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) solve a new one alone (c) attempt it on paper (d) ask for the steps
5. 5.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
6. 6.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or have a go on your own? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) have a go on your own
7. 7.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
8. 8.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for one hint (d) try a similar sum alone
11. 11.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
12. 12.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
13. 13.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) try a similar sum alone (d) have a go on your own
14. 14.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or try a similar sum alone? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try a similar sum alone
15. 15.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or attempt it on paper? (a) do one more on your own (b) attempt it on paper
16. 16.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) check each step (c) ignore them (d) copy them blindly
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or try a similar sum alone? (a) ask for the steps (b) try a similar sum alone
19. 19.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or ask for the steps? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for the steps
20. 20.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for one hint (c) ask for the steps (d) try the sum yourself
21. 21.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
22. 22.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
24. 24.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
27. 27.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) give up (b) ask for the answer (c) copy a friend (d) try it yourself
28. 28.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) do one more on your own (b) ask for the steps (c) ask how to start (d) try the sum yourself
30. 30.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to copy faster (b) to make it slower (c) to learn the method (d) to get a longer answer
34. 34.🪜 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
35. 35.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try the sum yourself (c) have a go on your own (d) ask for one hint
36. 36.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
38. 38.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or attempt it on paper? (a) ask for one hint (b) attempt it on paper
39. 39.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
40. 40.🪜 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

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