Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 161 · 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.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask for one hint (b) solve a new one alone (c) try a similar sum alone (d) do one more on your own
5. 5.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or have a go on your own? (a) ask for one hint (b) have a go on your own
6. 6.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or attempt it on paper? (a) ask for the steps (b) attempt it on paper
8. 8.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) do one more on your own (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for one hint (d) ask for the steps
10. 10.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or attempt it on paper? (a) ask how to start (b) attempt it on paper
11. 11.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) try it yourself (b) ask for the answer (c) give up (d) copy a friend
13. 13.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) try the sum yourself (c) do one more on your own (d) try a similar sum alone
19. 19.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
20. 20.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try the sum yourself (c) have a go on your own (d) do one more on your own
22. 22.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “skip the working” (c) “explain each step” (d) “just the answer”
24. 24.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
27. 27.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
30. 30.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or solve a new one alone? (a) try the sum yourself (b) solve a new one alone
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
33. 33.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) have a go on your own (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask how to start (d) solve a new one alone
34. 34.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or ask how to start? (a) do one more on your own (b) ask how to start
35. 35.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to learn the method (b) to make it slower (c) to copy faster (d) to get a longer answer
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or ask for one hint? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for one hint
38. 38.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps

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