Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 171 · 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: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or ask for one hint? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask for one hint
3. 3.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
4. 4.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) copy a friend (b) try it yourself (c) ask for the answer (d) give up
7. 7.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
8. 8.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) do one more on your own (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for one hint (d) attempt it on paper
9. 9.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask for the steps (b) try the sum yourself (c) try a similar sum alone (d) do one more on your own
10. 10.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “explain each step” (b) “just the answer” (c) “no explanation” (d) “skip the working”
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or solve a new one alone? (a) ask for the steps (b) solve a new one alone
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or have a go on your own? (a) do one more on your own (b) have a go on your own
14. 14.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
17. 17.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
18. 18.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to get a longer answer (b) to make it slower (c) to learn the method (d) to copy faster
19. 19.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for the steps (b) have a go on your own (c) try a similar sum alone (d) do one more on your own
20. 20.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask how to start (c) try the sum yourself (d) attempt it on paper
21. 21.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
23. 23.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) attempt it on paper (c) solve a new one alone (d) ask for the steps
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
30. 30.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (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.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or ask for one hint? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for one hint
33. 33.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) attempt it on paper (d) try a similar sum alone
34. 34.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask how to start (c) try a similar sum alone (d) ask for the steps
35. 35.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for one hint (c) ask how to start (d) attempt it on paper
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or do one more on your own? (a) ask how to start (b) do one more on your own
38. 38.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) ignore them (b) delete them (c) check each step (d) copy them blindly
39. 39.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or do one more on your own? (a) have a go on your own (b) do one more on your own
40. 40.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or try a similar sum alone? (a) ask how to start (b) try a similar sum alone

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