Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 178 · 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.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
2. 2.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask how to start (d) attempt it on paper
3. 3.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
7. 7.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) solve a new one alone (c) have a go on your own (d) try a similar sum alone
8. 8.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) have a go on your own (c) try a similar sum alone (d) ask for one hint
9. 9.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to make it slower (b) to get a longer answer (c) to learn the method (d) to copy faster
10. 10.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) ask for the answer (b) copy a friend (c) give up (d) try it yourself
12. 12.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪜 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
14. 14.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
15. 15.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or try the sum yourself? (a) ask for the steps (b) try the sum yourself
16. 16.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “just the answer” (b) “no explanation” (c) “explain each step” (d) “skip the working”
18. 18.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
19. 19.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask for one hint (d) do one more on your own
20. 20.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) try a similar sum alone (c) ask for the steps (d) ask for one hint
21. 21.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
24. 24.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) check each step (b) copy them blindly (c) ignore them (d) delete them
25. 25.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or try the sum yourself? (a) ask how to start (b) try the sum yourself
26. 26.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
29. 29.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
33. 33.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) have a go on your own (c) do one more on your own (d) ask how to start
34. 34.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
38. 38.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or ask for the steps? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.🔁 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

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