Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

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

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