Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 19 · 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? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
2. 2.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) have a go on your own (c) try the sum yourself (d) ask how to start
3. 3.🪜 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
4. 4.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) ask for the answer (b) copy a friend (c) try it yourself (d) give up
5. 5.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) do one more on your own (c) try the sum yourself (d) ask how to start
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “just the answer” (b) “no explanation” (c) “skip the working” (d) “explain each step”
8. 8.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
9. 9.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
10. 10.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) ignore them (b) check each step (c) copy them blindly (d) delete them
11. 11.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or do one more on your own? (a) ask for the steps (b) do one more on your own
12. 12.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for the steps (d) solve a new one alone
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or try a similar sum alone? (a) have a go on your own (b) try a similar sum alone
14. 14.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask for one hint (b) do one more on your own (c) try the sum yourself (d) ask how to start
17. 17.🪜 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
18. 18.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) ask how to start (d) have a go on your own
19. 19.True or false: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) have a go on your own (d) try the sum yourself
21. 21.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
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? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
24. 24.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or ask for one hint? (a) do one more on your own (b) ask for one hint
28. 28.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
30. 30.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for the steps (c) do one more on your own (d) attempt it on paper
31. 31.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪜 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
33. 33.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
34. 34.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask how to start? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask how to start
38. 38.🪜 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
39. 39.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True

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