Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 251 · 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) “skip the working” (c) “explain each step” (d) “just the answer”
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🪜 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
4. 4.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) check each step (b) ignore them (c) delete them (d) copy them blindly
5. 5.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or have a go on your own? (a) solve a new one alone (b) have a go on your own
6. 6.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or do one more on your own? (a) try the sum yourself (b) do one more on your own
7. 7.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or have a go on your own? (a) ask for the steps (b) have a go on your own
8. 8.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) ask how to start
9. 9.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) ask for the answer (b) give up (c) try it yourself (d) copy a friend
10. 10.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask for one hint? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for one hint
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 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask for one hint (d) try a similar sum alone
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
19. 19.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or ask how to start? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask how to start
21. 21.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
24. 24.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
27. 27.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
28. 28.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for the steps (b) solve a new one alone (c) try the sum yourself (d) try a similar sum alone
29. 29.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask how to start (c) ask for one hint (d) try the sum yourself
30. 30.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask for the steps (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask how to start (d) try a similar sum alone
32. 32.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask for the steps (c) solve a new one alone (d) try a similar sum alone
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
35. 35.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or ask how to start? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask how to start
38. 38.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.🔁 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

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