Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 257 · 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? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
2. 2.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) copy them blindly (c) ignore them (d) check each step
3. 3.🪜 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
4. 4.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) solve a new one alone (c) have a go on your own (d) ask for the steps
5. 5.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for one hint (c) try a similar sum alone (d) do one more on your own
6. 6.🪜 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
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for the steps (d) try the sum yourself
9. 9.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
12. 12.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
14. 14.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
16. 16.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
17. 17.🪜 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
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask how to start (c) ask for one hint (d) try a similar sum alone
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
22. 22.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for the steps (d) ask for one hint
23. 23.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
24. 24.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) try a similar sum alone (c) have a go on your own (d) ask how to start
25. 25.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “just the answer” (c) “explain each step” (d) “skip the working”
27. 27.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask for one hint (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask how to start (d) solve a new one alone
28. 28.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
30. 30.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
32. 32.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
33. 33.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) have a go on your own (b) try a similar sum alone (c) ask how to start (d) ask for one hint
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) do one more on your own (b) attempt it on paper (c) try the sum yourself (d) have a go on your own
37. 37.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or attempt it on paper? (a) ask for one hint (b) attempt it on paper
39. 39.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or try the sum yourself? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) try the sum yourself

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