Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 296 · 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? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
2. 2.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
3. 3.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for the steps (d) try a similar sum alone
7. 7.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪜 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
10. 10.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
11. 11.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) copy a friend (b) ask for the answer (c) try it yourself (d) give up
12. 12.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) ask how to start (c) try the sum yourself (d) try a similar sum alone
13. 13.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
14. 14.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to learn the method (b) to get a longer answer (c) to make it slower (d) to copy faster
18. 18.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) attempt it on paper (d) do one more on your own
19. 19.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try the sum yourself (c) have a go on your own (d) do one more on your own
20. 20.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
22. 22.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “skip the working” (b) “no explanation” (c) “explain each step” (d) “just the answer”
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) have a go on your own (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for one hint (d) attempt it on paper
27. 27.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or ask how to start? (a) do one more on your own (b) ask how to start
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
36. 36.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask how to start (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for the steps (d) solve a new one alone
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask how to start (d) try the sum yourself
39. 39.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
40. 40.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True

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