Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 350 · 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.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or solve a new one alone? (a) ask how to start (b) solve a new one alone
3. 3.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for one hint (c) try a similar sum alone (d) ask how to start
4. 4.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
8. 8.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
10. 10.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for one hint (d) do one more on your own
11. 11.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) copy a friend (b) ask for the answer (c) give up (d) try it yourself
12. 12.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
13. 13.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) solve a new one alone (c) try the sum yourself (d) ask how to start
14. 14.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
16. 16.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) do one more on your own (c) ask how to start (d) try the sum yourself
18. 18.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or try a similar sum alone? (a) ask for one hint (b) try a similar sum alone
20. 20.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or ask for the steps? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for the steps
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.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to learn the method (b) to make it slower (c) to get a longer answer (d) to copy faster
24. 24.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “skip the working” (b) “explain each step” (c) “no explanation” (d) “just the answer”
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for one hint (c) solve a new one alone (d) ask how to start
29. 29.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 for one hint
30. 30.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) check each step (c) ignore them (d) copy them blindly
31. 31.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) try the sum yourself (c) do one more on your own (d) ask for the steps
32. 32.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
33. 33.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪜 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
36. 36.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or ask for the steps? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask for the steps
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 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

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