Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 391 · 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: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for one hint (c) attempt it on paper (d) try the sum yourself
3. 3.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
4. 4.True or false: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
6. 6.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for one hint (c) try a similar sum alone (d) solve a new one alone
7. 7.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “just the answer” (b) “no explanation” (c) “explain each step” (d) “skip the working”
8. 8.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or have a go on your own? (a) ask how to start (b) have a go on your own
9. 9.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or solve a new one alone? (a) have a go on your own (b) solve a new one alone
10. 10.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
13. 13.🪜 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
14. 14.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) try the sum yourself (c) do one more on your own (d) solve a new one alone
15. 15.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or have a go on your own? (a) do one more on your own (b) have a go on your own
16. 16.🪜 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
17. 17.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) ignore them (c) copy them blindly (d) check each step
18. 18.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to copy faster (b) to learn the method (c) to get a longer answer (d) to make it slower
19. 19.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or try the sum yourself? (a) ask for one hint (b) try the sum yourself
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) copy a friend (b) give up (c) ask for the answer (d) try it yourself
22. 22.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or solve a new one alone? (a) ask for one hint (b) solve a new one alone
24. 24.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask how to start (c) do one more on your own (d) attempt it on paper
26. 26.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask for one hint (b) have a go on your own (c) try the sum yourself (d) do one more on your own
31. 31.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
32. 32.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
33. 33.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
35. 35.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
40. 40.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True

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