Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

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