Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 425 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
3. 3.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
4. 4.🪜 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
5. 5.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
7. 7.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
8. 8.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask for the steps (b) try the sum yourself (c) try a similar sum alone (d) have a go on your own
13. 13.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) try a similar sum alone (c) ask how to start (d) do one more on your own
15. 15.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) have a go on your own (b) attempt it on paper (c) try a similar sum alone (d) ask for the steps
16. 16.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “explain each step” (b) “just the answer” (c) “no explanation” (d) “skip the working”
18. 18.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) ask for the answer (b) give up (c) try it yourself (d) copy a friend
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (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.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
26. 26.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for one hint (c) ask how to start (d) ask for the steps
27. 27.🪜 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
28. 28.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) check each step (b) ignore them (c) copy them blindly (d) delete them
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask for one hint (b) solve a new one alone (c) try a similar sum alone (d) try the sum yourself
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.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or have a go on your own? (a) solve a new one alone (b) have a go on your own
33. 33.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to get a longer answer (b) to make it slower (c) to learn the method (d) to copy faster
34. 34.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
35. 35.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) try a similar sum alone (c) ask for one hint (d) ask how to start
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
38. 38.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or ask for one hint? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for one hint
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True

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