Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 530 · 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 your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
3. 3.🪜 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
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.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
6. 6.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) ignore them (b) copy them blindly (c) check each step (d) delete them
7. 7.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “just the answer” (c) “skip the working” (d) “explain each step”
8. 8.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for the steps (c) try the sum yourself (d) try a similar sum alone
9. 9.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) give up (b) copy a friend (c) ask for the answer (d) try it yourself
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or try the sum yourself? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try the sum yourself
14. 14.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only 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.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for the steps (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for one hint (d) ask how to start
18. 18.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
20. 20.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) do one more on your own (b) try the sum yourself (c) solve a new one alone (d) try a similar sum alone
24. 24.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try a similar sum alone (c) attempt it on paper (d) ask how to start
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪜 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
29. 29.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for one hint (d) try the sum yourself
30. 30.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) have a go on your own (b) solve a new one alone (c) try a similar sum alone (d) ask for one hint
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or try a similar sum alone? (a) ask for the steps (b) try a similar sum alone
37. 37.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
40. 40.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer

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