Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 546 · 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: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) copy them blindly (c) check each step (d) ignore them
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🪜 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
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask for one hint (d) have a go on your own
10. 10.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
11. 11.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
12. 12.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask for one hint? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for one hint
14. 14.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or ask how to start? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask how to start
15. 15.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or do one more on your own? (a) have a go on your own (b) do one more on your own
16. 16.🪜 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
17. 17.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try the sum yourself (c) attempt it on paper (d) ask how to start
18. 18.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to get a longer answer (b) to learn the method (c) to make it slower (d) to copy faster
19. 19.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask how to start (b) ask for the steps (c) attempt it on paper (d) solve a new one alone
21. 21.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “skip the working” (c) “explain each step” (d) “just the answer”
22. 22.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
23. 23.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask how to start (c) solve a new one alone (d) ask for the steps
25. 25.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for the steps (d) attempt it on paper
26. 26.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) have a go on your own (b) solve a new one alone (c) do one more on your own (d) ask how to start
27. 27.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or ask how to start? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask how to start
28. 28.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
30. 30.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or try a similar sum alone? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try a similar sum alone
35. 35.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
40. 40.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False

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