Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 550 · 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: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask for one hint (b) ask how to start (c) have a go on your own (d) do one more on your own
4. 4.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “skip the working” (c) “just the answer” (d) “explain each step”
5. 5.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for the steps (d) attempt it on paper
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (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 for steps (b) asks only for the answer
9. 9.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
10. 10.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) do one more on your own (c) try a similar sum alone (d) try the sum yourself
11. 11.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) have a go on your own (c) ask for the steps (d) try the sum yourself
12. 12.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to make it slower (b) to get a longer answer (c) to copy faster (d) to learn the method
13. 13.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) attempt it on paper (c) try a similar sum alone (d) try the sum yourself
14. 14.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or attempt it on paper? (a) solve a new one alone (b) attempt it on paper
18. 18.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
19. 19.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) ask for the steps (c) do one more on your own (d) have a go on your own
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
24. 24.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
25. 25.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or ask for one hint? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask for one hint
26. 26.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or try the sum yourself? (a) do one more on your own (b) try the sum yourself
27. 27.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) ask for the answer (b) give up (c) copy a friend (d) try it yourself
30. 30.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
32. 32.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask how to start? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask how to start
35. 35.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or ask for the steps? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for the steps
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True

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