Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

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

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