Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 635 · 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.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
2. 2.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
4. 4.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — do one more on your own or have a go on your own? (a) do one more on your own (b) have a go on your own
5. 5.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask for the steps (d) try a similar sum alone
6. 6.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) do one more on your own (c) ask how to start (d) try the sum yourself
7. 7.🪜 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
8. 8.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
9. 9.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “explain each step” (b) “skip the working” (c) “just the answer” (d) “no explanation”
10. 10.🪜 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
11. 11.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
12. 12.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for one hint (d) ask how to start
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask for the steps (c) solve a new one alone (d) attempt it on paper
15. 15.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) copy a friend (b) ask for the answer (c) try it yourself (d) give up
17. 17.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or try the sum yourself? (a) ask for one hint (b) try the sum yourself
18. 18.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or attempt it on paper? (a) ask how to start (b) attempt it on paper
19. 19.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) do one more on your own (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for the steps (d) try the sum yourself
20. 20.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) ignore them (c) check each step (d) copy them blindly
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
27. 27.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or do one more on your own? (a) ask how to start (b) do one more on your own
32. 32.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
34. 34.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
36. 36.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
38. 38.🪜 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
39. 39.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False

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