Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 697 · 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? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
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.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or solve a new one alone? (a) try the sum yourself (b) solve a new one alone
5. 5.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
6. 6.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for the steps (b) ask how to start (c) try the sum yourself (d) try a similar sum alone
7. 7.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
8. 8.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for one hint (d) solve a new one alone
9. 9.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
14. 14.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “just the answer” (b) “no explanation” (c) “explain each step” (d) “skip the working”
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
18. 18.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask how to start (b) attempt it on paper (c) have a go on your own (d) do one more on your own
19. 19.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
21. 21.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
22. 22.🪜 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
23. 23.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) have a go on your own (c) ask for one hint (d) try the sum yourself
24. 24.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) do one more on your own (c) ask for one hint (d) attempt it on paper
26. 26.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) delete them (b) ignore them (c) copy them blindly (d) check each step
29. 29.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or ask for one hint? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for one hint
30. 30.🪜 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
31. 31.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) do one more on your own (b) try the sum yourself (c) try a similar sum alone (d) ask for the steps
34. 34.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or have a go on your own? (a) ask for one hint (b) have a go on your own
37. 37.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False

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