Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 704 · 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? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask for one hint (c) attempt it on paper (d) try a similar sum alone
4. 4.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) attempt it on paper (c) ask for the steps (d) try the sum yourself
5. 5.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “explain each step” (c) “skip the working” (d) “just the answer”
7. 7.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for one hint (b) ask how to start (c) solve a new one alone (d) have a go on your own
8. 8.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) ask for the steps (c) try a similar sum alone (d) solve a new one alone
9. 9.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or try the sum yourself? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) try the sum yourself
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) check each step (b) ignore them (c) delete them (d) copy them blindly
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or solve a new one alone? (a) ask for the steps (b) solve a new one alone
14. 14.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or have a go on your own? (a) ask for the steps (b) have a go on your own
15. 15.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
16. 16.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) solve a new one alone (c) have a go on your own (d) ask for one hint
17. 17.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) try a similar sum alone (c) try the sum yourself (d) solve a new one alone
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) copy a friend (b) try it yourself (c) give up (d) ask for the answer
20. 20.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or try a similar sum alone? (a) try the sum yourself (b) try a similar sum alone
26. 26.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to make it slower (b) to learn the method (c) to get a longer answer (d) to copy faster
27. 27.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
28. 28.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try a similar sum alone or have a go on your own? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) have a go on your own
29. 29.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) do one more on your own (b) ask for one hint (c) attempt it on paper (d) have a go on your own
30. 30.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
33. 33.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) have a go on your own (b) try a similar sum alone (c) ask how to start (d) try the sum yourself
34. 34.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Tell me the area, no explanation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
35. 35.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask for one hint (b) attempt it on paper (c) have a go on your own (d) solve a new one alone
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
37. 37.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
38. 38.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for the steps or do one more on your own? (a) ask for the steps (b) do one more on your own
39. 39.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True

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