Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 715 · 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 your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
2. 2.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) ask how to start (b) try a similar sum alone (c) have a go on your own (d) ask for one hint
4. 4.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) try it yourself (b) give up (c) ask for the answer (d) copy a friend
6. 6.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “skip the working” (c) “explain each step” (d) “just the answer”
7. 7.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
9. 9.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) copy them blindly (b) delete them (c) check each step (d) ignore them
10. 10.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask how to start or solve a new one alone? (a) ask how to start (b) solve a new one alone
13. 13.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 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
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.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) do one more on your own (b) solve a new one alone (c) attempt it on paper (d) try a similar sum alone
18. 18.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
20. 20.True or false: “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask for one hint (d) try the sum yourself
22. 22.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to learn the method (b) to copy faster (c) to get a longer answer (d) to make it slower
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
26. 26.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) attempt it on paper (d) have a go on your own
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or ask for one hint? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for one hint
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
40. 40.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try a similar sum alone (c) do one more on your own (d) ask for one hint

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