Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 73 · 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.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “explain each step” (b) “skip the working” (c) “just the answer” (d) “no explanation”
2. 2.True or false: “List the steps to make a paper boat.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪜 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
5. 5.🪜 An AI shows steps for a sum. What should you do with them? (a) copy them blindly (b) delete them (c) ignore them (d) check each step
6. 6.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or attempt it on paper? (a) solve a new one alone (b) attempt it on paper
7. 7.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or ask how to start? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask how to start
8. 8.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
9. 9.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
11. 11.🪜 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
12. 12.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try a similar sum alone (c) have a go on your own (d) do one more on your own
13. 13.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for one hint (c) ask for the steps (d) do one more on your own
14. 14.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
15. 15.True or false: “Just give me the answer to 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
17. 17.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask how to start (b) try a similar sum alone (c) have a go on your own (d) solve a new one alone
18. 18.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “One word answer: is 91 prime?” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
19. 19.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) have a go on your own (c) attempt it on paper (d) ask for one hint
20. 20.🪜 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
21. 21.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) ask for one hint (b) try the sum yourself (c) attempt it on paper (d) solve a new one alone
23. 23.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) try it yourself (b) ask for the answer (c) give up (d) copy a friend
24. 24.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
25. 25.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Explain each step of balancing this equation.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try a similar sum alone (c) ask for the steps (d) ask how to start
33. 33.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
37. 37.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True

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