Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 789 · 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 of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for one hint (c) try a similar sum alone (d) ask how to start
2. 2.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
3. 3.🪜 Which phrase asks for step-by-step help? (a) “no explanation” (b) “just the answer” (c) “explain each step” (d) “skip the working”
4. 4.True or false: “One word answer: is 91 prime?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.True or false: “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Answer only: what is x if 3x + 5 = 20?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) solve a new one alone (c) attempt it on paper (d) ask for the steps
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.True or false: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or ask for the steps? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps
14. 14.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
15. 15.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) have a go on your own (c) do one more on your own (d) ask for one hint
17. 17.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try the sum yourself (c) ask for the steps (d) try a similar sum alone
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
21. 21.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask for the steps (b) have a go on your own (c) solve a new one alone (d) try a similar sum alone
22. 22.True or false: “Tell me the area, no explanation.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or ask how to start? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask how to start
24. 24.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for one hint (c) have a go on your own (d) ask how to start
26. 26.🪜 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
27. 27.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
28. 28.🪜 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
29. 29.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Show your working for 15% of 240.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or try a similar sum alone? (a) have a go on your own (b) try a similar sum alone
36. 36.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Walk me through how you found the area.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) try the sum yourself (d) ask how to start

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