Step-by-Step AI Prompts Worksheet

AI for students lesson 11: Asking for step-by-step help · Set 840 · 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) “no explanation” (b) “skip the working” (c) “explain each step” (d) “just the answer”
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.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — ask for one hint or attempt it on paper? (a) ask for one hint (b) attempt it on paper
5. 5.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) have a go on your own (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask for the steps (d) do one more on your own
6. 6.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Show your working for 15% of 240.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
7. 7.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Break this word problem into small steps.” (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) ask how to start (c) do one more on your own (d) ask for the steps
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Final answer only for question 7.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
11. 11.🪜 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
12. 12.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — solve a new one alone or try the sum yourself? (a) solve a new one alone (b) try the sum yourself
14. 14.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) ask how to start (b) solve a new one alone (c) ask for one hint (d) try the sum yourself
15. 15.True or false: “Break this word problem into small steps.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is stage 2 (ask for help)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) have a go on your own (c) do one more on your own (d) ask for one hint
17. 17.True or false: “Solve 3x + 5 = 20 step by step.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — have a go on your own or ask for the steps? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for the steps
19. 19.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “Give me just the answers to all 10 sums.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
20. 20.🪜 Before asking AI for steps on homework, you should first… (a) copy a friend (b) try it yourself (c) ask for the answer (d) give up
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) try a similar sum alone (b) ask how to start (c) ask for the steps (d) try the sum yourself
23. 23.Which of these is stage 1 (try it yourself)? (a) solve a new one alone (b) ask for the steps (c) attempt it on paper (d) do one more on your own
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” (a) asks only for the answer (b) asks for steps
26. 26.Which of these is stage 3 (practise alone)? (a) have a go on your own (b) ask for the steps (c) try the sum yourself (d) solve a new one alone
27. 27.True or false: “Show each step of 456 ÷ 4.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Explain one step at a time why 7 × 8 = 56.” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪜 What does this prompt ask for? “List the steps to make a paper boat.” (a) asks for steps (b) asks only for the answer
30. 30.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — try the sum yourself or ask for the steps? (a) try the sum yourself (b) ask for the steps
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Learning a hard sum with AI: which should you do first — attempt it on paper or try a similar sum alone? (a) attempt it on paper (b) try a similar sum alone
34. 34.True or false: “Final answer only for question 7.” asks only for the final answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: “Walk me through how you found the area.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “What is 15% of 240? Only the number.” asks the AI to show the steps. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪜 Why ask an AI chatbot to show the steps? (a) to learn the method (b) to copy faster (c) to make it slower (d) to get a longer answer
40. 40.True or false: “Skip the working, what is 7 × 8?” asks only for the final answer. (a) True (b) False

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